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Centrifugal pump assemblies having an axial flux electric motor and methods of assembly thereof

  • US 10,584,739 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2017
  • Issued: 03/10/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hydrodynamic bearing assembly configured to rotating about an axis, said hydrodynamic bearing assembly comprising:

  • a first stationary component;

    a shaft coupled to said first stationary component;

    a second stationary component coupled to said shaft opposite said first stationary component; and

    a rotating component coupled to said shaft between said first stationary component and said second stationary component, wherein said rotating component comprises a first end surface including a first diameter and an opposing second end surface including a second diameter greater than said first diameter, wherein said rotating component comprises a body surface extending between said first end surface and said second end surface, wherein said body surface is non-linear arid comprises a curved surface.

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