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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083413 | Compliant hybrid gas journal bearing using integral wire mesh dampers A compliant hybrid gas journal bearing includes compliant hybrid bearing pads having a hydrostatic recess and a capillary restrictor for providing a flow of pressurized gas to the bearing. The bearing also includes an inner rim adjacent the bearing pads, an outer ri... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7845855 | Integral tilting pad bearing There is disclosed a bearing to support a rotating shaft. The bearing includes a cylindrical housing defining a central opening. A plurality of bearing pads integrally coupled to the housing with each bearing pad having a circumferential surface defining a portion o... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7367713 | Journal bearing arrangement A tilting pad journal bearing, an annular housing for an array of arcuate bearing pads resiliently mounted by spring means which biases the pads against heads of restraining bosses that limit radial displacement and cause the bearing pads to define a shaft space. Th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7320468 | Sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement for sealing a leakage gap between relatively moveable parts in a flow path between a region of high fluid pressure and a region of low fluid pressure comprises a sealing member having an upstream surface, a downstream surface, a radially outer ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314313 | Balancing machine In a balancing machine for the measurement of, and compensation for, any unbalance of rotors, with a sliding bearing for rotatably mounting a rotor to be balanced and a supply device for supplying the sliding bearing with a fluid, the sliding bearing includes a bear... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311445 | Tilting pad bearing assembly A tilting pad bearing assembly consists of an array of bearing pads each supported on a rigid carrier by way of an intervening pivot ridge extending from the pad or carrier. The individual pad surfaces are able to tilt or rock to a limited extent about a pivot or fu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275872 | Adjustable bearing A bearing that can be reoriented to move its center is disclosed. The center of the bearing is offset from the center of its outer housing. Should the shaft extending through the bearing need to be raised or lowered the outer housing is simply rotated in its recepta... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7238066 | Pod propulsion system with rim-mounted bearings A pod propulsion system comprises a housing defining a fluid duct and an annular drum rotatably mounted to the housing within the fluid duct. The annular drum has a drum interior and a cylindrical outer surface. The system further comprises a rotor mounted to the dr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7195191 | Oil spattering prevention apparatus for tape recorder An oil spatter prevention apparatus having a shaft for use with a device, such as a tape recorder, including a stationary portion fixed to a deck, a shaft body extended from the stationary portion on which a rotation body is rotatably supported on an outer circumfer... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189054 | Self-compensating clearance seal for centrifugal pumps A radial seal is provided for installation within a centrifugal pump of the type having an impeller, a pump casing having a suction inlet, a sealing ring groove formed in the pump casing, and means for supplying flushing water to the sealing ring groove. The radial ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7163368 | Hydrodynamic bearing runner for use in tilting pad thrust bearing assemblies for electric submersible pumps An electrical submersible pump runner having a core layer and a wear layer affixed to the core layer. One embodiment of the invention provides an electrical submersible pump that includes a motor section and a centrifugal pump section. A seal section and rotary gas ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140109 | Bearing assembly and method A bearing assembly and method in which a bearing cage is disposed around a rotating member and a housing is disposed around the cage. A first portion of the radial outer surface of the cage extends in a slightly spaced relation to the corresponding portion of the in... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7065876 | Extra-roll slide bearing system for a paper/board machine or a finishing machine The invention relates to an extra-roll slide bearing system (20) for a paper/board machine or a finishing machine, surrounding a shaft (2) in a roll (1). The bearing system comprises a body section (5), which is formed with a bearing hous... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063465 | Thrust bearing A thrust bearing 11 for use with a shaft 13 having a collar 15 mounted the shaft 13 and rotatable therewith has a base ring 17, a series of shoes 19 positioned on the base ring 17, and a compressible resilient spacing... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037249 | Deflection controlled roll Deflection controlled roll that includes a rotating roll jacket, a rotationally fixed yoke arranged to axially pass through the roll jacket, and a plurality of hydrostatic support elements arranged in series on the yoke in the direction of a roll axis which are char... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7004725 | Device for centering a tube in a turbine shaft A device for centering a component positioned inside and rotationally secured at its end to a turbine hollow shaft positioned in a gas turbine engine. The device includes a sheath enclosing and solidly joined to the component, and an elastic ring interposed between ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6941864 | Method to control optimized cutting of stock to satisfy a cut list A method of processing material involves cutting pieces of material pursuant to a cut list and managing remaining salvage and defect pieces. A computer may be connected to a saw machine, and programmed to optimize cutting of stock to satisfy a cut list. An operator ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6902452 | Marine split bearings with right angle removeable grooved retainer covers A sternpost or strut bearing assemblage is disclosed having a flat mounting plate integrally formed with a pair of separated collars, which collars have their centers longitudinally aligned with each other to receive a vessel's drive shaft. A pair of opposed split b... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6776530 | Extra-roll slide bearing system for a paper/board machine or a finishing machine The invention relates to an extra-roll slide bearing system (20) for a paper/board machine or a finishing machine, surrounding a shaft (2) in a roll (1). The bearing system comprises a body section (5), which is formed with a bearing hous... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6739756 | Combination thrust bearing and journal bearing, and method for distributing fluid to same A thrust bearing tilting pad has face with a border region including an engagement surface and defining a pocket with generally longitudinal sidebars and a bottom. The pad has leading and trailing portions, with the face extending generally longitudinally therebetwe... