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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eric Ryan Deane, Somerville, MA (US);
Jonathan K. Remer, Saughs, MA (US);
Jacob Allen Seal, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F01D 25/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/183 (2013.01); F01D 9/06 (2013.01); F01D 9/065 (2013.01); F01D 25/26 (2013.01); Y02T 50/671 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spoolie for sealing a tube passing through an air gap or other interruption within a high temperature operating environment. The apparatus and method allow for a sealing service pathway between areas of differential temperature while allowing for relative movement consistent with thermal expansion and contraction.