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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
May. 15, 2020
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Timothy Leo Schelfaut, Lebanon, OH (US);
Thomas P. Joseph, West Chester, OH (US);
Jonathan E. Coleman, Mason, OH (US);
Anthony M. Metz, Harrison, OH (US);
Stefan K. Fox, Symmes Township, OH (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to methods and apparatus for gas turbine bending isolation. An example mechanical interface to couple a first section of a gas turbine to a second section of the gas turbine, the mechanical interface comprising a first mating surface disposed on the first section, and a second mating surface disposed on the second section and circumferentially around the first mating surface, wherein the coupling of the first mating surface to the second mating surface enables the first section to rotate about the mechanical interface during operation of the gas turbine.