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(43) Date of publication: 10.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/10 (21) Application number: 18917277.8 (22) Date of filing: 03.05.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B29C 64/106(2017.01) F03D 1/06(2006.01) B33Y 80/00(2015.01) B29C 70/02(2006.01) B33Y 10/00(2015.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/030828 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/212553 (07.11.2019 Gazette 2019/45)

(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: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: General Electric Company Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)	(72) Inventors: TOBIN, James, Robert Greenville, SC 29615 (US) JOHNSON, Stephen, Bertram Greenville, SC 29615 (US) LIVINGSTON, Jamie, T. Greenville, SC 29615 (US) WALKER, Alan, M. Greenville, SC 29615 (US) (74) Representative: COPA Copenhagen Patents  Rosenørns Allé 1, 2nd floor 1970 Frederiksberg C 1970 Frederiksberg C (DK)