US Patent Issued to Copeland on July 1 for "Foil bearing assembly including perforated inner foil assembly and compressor including same" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,271, issued on July 1, was assigned to Copeland LP (Sidney, Ohio).

"Foil bearing assembly including perforated inner foil assembly and compressor including same" was invented by Patrick Shawn O'Meara (Tipp City, Ohio), Michael M. Perevozchikov (Tipp City, Ohio) and Zheji Liu (Tipp City, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing system includes a bearing housing and a foil bearing assembly. The bearing housing includes a sleeve defining a cylindrical bore, and a mounting structure for connecting the bearing system to a compressor housing. The foil bearing assembly is positioned within the cylindrical bore and includes an inner foil...