General Electric Company

Douglas Jerome Jones

Michael A Umney

Christopher Richard Koss

Glenn McAndrews

Daniel David Noe

Michael Alan Pierson

James T Hegge

A method of repairing a seal wire groove is disclosed, the groove forming an annular structure having an outer surface and an inner surface and defining an original profile when new, comprising the steps of: removing a less-than-annular portion of the original profile of the groove to remove damaged portions of at least one of the inner and outer surfaces thereby forming a void; adding new material to the void; and shaping the new material to form a new profile of the groove.

Rotor seal wire groove repair

An adjustable loop clamp assembly provides improved retention of electrical cables, tubes or hoses. The clamp assembly comprises a flexible strap with first and second ends. A base, having an elevated platform, a lower platform, a midsection, and two side supports, receives a second end of the strap in an aperture of the midsection. The first strap end is securably affixed to the elevated platform of the base. Support holes in the side supports receive pin portions of a locking cam, the locking cam further comprising a handle portion and a cam portion. A mount bolt is receivable in alignable apertures of the lower platform and the handle portion. The pin portions of the locking cam are pivotably engaged into the mount holes of the side supports, allowing rotation of the locking cam into a position that engages the strap with the cam portion, locking the strap against the base structure, simultaneously contacting the handle portion against the lower platform, further aligning the mount holes in the handle portion and the lower platform so that when a mount bolt is passed through those holes and secured, the locking cam is prevented from disengagement.

Adjustable loop clamp

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Douglas Jerome Jones