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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2006
Applicants:
John Lewis Baughman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Rollin George Giffin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ronald Burton Steinmetz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
John Lewis Baughman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Rollin George Giffin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ronald Burton Steinmetz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of supplying air to a vehicle is provided, wherein the method includes modulating a flow of air from between a fan assembly of a turbofan engine and a high pressure compressor of the turbofan engine with a core driven fan stage coupled in parallel to the high pressure compressor. The method also includes channeling the air from the core driven fan stage to the vehicle.