Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090155044 | COMPOSITE CONTAINMENT CASINGS HAVING AN INTEGRAL FRAGMENT CATCHER - Composite containment casings including a body having an interior and a fragment catcher integrally joined to the interior of the body of the containment casing. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155065 | COMPOSITE CONTAINMENT CASINGS - Composite containment casing including a body having an interior, an abradable system integrally joined to the interior of the body of the containment casing wherein the abradable system comprises, a sandwich structure including a first facesheet and a second facesheet position about at least one core layer, and at least one abradable layer applied to the sandwich structure wherein the at least one core layer comprises any of a cell configuration, a columnar configuration, or a truss configuration and wherein the sandwich structure is strong radially and weak circumferentially. | 06-18-2009 |
20090236771 | METHODS FOR MAKING COMPONENTS HAVING IMPROVED EROSION RESISTANCE - Methods for making components having improved erosion resistance including providing a component having a surface, applying at least one layer of an erosion system to at least a portion of the surface of the component, each layer of the erosion system containing a support, and a toughened resin applied to the support, and co-molding the component having the applied erosion system to produce a coated component having from about a 50% increase to about a 400% increase in erosion resistance per layer of the erosion system. | 09-24-2009 |
20090238983 | METHODS ALLOWING FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF COATED COMPONENTS FOR EROSION DAMAGE - Methods allowing for visual inspection of a coated component for erosion damage involving providing a component, and applying a plurality of layers of an erosion system to at least a portion of the component to produce the coated component where each layer of the erosion system comprises a different color that becomes visible as the layer is eroded. | 09-24-2009 |
20090239058 | EROSIONS SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS COMPRISING THE SAME - An erosion system including a toughened resin for improving erosion resistance, the toughened resin including a resin and a toughening agent, and a support for retaining the toughened resin where at least one layer of the erosion system is applied to a component to provide from about a 50% increase to about a 400% increase in erosion resistance to the component per layer of the erosion system. | 09-24-2009 |
20100148396 | METHODS OF MAKING ARTICLES HAVING TOUGHENED AND UNTOUGHENED REGIONS - Methods of making an article having at least one toughened region and at least one untoughened region involving providing a material, applying a toughening agent to a portion of the material, shaping the material to produce a preform, applying an untoughened resin to the preform, and curing the preform having the applied untoughened resin to produce the at least one toughened region and the at least one untoughened region wherein the toughened region comprises a toughened resin having a fracture toughness of at least about 1.0 MPa-m | 06-17-2010 |
20100150706 | ARTICLES MADE FROM COMPOSITE MATERIALS HAVING TOUGHENED AND UNTOUGHENED REGIONS - Articles having a body including a composite material having at least one toughened region and at least one untoughened region, the toughened region containing a toughening agent selected from the group consisting of polymers, nano fibers, nano particles, and combinations thereof where the toughened region includes a toughened resin having a fracture toughness of at least about 1.0 MPa-m | 06-17-2010 |
20110146230 | Integrated Nacelle Assembly - An assembly includes a unitary nacelle structure and an integrated fan housing for a gas turbine engine assembly. The unitary nacelle structure includes an inlet region and a fan cowl region, and is configured to at least partially circumscribe the integrated fan housing. The integrated fan housing comprises an integral composite structure and includes a fan case sized and configured for encircling a fan blade assembly of an associated gas turbine engine, a fan hub, and a plurality of fan outlet guide vanes. The unitary nacelle structure cooperates with the integrated fan housing to transfer static and dynamic loads directly to a support structure, rather than through the engine core, to minimize backbone bending. | 06-23-2011 |