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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. 20, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harvey I. Weiner, South Windsor, CT (US);
Christopher G. Demers, Willington, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/108 ;
Abstract
A rotary machine (,) having rotor elements (,), (,) and seal lands (,) is disclosed. Various construction details are developed for facilitating assembly of the machine. In one embodiment clearances are established between rotor blades (,) and the seal land (,) which enable assembly of the components and provide for acceptable clearances at a steady-state operative condition of the engine.