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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:
May. 21, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1994
Roy L Orndorff, Jr, Kent, OH (US);
The BF Goodrich Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft of a ship wherein the shaft is generally to be supported by such bearing assembly in a horizontally extending position. The bearing assembly has a housing with a cylindrical shell mounted therein having a central bore with a longitudinally extending central axis. The shell has a set of circumferentially spaced staves to support the drive shaft. All of the staves are comprised of a slippery polymer alloy and project into the central bore of the shell. The staves are held in place by gripping members comprised of an elastomeric member compressed by a rigid plate.
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