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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Ashok K. Jain, Tempe, AZ (US);
Zaffir A. Chaudhry, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Ashok K. Jain, Tempe, AZ (US);
Zaffir A. Chaudhry, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nacelle assembly includes an inlet section having a plurality of discrete sections. Each of the plurality of discrete sections includes an adaptive structure. A thickness of each of the plurality of discrete sections is selectively adjustable between a first position and a second position to influence the adaptive structure of each of the plurality of discrete sections.