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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:
Sep. 29, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Leonardus P Tielemans, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384107 ; 384113 ; 384114 ; 384120 ; 384121 ;
Abstract
An aerostatic or aerodynamic bearing comprising a stationary part and a movable part with cooperating bearing surfaces between which there is formed a bearing gap which at one area communicates with an air inlet and at another area opens into the atmosphere. The air inlet comprises one or more filters, and at least one of the bearing surfaces is provided with a pressure-equalizing groove near the area at which the bearing gap opens into the atmosphere.