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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Matthew Robert Piersall, Greenville, SC (US);
Spencer Aaron Kareff, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Robert Piersall, Greenville, SC (US);
Spencer Aaron Kareff, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal for a turbine engine is provided that includes a seal body disposed at a base of a turbine engine blade and a wing portion extending axially from the seal body. The wing portion has a first portion substantially parallel with a centerline of the engine and an angled upturn portion. The first portion extends between the seal body and the angled upturn portion. An angle between the engine centerline and the angled upturn portion is between about 0 degrees and about 90 degrees.