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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. 17, 2007
Filed:
May. 14, 2004
Applicants:
Ronald James Dutton, Guelph, CA;
Kimberley Ann Macdonald, Milton, CA;
Inventors:
Ronald James Dutton, Guelph, CA;
Kimberley Ann MacDonald, Milton, CA;
Assignee:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing vortex promotion of a rotor blade used in high core PR fans comprises shifting a curvature distribution of a blade section immediately adjacent to the hub such that a major turning of the suction side of the section is located near a trailing edge of the blade.