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(11) EP 3 245 387 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
22.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/47

(21) Application number: 16702283.9

(22) Date of filing: 14.01.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01D 5/28(2006.01)
F01D 21/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/013419
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/115352 (21.07.2016 Gazette 2016/29)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 14.01.2015 US 201514596804
14.01.2015 US 201514596841
14.01.2015 US 201514596815

(71) Applicant: General Electric Company
Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZATORSKI, Darek, Tomasz
    Cincinnati, OH 45215 (US)
  • BREEZE-STRINGFELLOW, Andrew
    Cincinnati, OH 45215 (US)
  • PRENTICE, Ian, Francis
    Cincinnat, OH 45215 (US)
  • VONDRELL, Randy, M.
    Cincinnati, OH 45215 (US)
  • HUMBLE, Raymond, Anthony
    Cincinnati, OH 45215 (US)

(74) Representative: Pöpper, Evamaria 
General Electric Technology GmbH GE Corporate Intellectual Property Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden
5400 Baden (CH)

   


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