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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2011
Applicant:
David Scott Stapleton, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
David Scott Stapleton, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/3015 (2013.01); F05D 2240/80 (2013.01); F05D 2250/70 (2013.01); Y02T 50/671 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blade of a gas turbine engine is provided having an airfoil, a platform, a shank, a dovetail, and a skirt. The airfoil may extend distally from the platform, and the shank may extend proximally from the platform. The dovetail may also be provided to extend proximally from the shank. The skirt may be disposed on an aft side of the shank and may extend from the shank in a direction at least partially axially aft from the shank.