| US 7,454,822 B2 | ||
| Method of making bristle arrangement for brush seal | ||
| John A. Szymbor, Sanford, Me. (US); and Mark E. Addis, Kennebunk, Me. (US) | ||
| Assigned to United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Conn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 21, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/285,480. | ||
| Application 11/285480 is a continuation of application No. 10/103629, filed on Mar. 20, 2002, granted, now 6,996,885. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0130323 A1, Jun. 22, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B23P 6/00 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 29—402.02 [29/888.3; 29/402.08; 29/402.03; 277/355] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A method of making a bristle arrangement for a brush seal, comprising the steps of:
providing an annular bristle arrangement;
severing said bristle arrangement to form first and second free ends; and
joining said first free end directly to said second free end so that said first and second free ends are in fixed contact
with each other to produce a continuous bristle arrangement.
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