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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
May. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Gregory Paul Jarrabet, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Joshua Lee Margolies, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Warren Arthur Nelson, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Paul Jarrabet, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Joshua Lee Margolies, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Warren Arthur Nelson, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/00 (2006.01); F01D 9/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F04D 29/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, an abradable seal includes a soft material that may be worn away and a hard material that may provide mechanical strength for the abradable seal. The soft material and the hard material may include different compositions of a base material.