Abstract: An elongated electric motor having an annular stator comprising a plurality of magnetic laminations and a rotor on a shaft comprising a plurality of segments in said stator with a plurality of bearing means supporting said shaft and rotor, the bearing means including journal portions adjacent the stator with a groove therein in which a spring is disposed. The spring frictionally engages the stator and the bearings and prevents rotation of the bearing because of the magnetic field of the stator.

Abstract: A tandem thrust bearing arrangement comprising a housing having a substantially vertical shaft journaled therein, which shaft has a load thereon, and independently mounted lower and upper thrust bearing means associated with the shaft. The lower thrust bearing means carries predetermined first portions of the imposed load while the upper thrust bearing means carries thrust loads in excess of the first part thereof, permitting full loading of the shaft in a limited spacial relationship.

Abstract: A protector for protecting cable which is connected to a tubing string in a well. The protector is generally cylindrical having a bore adapted to be secured to the tubing of the string and is constructed in two pieces for ease of installation. A longitudinally extending slot is provided which is so dimensioned as to fully receive the cable. The protectors are spaced along the tubing string which may extend for great distances. The protectors may be of elastomeric material and may be eccentric with the cable receiving slot positioned in the thickest section. Lips overlying the slot may be provided as a measure to restrain the cable in the slot, to further protect cable from burrs or other protuberances and to provide wear points on the protector further from the cable.