ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,040, issued on June 23, was assigned to KINGSBURY INC. (Philadelphia).
"Spherical fluid-film bearing" was invented by Frederick C. Wiesinger Jr. (Lansdale, Pa.), Robert J. Morton (Cinnaminson, N.J.) and Matthew M. Marchione (Richboro, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spherical fluid-film bearing for supporting a rotating shaft includes a first bearing element and a second bearing element positioned along the rotating shaft in opposite orientations. Each bearing element also includes a rotor having bearing surface formed as a spherical segment. Additional stabilizing features may be included in the spherical fluid-film bearing, in...