SEALING CONFIGURATION USING A BELLOWS TO REDUCE AIR LEAKAGE

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EP 3 597 867 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	14.04.2021 Bulletin 2021/15

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	03.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/09

(21)	Application number: 19186853.8

(22)	Date of filing: 17.07.2019

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F01D 9/06^(2006.01)
F16C 33/04^(2006.01)

F01D 11/00^(2006.01)

(54)	SEALING CONFIGURATION USING A BELLOWS TO REDUCE AIR LEAKAGE DICHTUNGSANORDNUNG MIT EINEM FEDERBALG ZUR REDUZIERUNG VON LUFTLECKAGEN CONFIGURATION D'ÉTANCHÉITÉ AVEC UN SOUFFLET POUR RÉDUIRE DES FUITES D'AIR

(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

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Priority:

17.07.2018 US 201816037470

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	22.01.2020 Bulletin 2020/04

(73)	Proprietor: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
	Farmington, CT 06032 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DUNNIGAN, Rebecca R. Sturbridge, MA Massachusetts 01566 (US) BUNTING, Billie W. Colchester, CT Connecticut 06415 (US) GUEVEL, Ted West Hartford, CT Connecticut 06119 (US) GREENBERG, Randall Lee Oxford, CT Connecticut 06478 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dehns
	St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

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