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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. 07, 1994
Filed:
May. 13, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wu-Yang Tseng, West Chester, OH (US);
Christopher C Glynn, Hamilton, OH (US);
Brent L Bristol, Milford, OH (US);
Rolf R Hetico, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 53 ; 277 55 ; 4151735 ;
Abstract
An improved brush seal for reducing swirl, recirculation and turbulence of an approaching gas stream to reduce irregular bristle wear and operating costs. The brush real may include a baffle of the honeycomb type or circumferentially stacked plates type, positive or negative steps in the flow path approaching a seal stage, and recirculation breakers.