Journal and journal bearing assemblies
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1. A GAS LUBRICATED JOURNAL AND JOURNAL BEARING ASSEMBLY WHEREIN THE JOURNAL BEARING HAS A CYLINDRICAL BEARING SURFACE HAVING DEFINED THEREIN AT EACH END OF THE ASSEMBLY AT LEAST ONE RING OF THREE OR MORE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING SHALLOW GROOVES EACH HAVING A WIDTH LESS THAN THE ARCUATE LENGTH AND EACH TERMINATING ABRUPTLY TO CREATE A STEP, THE GROOVES OCCUPYING CORRESPONDING ARCUATE POSITIONS IN ALL THE RINGS AND THE GROOVES EACH HAVING AT CORRESPONDING ENDS THEREOF A HOLE PROVIDING FREE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GROOVES AND THE ATMOSPHERE AMBIENT TO THE ASSEMBLY.
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1. A GAS LUBRICATED JOURNAL AND JOURNAL BEARING ASSEMBLY WHEREIN THE JOURNAL BEARING HAS A CYLINDRICAL BEARING SURFACE HAVING DEFINED THEREIN AT EACH END OF THE ASSEMBLY AT LEAST ONE RING OF THREE OR MORE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING SHALLOW GROOVES EACH HAVING A WIDTH LESS THAN THE ARCUATE LENGTH AND EACH TERMINATING ABRUPTLY TO CREATE A STEP, THE GROOVES OCCUPYING CORRESPONDING ARCUATE POSITIONS IN ALL THE RINGS AND THE GROOVES EACH HAVING AT CORRESPONDING ENDS THEREOF A HOLE PROVIDING FREE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GROOVES AND THE ATMOSPHERE AMBIENT TO THE ASSEMBLY.
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Current AssigneeGreat Saughall, Shaun Alien David, Stanley Whitley
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Original AssigneeGreat Saughall, Shaun Alien David, Stanley Whitley
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InventorsSTANLEY WHITLEY, GREAT SAUGHALL, SHAUN ALIEN DAVID
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Application NumberUS03/850,324Time in Patent Office1,212 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current384/118CPC Class CodesF16C 17/028 with fixed wedges to genera...F16C 33/1075 Wedges, e.g. ramps or lobes...
