Patent ID: 9670790
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method comprising: producing a first turbine vane including: producing a first visually identifiable feature on the first tab that identifies a first engine in which the first turbine vane may be installed, wherein the first visually identifiable feature is a first aperture extending fully through the first tab; producing a second turbine vane including: producing a second visually identifiable feature on the second tab that identifies a second engine in which the second turbine vane may be installed, wherein the second visually identifiable feature is visually distinct from the first visually identifiable feature, and wherein the second visually identifiable feature is a second aperture extending fully through the second tab; and identifying the first turbine vane by visually comparing the first visually identifiable feature with the second visually identifiable feature; installing the first turbine vane in the first engine.