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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Janaki Weiden, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Joerg Heldmann, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Janaki Weiden, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Joerg Heldmann, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Pampus GmbH, Willich, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/042 (2014.01); F16M 11/20 (2006.01); F24J 2/54 (2006.01); F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/08 (2006.01); F16C 33/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/542 (2013.01); F16C 17/02 (2013.01); F16C 17/022 (2013.01); F16C 33/08 (2013.01); F16C 33/20 (2013.01); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01); F24J 2002/5482 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power generation structure for generating power from a renewable energy source including a base, an energy conversion structure connected to the base, and an articulating joint between the base and the energy conversion structure, the articulating joint comprising a bearing member having a body including a composite material having a rigid material and a friction-reducing material overlying the rigid material, wherein the rigid material comprises a material selected from the group of consisting of aluminum and stainless steel.