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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:
Jun. 02, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent M Drerup, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John R Hess, Westchester, OH (US);
Larry W Plemmons, Fairfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ; F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277176 ; 277 / ; 277236 ; 415135 ; 415139 ; 4151737 ; 4151742 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for effecting a seal between two structural components of a turbo machine or similar device comprises a leaf seal located in the space between the two components and a spring which continuously biases the leaf seal into a sealing position against the components regardless of the pressure differential across the leaf seal.