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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:
Mar. 01, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralph A Kirkpatrick, Mason, OH (US);
Gerard P Kroger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415119 ; 74574 ; 1882 / ;
Abstract
A removable disk for an annular casing in a turbomachine is disclosed. The disk is coaxial with the casing and slideably engagable with the casing in ambient conditions. The disk radially contacts the casing during operation so as to provide increased stiffness to the casing.