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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2017
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Peeyush Pankaj, Bangalore, IN;

Shashank Suresh Puranik, Bangalore, IN;

Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Fort Wright, KY (US);

Christopher Charles Glynn, Clearwater Beach, FL (US);

Richard Schmidt, Loveland, OH (US);

Bhaskar Nanda Mondal, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F02C 3/067 (2006.01); F01D 1/24 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F01D 5/03 (2006.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/142 (2013.01); F01D 1/24 (2013.01); F01D 5/03 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F01D 25/162 (2013.01); F01D 25/164 (2013.01); F02C 3/067 (2013.01); F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F05D 2240/40 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01);
Abstract

A turbomachine includes a spool; and a turbine section including a turbine and a turbine center frame. The turbine includes a first plurality of turbine rotor blades and a second plurality of turbine rotor blades alternatingly spaced along an axial direction and rotatable with one another. The turbomachine also includes a first support member, the first plurality of turbine rotor blades coupled to the spool through the first support member; a second support member, the second plurality of turbine rotor blades supported by the second support member; and a bearing assembly including a first bearing and a second bearing, the first bearing and the second bearing each rotatably supporting the second support member and each being supported by the turbine center frame.


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