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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:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jack T. Matsumoto, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alex B. Fife, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 1/902 ; G21C 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 1/902 ; G21C 5/10 ;
Abstract
A forged upper shroud section which may be machined from a single piece rectangular cross-section ring forging and includes a circular flange and a cylindrical shell is described. Openings and slots are machined into the flange to align and support the shroud head. A groove is machined along an inside surface of the cylinder section, and the groove may be used to support top guide grid (not shown). An end of the cylinder section is machined with a weld prep for attachment to the core section of the shroud.