Patents by Inventor Nathan T. Sides

Nathan T. Sides has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Offset-pad bearing
    Patent number: 4286828
    Abstract: A bearing pad for slidably supporting a relatively movable load applying ber. The pad comprises a face member swingably mounted on a base member and having a bearing surface laterally offset toward the leading edge from the nadir of the base member and facing the movable member whereby the load normal to the bearing surface and frictional drag across the bearing surface both act to cause the face member to swing arcuately in the direction of movement of the moving member thereby tilting the bearing surface for trapping a wedged shaped film of lubricant between the bearing surface and the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Nathan T. Sides, Thomas L. Daugherty