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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Osman Saim Dinc, Troy, NY (US);
Mehmet Demiroglu, Troy, NY (US);
Hamid Reza Sarshar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Paul Gladen, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Keith Hochhalter, Mound, MN (US);
Osman Saim Dinc, Troy, NY (US);
Mehmet Demiroglu, Troy, NY (US);
Hamid Reza Sarshar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Paul Gladen, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Keith Hochhalter, Mound, MN (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention comprises an actuating mechanism for a turbine comprising a compliant member (meaning at least one compliant member) comprising a series of serpentine folds forming a plurality of fold sections and a central cavity (meaning at least one central cavity) interposed between the adjacent fold sections wherein the compliant member is movable between a first retracted position and a second extended position upon introduction of a pressurized medium into the central cavity and dispersion of the pressurized medium within the serpentine folds.