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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mohan Kannaiah Raju, Bengaluru, IN;
David Raju Yamarthi, Bengaluru, IN;
Santosh Kumar Pattnaik, Bengaluru, IN;
Adam Joseph Wangler, Evendale, OH (US);
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bengaluru, IN;
Sanjeev Sai Kumar Manepalli, Bengaluru, IN;
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
Example thrust bearing apparatus includes: a thrust disk extending radially from the shaft, the thrust disk having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a bearing housing surrounding the thrust disk and the shaft, the bearing housing having a first wall facing the first side of the thrust disk and a second wall facing the second side of the thrust disk; a first thrust pad coupled to the first wall of the bearing housing, the first thrust pad including a first plurality of serrations circumferentially arranged in a first pattern along the first thrust pad; and a second thrust pad coupled to the first side of the thrust disk, the second thrust pad including a second plurality of serrations circumferentially arranged in a second pattern along the second thrust pad.