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Gas bearing

CA 1206997 A · Owner: Optimetrix Corporation · Inventors: Phillips, Edward H.

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A gas bearing is provided which has a spherically contoured pocket with a gas supply passage which opens in the center of the pocket. The gas bearing is coupled to the load and is supported by a stem and a ball joint through which the gas is supplied to the bearing. An additional passage allows gas to flow between the pocket and a closed chamber in the bearing.

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  • Granted July 2, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 2, 2003.
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FiledJuly 30, 1982
GrantedJuly 2, 1986
Term endedJuly 2, 2003
Patent numberCA 1206997 A
Classification (IPC)F16C32/06 +1 more

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1983198619891992199519982001Application filedJuly 30, 1982Patent grantedJuly 2, 1986Term endedJuly 2, 2003

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