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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:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Corley, Suffield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/100 ;
Abstract
Fretting problems between clamped parts as, for example, flanges and aircraft power trains, is substantially eliminated through the use of a shim placed between the clamped flanges and which is rich in polytetrafluoroethylene at its surfaces abutting the flanges and includes an interior matrix of a strength giving fiber such as glass fiber.