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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. 21, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Holowach, Cincinnati, OH (US);
George D Lee, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C / ; B63H / ; F02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
23926537 ; 23926519 ; 23926539 ; 60 3932 ;
Abstract
A bimetallic leaf seal 40 for forming an air seal between adjacent structures (38, 42). The bimetallic seal 40 comprises two metallic layers 46, 48 having different coefficients of thermal expansion. The seal moves in a preferred direction upon the application of heat to form an air seal upon the application of heat.