Abstract: A stator vane assembly is provided. The stator vane assembly may comprise a stator vane, an outer shroud, and a spring. A first end of the stator vane may be fixed to an inner diameter (ID) surface of a vane platform. A slot may be disposed in a surface of the outer shroud, wherein a portion of the stator vane is configured to be located within the slot. In various embodiments, the stator vane may be configured to translate in a radial direction in response to a force between the stator vane and a rotor. In various embodiments, the spring may be configured to be coupled to an outer diameter (OD) surface of the vane platform, wherein the spring is configured to bias the ID surface of the vane platform toward the outer shroud.

Abstract: A stator vane assembly is provided. The stator vane assembly may comprise a stator vane, an outer shroud, and a spring. A first end of the stator vane may be fixed to an inner diameter (ID) surface of a vane platform. A slot may be disposed in a surface of the outer shroud, wherein a portion of the stator vane is configured to be located within the slot. In various embodiments, the stator vane may be configured to translate in a radial direction in response to a force between the stator vane and a rotor. In various embodiments, the spring may be configured to be coupled to an outer diameter (OD) surface of the vane platform, wherein the spring is configured to bias the ID surface of the vane platform toward the outer shroud.

Abstract: A compliant assembly includes an airfoil and a platform section from which the airfoil extends. The platform section includes a compliant attachment that is configured to secure the platform section to another structure different than the airfoil. The compliant attachment includes a compliant material.

Abstract: A method of assembling gas turbine engine front architecture includes positioning inner and outer fairings relative to one another. Multiple vanes are arranged circumferentially between the inner and outer fairings. A liquid sealant is applied around a perimeter of the vanes to seal between the vanes and at least one of the fairings.

Abstract: A compliant assembly includes an airfoil and a platform section from which the airfoil extends. The platform section includes a compliant attachment that is configured to secure the platform section to another structure different than the airfoil. The compliant attachment includes a compliant material.

Abstract: A method of assembling gas turbine engine front architecture includes positioning inner and outer fairings relative to one another. Multiple vanes are arranged circumferentially between the inner and outer fairings. A liquid sealant is applied around a perimeter of the vanes to seal between the vanes and at least one of the fairings.

Abstract: A liquid applicator for applying a desired liquid to a surface includes a closed ampule formed of a fracturable material containing the desired liquid, a body having a pocket with an open side and a shape adapted to receive the ampule, and a porous element sealed to the body and closing off the open side of the pocket so that liquid flows through the element when the ampule is fractured. The body includes a pair of side walls that are spaced from one another in a first direction to define the pocket, and a pair of gripping members, are provided, which can be pivoted to fracture the ampule during use. The porous element is laminated with a material that does not stretch in the first direction, and the laminate material is secured between the side walls of the body to define a structural insert that prevents the side walls from pulling apart from one another when the gripping members are pivoted.

Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing liquid dispensers of the general type having a body 10 presenting a pocket 16, a glass ampule 12 received in the body and enclosing a liquid to be dispensed, and a porous element 14 covering the pocket of the body. The method includes arranging a plurality of bodies 10 in a row, bottom ends up, on a tray, and placing ampules 12 in the pockets 16. A strip 72 of porous material is aligned over the pockets of the bodies and secured in place. Thereafter, the strip is cross cut into individual elements to complete the manufacture of the liquid dispensers. The securing step is preferably carried out by ultrasonically welding the porous material to the bodies so that it is not necessary to use adhesives. The cross-cutting step is preferably carried out by pressing a heated wire through the strip of porous material at a position intermediate each pair of adjacent bodies. An apparatus for carrying out manufacture of the dispensers is also provided.

Abstract: This disclosure is a integrated circuit reference diode having improved manufacturability and electrical characteristics. The improved diode results from a structure and process which both reduces the subsurface breakdown and enhances the surface breakdown.

Abstract: A long-lifetime light source with sufficiently low intensity to be used for reading a map or other writing at nighttime, while not obscuring the user's normal night vision. This light source includes a diode electrically connected in series with a small power source and a lens properly positioned to focus at least a portion of the light produced by the diode.