Systems and methods of hybrid blade tip repair

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11814979
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17949688

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A method of repairing a tip for an airfoil is disclosed herein. In various embodiments, the method comprises: removing a portion of the airfoil that reduces a radial height of the airfoil and at least partially removes a defect of the airfoil; removing a remainder of the defect; joining, via gas tungsten arc welding, a filler material to the airfoil to repair the defect; and joining a first mating surface of the airfoil to a second mating surface of a blade tip body via a solid-state joining process.

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  • RTX CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bischof, Christopher J Southlake, US 10 36
Craig, Brian Richard Tequesta, US 1 0
Fowler, Stewart S Ft Worth, US 1 0
Hazel, Brian T Avon, US 89 104
Ivory, Steven Storrs Mansfield, US 10 26
Liu, Xuan Glastonbury, US 191 1760
LoRicco, Nicholas M Suffield, US 40 134
Minor, Michael J Mansfield, US 31 121
Rettberg, Luke Henry Santa Barbara, US 1 0

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