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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Nathan Stafford Race, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Christopher Parker Crookshanks, Cumming, GA (US);
Michael Alan Davi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nathan Stafford Race, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Christopher Parker Crookshanks, Cumming, GA (US);
Michael Alan Davi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices, adapted to ease installation of balance weights about a turbine are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device includes: a base including a hollow feature and an operative tip configured to connect to a balance weight; and an inner component disposed within the hollow feature of the base, the inner component including an inner tip at a first end, the inner tip configured to manipulate a set screw connected to the balance weight.