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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1995
Martin G. Tabbita, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Kenneth D. Moore, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
James T. Beals, West Hartford, CT (US);
Vincent C. Nardone, South Windsor, CT (US);
Martin G. Tabbita, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Kenneth D. Moore, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
James T. Beals, West Hartford, CT (US);
Vincent C. Nardone, South Windsor, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a brush seal is provided including the steps of: (a) providing fiber; (b) providing a packing material; (c) providing a pair of backing plates; (d) arranging the fiber in a particular arrangement; (e) applying the packing material to selective areas of the arranged fiber; (f) cutting the fibers in bristle sections, wherein each of the bristle sections includes a plurality of bristles and one of the selective areas having applied packing material; (g) stacking the bristle sections, such that the selective areas of applied packing material are aligned between the backing plates; and (h) bonding the backing plates, the bristle sections, and the packing material together.