US Patent 7900433 Fan exhaust nozzle for turbofan engine

Patent 7900433 was granted and assigned to United Technologies on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

United Technologies

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

79004330

Patent Inventor Names

John McCall0

Date of Patent

March 8, 2011

Patent Application Number

115137070

Date Filed

August 31, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Ted Kim

Patent abstract

The cross sectional flow area of a fan discharge nozzle on one side of a central plane of an associated gas turbine engine power plant is greater than the corresponding flow area of the fan discharge nozzle on an opposite side of the central plane to compensate for the blockage of fan airflow by a pylon.