The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Us Synthetic Corporation, Orem, UT (US);
Inventor:
Timothy N. Sexton, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Assignee:
US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION, Orem, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/12 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); E21B 4/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/121 (2013.01); B23P 15/003 (2013.01); E21B 4/003 (2013.01); F16C 33/043 (2013.01); F16C 33/26 (2013.01); F16C 2352/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Bearing assemblies, apparatuses, and motor assemblies using the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly may include a plurality of superhard bearing elements distributed circumferentially about an axis. Each of the superhard bearing elements may include a bearing surface. The bearing assembly may also include a support ring structure having a support ring that carries the superhard bearing elements. The support ring structure may include at least one erosion resistant region exhibiting a higher erosion resistance than another region of the support ring.