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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
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);
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);
Trane International, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
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.