ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,250, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies LLC (Beaver Falls, Pa.).
"Bearing system for pot roller" was invented by John Dodsworth (Beaver Falls, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing system is configured for use between a roller journal and a support frame in a molten metal hot dip coating line for steel strip. The system includes a sleeve configured to attach to a journal and a bearing assembly comprising a bushing rotatably supporting the sleeve. The sleeve is made from solid cemented carbide. An elastically compressible layer joins the sleeve to the journal, wherein the sleeve and the jou...