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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2009
Applicant:
James Anthony West, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventor:
James Anthony West, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring a static pressure inside a component is provided. The apparatus includes a housing coupled to the component, the housing includes a moveable component disposed therein, the moveable component operably extendable into the component and retractable from the component in response to the static pressure inside the component: and a sensor disposed in the housing and thermally protected from fluids inside the component, the sensor is configured to enable the determination of the static pressure inside the component.