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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Hamid Sadabadi, Edmonton, CA;
Amir Sanati Nezhad, Calgary, CA;
Masoud Kalantari, Calgary, CA;
Nicholas Ryan Marchand, Edmonton, CA;
Assignee:
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F16C 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/1075 (2013.01); F16C 17/105 (2013.01); F16C 33/103 (2013.01); F16C 33/1085 (2013.01); F16C 2352/00 (2013.01); F16C 2361/41 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lubrication system includes a pair of mating surfaces subject to relative motion and a source of lubrication in communication with the mating surfaces. A microfluidic channel system including at least one diffuser element is disposed in an interface between the mating surfaces to create a coherent fluid film at the interface in response to the relative motion.