The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Anantha Padmanabhan Bhagavatheeswaran, Karnataka, IN;
Ravi Shankar Venkata Kasibhotla, Karnataka, IN;
Rohit Pruthi, Karnataka, IN;
Inventors:
Anantha Padmanabhan Bhagavatheeswaran, Karnataka, IN;
Ravi Shankar Venkata Kasibhotla, Karnataka, IN;
Rohit Pruthi, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An adverse pressure gradient seal mechanism for use with variable speed components. The adverse pressure gradient seal mechanism may include a number of labyrinth teeth positioned on a component and an adverse pressure gradient seal positioned between a pair of the labyrinth teeth. The adverse pressure gradient seal may include a number of strips with each of the strips having an angled end.