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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Marcin B. Bauza, Charlotte, NC (US);
Stuart T. Smith, Charlotte, NC (US);
Shane C. Woody, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Marcin B. Bauza, Charlotte, NC (US);
Stuart T. Smith, Charlotte, NC (US);
Shane C. Woody, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
InsituTec Inc., Concord, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 27/00 (2006.01); F16C 23/04 (2006.01); F16C 23/08 (2006.01); F16C 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A symmetric ultra-precision spindle design in which all forces of constraint are, within the tolerances of manufacturing and assembly processes, symmetrically arranged about its axis. Additionally this design may require little or no external power other than the forces to rotate the spindle.