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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Nicholas Joseph Kray, West Chester, OH (US);
Thomas J. Brinck, Evendale, OH (US);
Tod W. Davis, West Chester, OH (US);
Chad M. Harbert, Evendale, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for artificial bird manufacturing in impact testing is described herein. An apparatus to generate an artificial bird for impact testing includes a mold generator to form a mold based on a bird class identification, a mold filler to fill the mold with a first layer of crushed ice and a second layer of crushed ice, a compressor to compress an ice surface of at least one of the first layer or the second layer of the crushed ice to form indentations on the ice surface, and a freezer to re-freeze the crushed ice layers inside the mold to form an artificial bird.