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(43) Date of publication: 10.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/10 (21) Application number: 18917569.8 (22) Date of filing: 30.04.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F03D 80/50(2016.01) B23P 6/04(2006.01) F03D 80/80(2016.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/030159 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/212474 (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) Inventor: LEONARD, Jay, F. Greenville, SC 29615 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)