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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Thomas Joseph Nolfi, Chardon, OH (US);

Mario Michael Nolfi, Twinsburg, OH (US);

Stephen William Orosz, Vermilion, OH (US);

Assignee:

Advanced Pneumatics Inc., Mentor, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/100 ;
Abstract

A device which can be utilized to temporarily seal substantially any opening on a turbine which is being assembled or repaired. The foreign material exclusion device of the present invention advantageously maintains fail-safe integrity of desired portions of a turbine. Protection of the sensitive areas of a turbine prevents possible hazardous malfunctions or explosions of a turbine. The foreign material exclusion device is substantially elastic or resilient and can be compressed to fit into a desired opening and can be reexpanded to provide a snug fit about an opening.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Nolfi, Thomas. (2003). Foreign material exclusion device (U.S. Patent No. 6506014). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6506014

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