US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on June 2 for "Thrust bearing with tilting pad" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,365, issued on June 2, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Thrust bearing with tilting pad" was invented by Michael Rimmer (Frimley, Great Britain) and Philip John Ekins (Frimley, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thrust bearing for an electric submersible pump includes a ring or mounting clips that include spring elements and retaining tangs, and pads each including a fluid interface surface and a pivot surface. Slots are formed between the pivot surface and the fluid interface surface. The spring elements engage the slots to secure the pads to the ring or mounting clips. The thrust bearing furth...