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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Flowserve Pte Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Chris J Riché, Jr., Murrieta, CA (US);
Scott Judge, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Assignee:
FLOWSERVE PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04F 13/00 (2009.01); F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16C 32/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04F 13/00 (2013.01); F16C 17/026 (2013.01); F16C 17/045 (2013.01); F16C 32/0644 (2013.01); F16C 32/0659 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and method include relatively moving elements having one or more bearing surfaces defining a gap between the elements into which a fluid is received. At least one of the bearing surfaces comprises a varying topography to provide pressurized volumes of the fluid in order to define a hydraulic bearing to support at least one of the elements during movement.