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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2020
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Leo Schelfaut, Lebanon, OH (US);
Thomas P. Joseph, West Chester, OH (US);
Anthony M. Metz, Harrison, OH (US);
Jonathan E. Coleman, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/24 (2006.01); F16C 41/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/246 (2013.01); F16C 33/205 (2013.01); F16C 33/206 (2013.01); F16C 41/008 (2013.01); F16C 2208/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Bearings with visually distinct wear indicators are disclosed. An example bearing disclosed herein includes a movable portion, a race to receive the movable portion along a first surface to thereby permit movement of the movable portion within the race, and a liner disposed on the first surface of the race, the liner having a first layer and a second layer, the first layer disposed on top of the second layer, the first layer visually distinctive from the second layer.