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Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 15, 2012
Applicants:

Nathan Stafford Race, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Christopher Parker Crookshanks, Cumming, GA (US);

Michael Alan Davi, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Inventors:

Nathan Stafford Race, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Christopher Parker Crookshanks, Cumming, GA (US);

Michael Alan Davi, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/027 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4932 (2015.01); Y10T 74/2121 (2015.01);
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.


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