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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:
May. 10, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sidney B Elston, III, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert J Corsmeier, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Melvin Bobo, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
416215 ; 4161 / ; 416500 ;
Abstract
A rotor assembly comprising a disk, blade, and seal is disclosed. The disk has a circumferential blade retaining slot disposed therein. The blade includes an airfoil and root separated by a platform so that the root is mountable within the slot and the platform extends beyond the root to first and second opposite ends. The seal generally contacts the slot and platform and extends circumferentially from the root to the first end.