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US 12,565,330 B2Granted
Aircraft bird strike reduction device
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKirti Petkar, Sesha Subramanian, Nicholas J. Kray
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Abstract
In one aspect, a device for preventing bird strikes to an engine. The device includes a projector mounted on a component of the engine. The projector is positioned to project an image outside of the engine. In another aspect, an engine for an aircraft. The engine includes an engine component and a projector mounted on the engine component. The projector is positioned to project an image outside of the engine.
Claims20
A device for preventing bird strikes to an engine, the device comprising:
- a projector mounted on a component of the engine, the projector being positioned to project an image outside of the engine, wherein the image is at least one of a two-dimensional pattern or a three-dimensional image of an object.
An engine for an aircraft, the engine comprising:
- an engine component;
- and
- a projector mounted on the engine component, the projector being positioned to project an image outside of the engine, wherein the image is at least one of a two-dimensional pattern or a three-dimensional image of an object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.