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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:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
David F. Cerra, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lie-mine Gea, Irvine, CA (US);
Robert H. Willie, Bothell, WA (US);
Leonard J. Herbert, Kirkland, WA (US);
Donald E. Robinson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
David F. Cerra, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lie-Mine Gea, Irvine, CA (US);
Robert H. Willie, Bothell, WA (US);
Leonard J. Herbert, Kirkland, WA (US);
Donald E. Robinson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle comprises a housing having a length which extends along a central longitudinal axis and comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a row of chevrons extending from an aft end of the housing, the chevrons having a root region and a tip, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the interior surface or the exterior surface is scalloped proximate the root region of a chevron. Other embodiments may be described.