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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:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
May. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Lei Zuo, Cambridge, MA (US);
Norman Arnold Turnquist, Carlisle, NY (US);
Frederick George Baily, Gallway, NY (US);
Mark Edward Burnett, Buskirk, NY (US);
Biao Fang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
Lei Zuo, Cambridge, MA (US);
Norman Arnold Turnquist, Carlisle, NY (US);
Frederick George Baily, Gallway, NY (US);
Mark Edward Burnett, Buskirk, NY (US);
Biao Fang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G011/34 ; F16F013/00 ; F16J015/40 ; F16J015/447 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A packing spring for a steam turbine comprising a flat, elongated spring body of specified length, width and thickness dimensions; a flange at one end of the main spring body; and at least one bend in the main spring body, located substantially midway along the length dimension of the spring body.