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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Steven Poteet, Hamden, CT (US);
Blair A. Smith, South Windsor, CT (US);
Kevin M. Rankin, Windsor, CT (US);
William R. Fiske, Springfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/14 (2006.01); F16C 17/26 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F04D 29/05 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/1095 (2013.01); F16C 17/042 (2013.01); F16C 32/0607 (2013.01); F16C 33/043 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F01D 25/166 (2013.01); F05D 2240/50 (2013.01); F16C 33/1005 (2013.01); F16C 2223/30 (2013.01); F16C 2360/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example embodiment of an air bearing assembly includes a first member and a shaft with a flange configured to rotate with respect to the first member. The first member has a first coating on at least one first surface facing at least one second surface on the flange or the shaft. The first coating includes tungsten carbide, a nonpolymeric self-lubricating coating, or a combination thereof. At least one of the second surfaces has a second coating on a surface facing the first coating.