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Viscous friction dampers

Assignee: Hydrokin Ltd
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Filing: 1964-05-01
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Granted: 1966-07-26
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Expires: 1984-05-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Maurice F Edwards

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 12:27
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F15/00; F16F15/10; F16F15/16; F16F15/167; F16F15/173; F16F9/00; F16F9/30; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2121; Y10T74/2122; Y10T74/2126

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 57 words
A VISCOUS FRICTION DAMPER COMPRISING AN ANNULAR CASING, AN ANNULAR SLIPPING FLYWHEEL ENCOLOSED WITHIN SAID CASING IN CLOSE SPACED RELATION WITH THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF SAID CASING, A VISCOUS DAMPING FLUID IN SAID CASING, AND A NON-METALLIC JOURNAL BEARING COMPRISING A RING OF NON-METALLIC BEARING MATERIAL HAVING INHERENT FLEXIBILITY AND RESILIENCE AND ARRANGED IN FREE FLOATING RELATION
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 57 words
A VISCOUS FRICTION DAMPER COMPRISING AN ANNULAR CASING, AN ANNULAR SLIPPING FLYWHEEL ENCOLOSED WITHIN SAID CASING IN CLOSE SPACED RELATION WITH THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF SAID CASING, A VISCOUS DAMPING FLUID IN SAID CASING, AND A NON-METALLIC JOURNAL BEARING COMPRISING A RING OF NON-METALLIC BEARING MATERIAL HAVING INHERENT FLEXIBILITY AND RESILIENCE AND ARRANGED IN FREE FLOATING RELATION

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-25 1970-01-24 1970-07-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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