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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Omprakash Samudrala, Niskayuna, NY (US);
David Richard Johns, Greenville, SC (US);
Andrew Paul Giametta, Greenville, SC (US);
Anthony Christopher Marin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present application and the resultant patent provide improved gas turbine component sealing. In one example embodiment, a shank assembly may include a component shank with a platform including a first slash face. The shank assembly may include a seal pin slot extending into the first slash face, the seal pin slot having a slot length and a depth, and a seal pin disposed in the seal pin slot, the seal pin having a rounded end positioned adjacent to an end of the seal pin slot.