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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:
Mar. 28, 1989
Filed:
May. 31, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Allen M Jones, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Williams International Corporation, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384103 ; 384104 ; 384253 ;
Abstract
An adjustable tension foil bearing for a rotatable shaft comprises a bearing housing for the support of a plurality of foil carriers which carry a like plurality of foil elements. The foil carriers are rotatable to effect tensioning of the foil elements.