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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:
Dec. 01, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark R Vaughn, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384115 ; 384118 ;
Abstract
The invention disclosed herein relates to an inherent variable fluid restrictor for regulating fluid pressure in a hydrostatic bearing. The inherent variable fluid restrictor is comprised of a restrictor land surrounding a fluid supply port, a collection gallery around the restrictor land and containing a fluid cross-feed port, an isolation land around the collection gallery, and a bearing pocket around the isolation land. A flow channel connects the fluid cross-feed port to a diametrically opposed bearing pocket.