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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:
Dec. 08, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ivan H Peterson, Hamilton, OH (US);
Bruce A Hamblin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60 3902 ; 60 3931 ; 60739 ;
Abstract
A rigid fuel manifold system for use in a gas turbine engine which is resistant to vibrations from operation of the engine. The system comprises two fuel feed manifolds, a fuel drain manifold and support brackets which attach these manifolds to one another and provide a structure with a high natural frequency above the 1/rev of the engine operating range. Structural support brackets that permit easy assembly and low installation stress are also provided.