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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Spencer Aaron Kareff, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Matthew Robert Piersall, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Spencer Aaron Kareff, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Matthew Robert Piersall, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/06 (2006.01); F01D 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/06 (2013.01); F01D 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A damper system for the buckets of a gas turbine engine. The damper system may include damper pins having a generally rounded top portion and a generally flat bottom portion along substantially the entire length thereof. The generally flat bottom portion may allow addition or removal of material to or from the pin in order to achieve an optimal dynamic weight ratio.