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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2009
John Weston, Queensbury, NY (US);
Carl Luhrmann, Glens Falls, NY (US);
Keith Vogel, Queensbury, NY (US);
Grant Bechard, Queensbury, NY (US);
James Oropallo, Gansevoort, NY (US);
Mark Wilkinson, Huntington, MA (US);
John Weston, Queensbury, NY (US);
Carl Luhrmann, Glens Falls, NY (US);
Keith Vogel, Queensbury, NY (US);
Grant Bechard, Queensbury, NY (US);
James Oropallo, Gansevoort, NY (US);
Mark Wilkinson, Huntington, MA (US);
Andritz Inc., Glens Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
A bearing cylinder for a screen assembly of a pressurized pulp diffuser, the bearing cylinder including: a plurality of segments of the bearing cylinder wherein the segments are arranged side-by-side to form the bearing cylinder; and each of said segments includes a first region formed of a hard material resistant to damage from sand and rocks, and a second region formed of a soft material that thermally expands and conforms to bearing surfaces opposite to the bearing cylinder.