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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Applicant:
Alex Habibvand, Orange, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alex Habibvand, Orange, CA (US);
Assignee:
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc., Oxford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ball bearing for a cryogenic application including an inner ring and an outer ring positioned around the inner ring. The inner ring and the outer ring define a raceway therebetween. The ball bearing includes a plurality of rolling balls disposed in the raceway and a slug separator positioned between and slidingly engaging each of adjacent pairs the rolling balls. The slug separator defines an exterior surface thereon, which has a recess extending at least partially into the slug separator. The recess is configured to flow cryogenic fluid therethrough.