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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2025
Applicants:

General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

GE Aviation Systems Limited, Cheltenham, GB;

Inventors:

Nicholas J. Kray, Mason, OH (US);

Richard Eugene Klaassen, West Chester, OH (US);

Luc The Nguyen, West Chester, OH (US);

Arthur W. Sibbach, Boxford, MA (US);

Tod W. Davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Gary W. Bryant, Loveland, OH (US);

Pawel Pres, Cheltenham, GB;

Joshua Wood, Gloucester, GB;

James Alexander Trevarthen, Aldeburgh, GB;

Assignees:

General Electric Company, Evandale, OH (US);

GE Aviation Systems Limited, Cheltenham, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/3023 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F04D 29/324 (2013.01); F04D 29/388 (2013.01);
Abstract

An airfoil assembly having a trunnion and a spar. The trunnion having an inner surface defining a socket with a flared section with an open top. The spar extending from the socket and through the open top. Further, the spar being formed by a plurality of composite plies including a radially innermost ply having a respective centerline, and a radially outermost ply having a respective centerline that is parallel to the respective centerline of the radially innermost ply.


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