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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2024
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventors:
Paul Aitchison, Hamilton, CA;
Muthukumar Mathivanan, North York, CA;
Anthony Brown, Mississauga, CA;
Tammy Yam, Richmond Hill, CA;
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 5/141 (2013.01); F01D 5/282 (2013.01); F05D 2230/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vane including an airfoil body extending from a root to a tip defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the airfoil body includes a leading edge between the root and the tip. The vane includes a pressure side and a suction side and a recess area on the leading edge. The recess area includes a pressure side recess area and a suction side recess area, and a metal is deposited on the recess area. A method of manufacturing the vane and a gas turbine engine including the vane are also disclosed.