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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Steven S. Burdgick, Schenectady, NY (US);
Christophe Lanaud, Delanson, NY (US);
Adegboyega Makinde, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Wendy Lin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven S. Burdgick, Schenectady, NY (US);
Christophe Lanaud, Delanson, NY (US);
Adegboyega Makinde, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Wendy Lin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for making a turbine blade includes providing a bucket in the turbine blade with a plurality of window pockets passing all the way through a wall of the bucket, positioning the window pockets in regions minimizing or at least reducing stress concentrations on the window pockets, and casting a composite comprising a resin matrix and layers of a fabric material in the bucket.