Method of optimizing and customizing rotor blade structural properties by tailoring large cell composite core and a rotor blade incorporating the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10669021
APP PUB NO 20140301856A1
SERIAL NO

14022524

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An airfoil member can have a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The airfoil member can include an upper skin, a lower skin, and a composite core member having a plurality of cells, an upper surface network of the cells can be bonded to the upper skin, a lower surface network of the cells can be bonded to the lower skin. The composite core can have a septum layer embedded in the cells that form the composite core, the septum layer being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member.

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BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INCMAIL STOP HQ 04415 P O BOX 482 FORT WORTH TX 76101

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hethcock,, Jr James D Colleyville, US 9 89
Lee, Wei-Yueh Arlington, US 9 39
McCullough, John R Weatherford, US 70 1018
Oldroyd, Paul K Azle, US 85 1895
Tisdale, Patrick R Keller, US 18 305

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