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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russell Dean Kosel, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paul Bernard Stumbo, Wyoming, OH (US);
Arshad Rehman, Westchester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/504 ;
Abstract
A method for installing an expandable stiffener includes providing an assembly including a first sidewall and a second sidewall connected at a leading and trailing edge such that a cavity is defined therebetween, forming an opening extending through the first sidewall and the second sidewall, inserting a first expandable sleeve through the assembly opening such that the sleeve extends between the first and second strut sidewalls, and coupling the sleeve to the first and second sidewalls.