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(11) EP 3 077 728 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:
31.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/13

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.01.2021 Bulletin 2021/04

(21) Application number: 14883404.7

(22) Date of filing: 03.12.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F23R 3/00(2006.01)
 F23R 3/06(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2014/068377
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/126501 (27.08.2015 Gazette 2015/34)

(54)

GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR HAVING CO-SWIRL ORIENTATION OF COMBUSTOR EFFUSION PASSAGES, AND METHOD

GASTURBINENBRENNKAMMER MIT CO-SWIRL-AUSRICHTUNG VON EFFUSIONSLÖCHERN, UND METHODE

CHAMBRE DE COMBUSTION DE MOTEUR À TURBINE À GAZ AYANT DES PASSAGES D'EFFUSION AVEC ORIENTATION DE CO-TOURBILLONNEMENT, ET PROCÉDÉ

(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

(30) Priority: 06.12.2013 US 201361912865 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/41

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

(72) Inventors:
  • TU, John S.
    West Hartford, Connecticut 06107 (US)
  • SNYDER, Timothy S.
    Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033 (US)
  • HOKE, James B.
    Tolland, Connecticut 06084 (US)
  • BANGERTER, James P.
    Manchester, Connecticut 06040 (US)
  • DUHAMEL, Dennis J.
    Oakdale, Connecticut 06370 (US)
  • BURNS, David A.
    St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48081 (US)

(74) Representative: Dehns 
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