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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Raafat A. Kammel, Peabody, MA (US);
Humphrey W. Chow, Brookline, MA (US);
Michael Peter Kulyk, Kittery, ME (US);
Inventors:
Raafat A. Kammel, Peabody, MA (US);
Humphrey W. Chow, Brookline, MA (US);
Michael Peter Kulyk, Kittery, ME (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flange for supporting arcuate components comprising at least one arcuate rail, each arcuate rail having an inner radius, a first taper location, a first taper region, a second taper location, a second taper region, wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the first taper region is tapered and wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the second taper region is tapered.