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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Theodore W. Ingram, Iii, Fort Worth, TX (US);
James L. Braswell, Jr., Colleyville, TX (US);
Dharam J. Reddy, Hurst, TX (US);
Inventors:
Theodore W. Ingram, III, Fort Worth, TX (US);
James L. Braswell, Jr., Colleyville, TX (US);
Dharam J. Reddy, Hurst, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/12 (2006.01); B64C 27/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/12 (2013.01); B64C 27/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
A helicopter rotor yoke includes a composite laminate having a plurality of plies of fibers disposed in a polymeric matrix. The polymeric matrix includes a toughened polymer at one of a location or zone that experiences high strain levels during use of the rotor yoke.