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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2024
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Turbofan gas turbine engines and methods are provided. The engines include a fan assembly having an engine rotor hub with fan blades extending radially therefrom configured for rotation of the fan blades, a fan housing structure encircling the fan assembly and including an inner ring that defines an exposed inner surface of the fan housing structure that includes a radially protruding section that defines a recess facing the fan blades and encircling tips thereof, a fan containment structure within the fan housing structure positioned circumferentially around the fan assembly and axially encircling the radially protruding section, and a reinforcing structure fixed to or integrated with an annular portion of the inner ring that is configured to provide greater impact resistance to the forward end of the radially protruding section relative to an aft end thereof.
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