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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon C Gainer, Penn Hills, PA (US);
Russell M Luck, Monroeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16C / ; C10M / ; C10M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308240 ; 252 14 ; 308243 ;
Abstract
An extrudable, oil-permeated wicking material, for use in lubricating sleeve metal bearings, is made from a mass of steam-pressure-splayed, swollen, lignin-containing, dried, wood fibers, and a contained lubricating oil; where the weight ratio of oil:lignin containing wood fibers is from about 8:1 to about 3:1, and the oil is contained in microcapillary voids in contact with the lignin.