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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Naleen Kumar Verma, Bengaluru, IN;
Mario Alberto Bolaños Jimenez, Querétaro, MX;
Arun Ramachandra, Bengaluru, IN;
Jeffrey P. Darnell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael E. Sandy, Liberty Township, OH (US);
José Torre, Querétaro, MX;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for spacing and fastening tubular structures, and a related method. The system includes a spacer element configured to engage a plurality of tubular structures, to spatially separate the plurality of tubular structures from one another, and to distribute stress in the plurality of tubular structures. The system further includes a fastening element configured to extend around at least a portion of an outer surface of the plurality of tubular structures, and to fasten the plurality of tubular structures to the spacer element in an adaptively spaced configuration.