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Noise suppression of fan engines

Assignee: RTX Corp
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Filing: 1961-09-18
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Granted: 1964-06-16
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Expires: 1981-09-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John M Tyler
  • 👤 Thomas G Sofrin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 04:03
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K1/00; F02K1/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 173 words
A TURBOFAN ENGINE HAVING A PRIMARY EXHAUST NOZZLE COMPRISING A VERTICALLY EXTENDING SLOT-SHAPED OUTLET OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION HAVING A VERTICAL AXIS AND A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND COMPRISING VERTICALLY EXTENDING AND CONVERGING SIDE WALLS AND HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING AND DIVERGING TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS THROUGH WHICH THE PRIMARY EXHAUST GAS FLOWS, AND ALSO HAVING DISCHARGE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE BYPASS FAN AIR FLOWS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE EXHAUST NOZZLE ADJACENT TO AND IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PRIMARY EXHAUST NOZZLE AND HAVING CONVERGING SIDE WALLS CONSTITUTING CONTINUATIONS OF SAID PRIMARY NOZZLE CONVERGING SIDE WALLS AND FURTHER HAVING TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS PARALLEL TO THE DIVERGING WALL OF SAID PRIMARY NOZZLE ADJACENT THERETO, ONE OF SAID PRIMARY NOZZLE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH ONE OF SAID BYPASS NOZZLE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS WHEREBY SAID PRIMARY AND BYPASS FLOWS HAVE A SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON BOUNDARY SURFACE, AND FURTHER WHEREBY SAID PRIMARY AND BYPASS FLOWS ARE INDUCED TO FLOW IN EVER DECREASING DIMENSION ALONG SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS AND EVER INCREASING DIMENSION ALONG SAID VERTICAL AXIS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 173 words
A TURBOFAN ENGINE HAVING A PRIMARY EXHAUST NOZZLE COMPRISING A VERTICALLY EXTENDING SLOT-SHAPED OUTLET OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION HAVING A VERTICAL AXIS AND A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND COMPRISING VERTICALLY EXTENDING AND CONVERGING SIDE WALLS AND HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING AND DIVERGING TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS THROUGH WHICH THE PRIMARY EXHAUST GAS FLOWS, AND ALSO HAVING DISCHARGE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE BYPASS FAN AIR FLOWS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE EXHAUST NOZZLE ADJACENT TO AND IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PRIMARY EXHAUST NOZZLE AND HAVING CONVERGING SIDE WALLS CONSTITUTING CONTINUATIONS OF SAID PRIMARY NOZZLE CONVERGING SIDE WALLS AND FURTHER HAVING TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS PARALLEL TO THE DIVERGING WALL OF SAID PRIMARY NOZZLE ADJACENT THERETO, ONE OF SAID PRIMARY NOZZLE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH ONE OF SAID BYPASS NOZZLE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS WHEREBY SAID PRIMARY AND BYPASS FLOWS HAVE A SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON BOUNDARY SURFACE, AND FURTHER WHEREBY SAID PRIMARY AND BYPASS FLOWS ARE INDUCED TO FLOW IN EVER DECREASING DIMENSION ALONG SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS AND EVER INCREASING DIMENSION ALONG SAID VERTICAL AXIS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

FR1157063A Cited
US2973825A Cited
US2990905A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-16 1967-12-16 1968-06-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-06-16 1971-12-16 1972-06-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-06-16 1975-12-16 1976-06-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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