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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Shawn P. Riley, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kazim Ozbaysal, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paul Stuart Wilson, New Richmond, OH (US);
David Edwin Budiner, Loveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Shawn P. Riley, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kazim Ozbaysal, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paul Stuart Wilson, New Richmond, OH (US);
David Edwin Budiner, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A durable blade, a method of manufacturing it and a method of repairing blades are described and claimed. Durable blade includes an airfoil having a pressure side and a suction side, a midspan shroud located on the airfoil, at least one recess on the midspan shroud and a wear pad attached to the recess of the midspan shroud.