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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. 22, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
David A Zornes, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Balanced Engines, Inc., Tacoma, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384551 ; 384470 ;
Abstract
A bearing has a plurality of rolling elements in a raceway which are separated by lubricating spacer elements and non-lubricating spacer elements. The lubricating spacer elements are free to float between the rolling elements and can provide all of the lubrication for the bearing. The non-lubricating spacer elements may also be free to float between the rolling elements or can be provided by a cage.