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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Omprakash Samudrala, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Neelesh Nandkumar Sarawate, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventors:
Omprakash Samudrala, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Neelesh Nandkumar Sarawate, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a cloth seal for use with turbine components. The cloth seal may include a number of cloth layers, a shim positioned between the cloth layers, and an end seal positioned at an end of the cloth layers so as to block a leakage flow path through at least one of the cloth layers.