Liquid metal bearing

Info

Patent number: D1154740
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 2023
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 2026
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC (Waukesha, WI)
Inventors: Andrew T Triscari (West Milwaukee, WI), Eric J Lubar (West Milwaukee, WI), Kyle R Berndt (West Milwaukee, WI), Andrew J Marconnet (West Milwaukee, WI), Donald R Allen (West Milwaukee, WI), Ryan Randall Dagen (West Milwaukee, WI), Ian S Hunt (West Milwaukee, WI)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Assistant Examiner: Karen M. Jones
Application Number: 29/878,770

Description

Description

FIG. 1 is a top-front-right perspective view of a liquid metal bearing according to a first embodiment of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom-rear-left perspective view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view of the fill port of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 1 taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a top-front-right perspective view of a liquid metal bearing according to a second embodiment of the claimed design.

FIG. 11 is a bottom-rear-left perspective view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is a front view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 10.

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 10.

FIG. 14 is a right side view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 10.

FIG. 15 is a left side view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 10.

FIG. 16 is a top view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 10.

FIG. 17 is a bottom view of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 18 is a partial sectional view of the fill port of the liquid metal bearing of FIG. 10 taken along line 18-18 in FIG. 17.

The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the liquid metal bearing that form no part of the claimed design. The broken line hatch shading in FIGS. 9 and 18 of the drawings illustrate interior portions of the liquid metal bearing that form no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot broken lines in FIGS. 8, 9, 17 and 18 of the drawings illustrate the bounds and direction of the partial sectional views and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a liquid metal bearing as shown and described.