Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self-repair bearing and methods
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Application No.: US16733800Application Date: 2020-01-03
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Publication No.: US11460070B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Steven G. Lemery
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Kunzler Bean & Adamson
- Main IPC: F16C17/24
- IPC: F16C17/24 ; F16C33/10 ; F16C33/24 ; F16C33/12

Abstract:
Disclosed herein a bearing that comprises a base, made of a metallic base material. The base comprises a cylindrical outer surface, a cylindrical inner surface that is opposite the cylindrical outer surface, and a central channel defined by the cylindrical inner surface and extending through the base. The bearing also comprises a selective transfer material embedded in the base. The selective transfer material is different than the metallic base material and is configured to release from the base in response to frictionally-induced pressure acting on the base.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210207650A1 SELF-REPAIR BEARING AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2021-07-08
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