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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
Gregory Allan Crum, Mauldin, SC (US);
Joseph Kirzhner, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kenneth D. Black, Greenville, SC (US);
Jason Seale, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gregory Allan Crum, Mauldin, SC (US);
Joseph Kirzhner, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kenneth D. Black, Greenville, SC (US);
Jason Seale, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A blade tip clearance probe holder including: a first housing in operable communication with a first feature of a casing for a rotary machine; a spring rod assembly in operable communication with the first housing; an electrical capacitance clearance meter in operable communication with the spring rod assembly; and a second housing in operable communication with the first housing wherein the second housing initiates a preload on the spring rod assembly and wherein the electrical capacitance clearance meter maintains a constant spatial relationship with a second feature of the casing for the rotary machine.