ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,963, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to KLA Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.).
"Asymmetric gas bearing bushing for thermo-pump" was invented by Anatoly Shchemelinin (Bozeman, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas bearing is disclosed. The gas bearing may include a cylinder with an inner cylinder radius. The gas bearing may include a piston with a piston radius, wherein the inner cylinder radius is larger than the piston radius, wherein the piston is located within the cylinder. The gas bearing may include a gas bearing radius, wherein the gas bearing radius is greater than the piston radius and less than the inner cylinder radius. The ga...