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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2024
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Craig M. Beers, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Brent J. Merritt, Southwick, MA (US);
Paul M. Colson, Westfield, MA (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A bearing system for a rotatable shaft includes a bearing shaft coaxial with the rotatable shaft, a bearing coaxial with the bearing shaft, a bearing housing surrounding the bearing and having a plurality of retention channels disposed axially along the bearing housing, and a dampening assembly comprising a plurality of circumferential seal elements disposed within each of the plurality of retention channels. A first subset of the plurality of seal elements is formed from a first material and a second subset of the plurality of seal elements is formed from a second material.