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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Aditya Bhakta, Bangalore, IN;
Bhaskar Tamma, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 35/04 (2006.01); F04B 39/12 (2006.01); F04B 39/00 (2006.01); F04B 39/10 (2006.01); F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F04B 53/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 35/045 (2013.01); F04B 35/04 (2013.01); F04B 39/0005 (2013.01); F04B 39/10 (2013.01); F04B 39/121 (2013.01); F04B 39/1073 (2013.01); F04B 39/123 (2013.01); F04B 53/008 (2013.01); F16C 32/0622 (2013.01); F25B 2309/001 (2013.01); F25B 2400/073 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compressor includes a plurality of gas bearing conduits and a plurality of gas bearing control valves. Each gas bearing control valve of the plurality of gas bearing control valves is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of gas bearing conduits. The gas bearing control valves are configured for permitting fluid flow through the gas bearing conduits when a piston of the compressor is positioned adjacent the gas bearing conduits in a chamber of the compressor.