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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Patrick Jarvis Scoggins, Loveland, OH (US);
James Harvey Laflen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ching-pang Lee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Wilson Frost, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Jarvis Scoggins, Loveland, OH (US);
James Harvey Laflen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ching-Pang Lee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Wilson Frost, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbine nozzle includes a row of vanes extending radially between annular outer and inner bands. The outer band includes a pair of radial flanges defining an annular seal groove therebetween. One of the flanges is crenelated to improve nozzle life.