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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:
Nov. 24, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
John C Nicholas, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Robley G Kirk, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308-9 ; 308122 ;
Abstract
A fluid-film, pocket bearing of the three axial-groove-type, which has three bearing pads but only two pressure pockets. The design of the bearing provides significant stabilization and a capacity for supporting heavy loads with the predominant pocket loading being horizontal thereof. One of the pads, in the lower half of the bearing, encompasses the location whereat loading thereof obtains, and this one pad has no pressure pocket. The trailing edges of the two pockets (in the other pads) are smoothly blended into the pad surfaces.