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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:
May. 05, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl T Luce, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Edwin L Banks, Jr, Lake View Terrace, CA (US);
Terrence P Dowell, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Assignee:
Barry Wright Corporation, Watertown, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308230 ; 308D / ;
Abstract
A thrust bearing adapted for high and low pressure loading for supporting an end of a shaft for rotation about its longitudinal axis comprising a ball bearing confined in concentric relation at the end of the shaft to be supported and a part recessed into the end of the shaft which rests against the ball bearing structured to dissipate heat and of a composition such that at high loads and high velocity, it functions as a solid lubricant and at low loads and low velocity, it functions as a solid.