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Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2008
Applicants:

Costas Christofi, Flint, TX (US);

Quynh Hoang, Tyler, TX (US);

Sanjay Gupta, Tyler, TX (US);

Angus Lemon, Tyler, TX (US);

James T. Vershaw, Tyler, TX (US);

Nandagopal Nalla, Tyler, TX (US);

Emile Abi-habib, Tyler, TX (US);

Inventors:

Costas Christofi, Flint, TX (US);

Quynh Hoang, Tyler, TX (US);

Sanjay Gupta, Tyler, TX (US);

Angus Lemon, Tyler, TX (US);

James T. Vershaw, Tyler, TX (US);

Nandagopal Nalla, Tyler, TX (US);

Emile Abi-Habib, Tyler, TX (US);

Assignee:

Trane International, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 7/00 (2006.01); F03D 11/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/38 (2006.01); F01D 5/20 (2006.01); F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); B63H 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A structural and acoustical vibration dampener for a rotatable blade comprises a layer of structural/acoustic damping material coupled to at least a portion of the blade. A fan blade comprises a structural layer and a layer of damping material coupled to at least a portion of the structural layer. A method of applying a structural and acoustical vibration dampener to a fan blade comprises identifying a region on the fan blade and securing the structural/acoustical vibration dampener to the fan blade over at least a portion of the region.


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