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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Applicant:
Robert Louis Ponziani, West Chester, OH (US);
Inventor:
Robert Louis Ponziani, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/46 (2006.01); F01D 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vane assembly includes a vane having a main axis, a first passageway within the vane substantially parallel to the main axis, and a second passageway aligned with the first passageway. The vane has a window portion between the first passageway and the second passageway. The vane assembly also includes a sensor inserted in the first passageway and having a portion held in place in the second passageway, wherein a portion of the sensor is exposed in the window portion of the vane.