Patent ID: 11970957
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 17:
18. An apparatus comprising:
means for receiving acoustic waves in a surface of an aircraft engine, the means for receiving including a first means for receiving and a second means for receiving, the first means for receiving including a circular cross-sectional area, the second means for receiving including an oblong cross-sectional area;
means for attenuating the acoustic waves integral with and extending from a first side of the means for receiving, the means for attenuating aligned with the means for receiving in a radial direction defined by the aircraft engine; and
means for producing an aerodynamic force integral with and protruding from a second side of the means for receiving the acoustic waves opposite the first side, the oblong cross-sectional area including a lengthwise portion spanning a same direction as side faces of the means for producing.