FAN BLADE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF MANUFACTURING

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EP 2 920 072 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	11.11.2020 Bulletin 2020/46

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	02.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/36

(21)	Application number: 13854460.6

(22)	Date of filing: 14.11.2013

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F01D 5/14^(2006.01)

B23P 15/04^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2013/069973

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2014/078467 (22.05.2014 Gazette 2014/21)

(54)	FAN BLADE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FAN-LAUFSCHAUFEL UND ZUGEHÖRIGES HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN AUBE ROTORIQUE DE SOUFFLANTE ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ DE FABRICATION

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

19.11.2012 US 201261727786 P
30.09.2013 US 201361884295 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	23.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/39

(60)	Divisional application:
	20193959.2

(73)	Proprietor: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
	Farmington, CT 06032 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WORTH, Edwin M. Northville, Michigan 48168 (US) TILLMAN, Thomas G. West Hartford, Connecticut 06119 (US) SCHWARZ, Frederick M. Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dehns
	St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

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References cited: :

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US-A1- 2005 254 955

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US-B2- 8 057 177

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