The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2025
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
GE Avio S.r.l., Rivalta di Torino, IT;
Vincenzo Martina, Alpignano, IT;
Jeffrey D. Clements, Mason, OH (US);
Kevin Graziano, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Arthur W. Sibbach, Boxford, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
GE Avio S.r.l, Rivalta di Torino, IT;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to control a surface of an aircraft engine are disclosed. An example system to control a surface in an aircraft engine comprises a first valve to vary a flow of cold fluid from a thermal transfer bus (TTB) to an active surface control (ASC) system based on an operating condition of the aircraft engine, the ASC system positioned adjacent to the surface, the first valve positioned upstream from the surface, and a second valve to vary a flow of hot fluid from the TTB to the ASC system based on the operating condition, the second valve positioned downstream from the surface.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile