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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2008
Kurt R. Heinemann, North Berwick, ME (US);
Jose Paulino, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Scot A. Webb, Gales Ferry, CT (US);
Mark Ring, Cape Neddick, ME (US);
Charles H. Warner, S. Portland, ME (US);
Kurt R. Heinemann, North Berwick, ME (US);
Jose Paulino, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Scot A. Webb, Gales Ferry, CT (US);
Mark Ring, Cape Neddick, ME (US);
Charles H. Warner, S. Portland, ME (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
Gas turbine engine seals and engines incorporating such seals are provided. In this regard, a representative seal includes: an annular seal body having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the seal body extending along an axis of symmetry between a first end and a second end; the seal body being formed of a strip of material having first and second opposing edges, the strip of material being deformed to exhibit a first sealing surface at the first end, a second sealing surface at the second end, and a third sealing surface along the inner diameter, the first edge being located adjacent to the third sealing surface, the second edge being located adjacent to the second sealing surface; the first edge being spaced from the second edge to define an annular opening, the annular opening providing access to an annular cavity of the seal body.