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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:
Jan. 08, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley S Orkin, Vernon, CT (US);
Craig L Carlson, Granby, CT (US);
David B Rowlands, Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Kamatics Corporation, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; D04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156148 ; 87-1 ; 87-7 ; 87 11 ; 264103 ; 264258 ;
Abstract
A flanged bearing includes a layer of woven braid which is continuous throughout a sleeve and a flange portions thereof, with at least one braid strand substantially parallel to a bearing axis. The sleeve may be cylindrical in shape and the flange portion washer shaped, and the braid may include carbon fiber strands impregnated with a polyimide resin so that the bushing is lightweight and self-lubricating at high temperatures.