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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. 08, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward H Phillips, Middletown, CA (US);
Assignee:
Optimetrix Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308 / ; 384122 ;
Abstract
A gas bearing is provided which has a spherically contoured pocket with a gas supply passage which opens in the center of the pocket. The gas bearing is coupled to the load and is supported by a stem and a ball joint through which the gas is supplied to the bearing. An additional passage allows gas to flow between the pocket and a closed chamber in the bearing.