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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald E Bently, Minden, NV (US);
John W Grant, Minden, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bently Nevada Corporation, Minden, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384118 ; 384448 ;
Abstract
A fluid flow control system for a bearing supporting rotating equipment, method and apparatus is disclosed in which a rotating shaft is suspended in a fluid. Shaft precession is monitored to provide a compensatory feed back loop to maintain proper shaft registry in the face of loads.