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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Us Synthetic Corporation, Orem, UT (US);
Inventor:
Xiaobin Lu, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION, Orem, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/047 (2013.01); F16C 17/028 (2013.01); F16C 33/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate a bearing assembly, which may be operated at least partially hydrodynamically, and includes a support ring having reduced-thickness portions configured to elastically flex for promoting hydrodynamic fluid flow between opposing bearings of the bearing apparatus incorporated in a bearing apparatus. The disclosed bearing assemblies and apparatuses may be employed in downhole motors of a subterranean drilling system or other mechanical systems.