US Patent Issued to Copeland on April 7 for "Foil bearing assembly including bidirectional anti-rotation features and compressor including same" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,821, issued on April 7, was assigned to Copeland LP (Sidney, Ohio).

"Foil bearing assembly including bidirectional anti-rotation features and compressor including same" was invented by Michael M. Perevozchikov (Tipp City, Ohio) and Patrick Shawn O'Meara (Tipp City, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing system includes a housing having an inner surface defining a bore and a slot, and a foil bearing assembly positioned within the bore. The foil bearing assembly includes an outer foil assembly, a bump foil assembly, and an inner foil assembly. The outer foil assembly includes an outer foil extending from a first outer foil end t...