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736542 | Reduced width tilting pad journal bearing and related method A bearing pad for a tilt pad journal bearing assembly includes a pad body having a concave journal surface on one side and a mounting portion on an opposite side adapted to secure the pad to a bearing casing, the journal surface having undercut surfaces extending al... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6637942 | Bearing assembly and method A bearing assembly and method in which a bearing cage is disposed around a rotating member and a housing is disposed around the cage. A first portion of the radial outer surface of the cage extends in a slightly spaced relation to the corresponding portio... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6623164 | Hydrodynamic journal bearing A tilting pad journal bearing (2) comprises a bearing shell (4) having a substantially cylindrical inner surface and at least three bearing pads (5, 6, 7) extending around the inner surface of the bearing shell in a substantially circumferential direction... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6538355 | Supporting structure for a rotor A supporting structure for a rotor comprises two holding members, a supporting member, and a fixing member that is fixed in place. Each holding member comprises a hole and an inner flange formed on an inner periphery defining the hole. The supporting memb... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6499883 | Tilting pad for bearings A thrust bearing tilting pad has face with a border region including an engagement surface and defining a pocket with generally longitudinal sidebars and a bottom. The pad has leading and trailing portions, with the face extending generally longitudinally... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6485182 | Sleeve bearing with bypass cooling A non-flooded bearing assembly for rotatably supporting a rotating body and selected from tilting pad journal, tilting pad thrust and sleeve bearings, has a body made from Ampcoloy™ and provided with babbitted bearing and outer surfaces. The bearing ass... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6457866 | Rotary bearing A rotary bearing, in particular for optical measuring technology, such as measuring the image fidelity of an optical element, with an aperture and central axis, is provided with an outer mounting part (1) and with an inner bearing part (2). The inner bear... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6413043 | Inlet guide vane and shroud support contact An assembly for coupling together in a turbofan engine the guide vane and the inner vane shroud. The assembly includes a bushing positioned within a shroud port for receiving the inner trunnion of the vane. A washer located between the bushing and a trunn... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6379046 | Modular support structure for hydrodynamic bearing A hydrodynamic bearing is constructed having a modular bearing pad support system which provides flexure pivot motion about an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the supported shaft to provide hydrodynamic performance and a rocking motion about an a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6361215 | Journal bearing A journal bearing having a working surface for contacting a shaft, and channels provided on the working surface and being configured to collect lubricant and redirect lubricant across the bearing working surface. A method for lubricating a bearing assembl... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6351721 | Method and system for turbine clearance measurement analysis A system and method for analyzing part clearance data compares stored design clearance data and tolerance data with actual measured clearance values to determine whether any of the actual clearance values are out of tolerance. Clearance values are measure... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6203202 | Method for monitoring and controlling the operation of rotary drums borne on sliding blocks and a sliding block bearing therefor In order to monitor the function of the sliding block bearing elements in view of the hydrostatically and/or hydrodynamically generated compressed oil film or, respectively, compressed oil cushion, given rotating drums seated on sliding blocks such as, fo... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6200034 | Self-stabilizing, true-tilting pad with generally tapered pocket for journal bearing True-tilting pad of journal bearing has face with border region including engagement surface and defining pocket with generally longitudinal sidebars and a bottom. The pad has leading and trailing portions, with the face extending generally longitudinally... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6170989 | Modular support structure for hydrodynamic bearing A hydrodynamic bearing is constructed having a modular bearing pad support system which provides flexure pivot motion about an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the supported shaft to provide hydrodynamic performance and a rocking motion about an a... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6079102 | Journal bearing method employing self-stabilizing, true-tilting pad with abruptly-stepped pocket True-tilting pad of journal bearing has face with border region including engagement surface and defining pocket with longitudinal sidebars, bottom, and abrupt step. The pad has leading and trailing portions, with the face extending longitudinally therebe... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6050727 | Hydrostatically supported tilting pad journal bearing improvements Applicant's invention defines an improved tilting pad journal bearing having a shell with an inner surface which is dimensionally coincident with yet slightly larger than the geometry of the outer surface of its bearing pads, said pads provided with ramps... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6012386 | Bearing control system for a roll with hydrostatic bearings A bearing control system for a roll with hydrostatic bearings which is mounted by its axle on a bearing block or other equivalent frame member by hydraulically loaded hydrostatic bearing elements. A principal bearing element acts in a principal loading di... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5795077 | Tilting pad journal bearing The bearing for supporting a rotatable shaft 2 comprises an annular housing 7 around the shaft 2; movable bearing members 6 arranged in the annular housing 7, each bearing member 7 making bearing contact with the rotatable shaft 2 or component 3, circumfe... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5772334 | Fluid film bearings A hydrodynamic fluid film bearing in which a plurality of circumferentially spaced bearing elements are provided, defining areas of support for the rotating part of the bearing. At least some of the bearing elements are adjustable during operation to vary... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772335 | Self-stabilizing, true-tilting pad with abruptly-stepped pocket for journal bearing True-tilting pad of journal bearing has face with border region including engagement surface and defining pocket with longitudinal sidebars, bottom, and abrupt step. The pad has leading and trailing portions, with the face extending longitudinally therebe... | 06/30/1998 |
