Patents by Inventor Thomas Patrick SHOUP

Thomas Patrick SHOUP 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).

  • Five-axial groove cylindrical journal bearing with pressure dams for bi-directional rotation
    Patent number: 9410572
    Abstract: A five-axial groove cylindrical journal bearing assembly with pressure dams designed for bi-directional rotation for rotatably supporting a rotating body provided with a babbitted inner surface. The journal bearing assembly has two pressure dams that are substantially mirror images of each other along a centerline between the pressure dams and has two pressure dams each located substantially opposite the direction of two vector loads of the journal bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Lufkin Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Patrick Shoup, Jeffrey Lawrence
  • Five-axial groove cylindrical journal bearing with pressure dams for bi-directional rotation
    Publication number: 20150323000
    Abstract: A five-axial groove cylindrical journal bearing assembly with pressure dams designed for bi-directional rotation for rotatably supporting a rotating body provided with a babbitted inner surface. The journal bearing assembly has two pressure dams that are substantially mirror images of each other along a centerline between the pressure dams and has two pressure dams each located substantially opposite the direction of two vector loads of the journal bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: Lufkin Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Patrick SHOUP, Jeffrey LAWRENCE