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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:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
William C Lippmeier, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
23926539 ; 244 52 ;
Abstract
A variable area exhaust nozzle includes a divergent flap joined to an outer flap for allowing relative rotation and translation therebetween. An articulated fairing joins the aft ends of the divergent and outer flaps for providing aerodynamic streamlining. The fairing includes outer and inner shrouds, with the outer shroud being pivotally joined to the outer flap, and the inner shroud being fixedly joined to the divergent flap, and pivotally joined to the outer shroud for allowing relative rotation and translation therebetween.