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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2023
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul Mathew, Bengaluru, IN;
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bengaluru, IN;
David Raju Yamarthi, Bengaluru, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/024 (2013.01); F16C 17/026 (2013.01); F16C 17/042 (2013.01); F16C 17/045 (2013.01); F16C 2202/22 (2013.01); F16C 2204/42 (2013.01); F16C 2206/48 (2013.01); F16C 2223/30 (2013.01); F16C 2360/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing having a bearing surface with a groove, the bearing positioned adjacent to a shaft, the groove facing the shaft, and a negative thermal expansion (NTE) material positioned in the groove, the NTE material at least partially filling the groove.