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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Nitesh Jain, Bengaluru, IN;
Nicholas J. Kray, Evendale, OH (US);
Veeraraju V, Bengaluru, IN;
Deepak Ghiya, Bengaluru, IN;
Sreekanth Kumar Dorbala, Bengaluru, IN;
Kishore Budumuru, Bengaluru, IN;
Apostolos Karafillis, Lynn, MA (US);
Thomas Chadwick Waldman, Lynn, MA (US);
Theodore E Anderson, West Chester, OH (US);
Joel F. Kirk, Evendale, OH (US);
Edward A. Rainous, West Chester, OH (US);
Michael E Eriksen, West Chester, OH (US);
Mojibur Rahman, Evendale, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption are disclosed herein. An apparatus includes a first set of metal bands positioned within a containment casing of a turbofan engine, and a second set of metal bands traversing the first set of metal bands, the first set of metal bands and the second set of metal bands to surround at least a portion of the turbofan engine.