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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
William R Spencer, Springdale, OH (US);
George F Whitley, Jr, Madeira, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 14 ; 138 40 ; 65101 ; 65309 ; 415168 ; 285156 ;
Abstract
An improved drain hole is provided for a pneumatic line of a gas turbine engine. The improvement is essentially comprised of an enlargement that prevents liquid surface tension at the drain hole outer opening from inducing buildup of liquid inside the pneumatic line.