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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2024
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (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, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption are disclosed herein. A casing apparatus for an aircraft engine includes a containment casing including a ridge on an exterior surface of the containment casing, and a deflector plate including a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the ridge, the second end uncoupled to the containment casing.