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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Applicant:
Mark Douglas Swinford, Centerville, OH (US);
Inventor:
Mark Douglas Swinford, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenctady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for regulating gas turbine engine fluid flow may include the steps of providing a flow tube having an open valve, a first bend and a second bend, flowing fluid through the flow tube, actuating a piston so that the piston moves in the axial direction, and closing the valve due to the axial movement of the piston.