Inventor · Charlestown, RI, US

Russell D. Ide

79Patents
29h-index
4Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 3, 1984 → Aug 16, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5455778A Bearing design analysis apparatus and method Physics 100 Expired
US5385409A Non-contacting mechanical face seal of the gap-type Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 100 Expired
US5743654A Hydrostatic and active control movable pad bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 99 Expired
US4738453A Hydrodynamic face seal with lift pads Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 87 Expired
US5603574A Fluid dampened support having variable stiffness and damping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US4515486A Elastomeric supported hydrodynamic bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 73 Expired
US4676668A Multi-deflection pad-type hydrodynamic bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 68 Expired
US5421655A Fluid dampened support having variable stiffness and damping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US5254893A Shaft support assembly for use in a polygon mirror drive motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 63 Expired
US5137373A Bearings having beam mounted bearing pads and methods of making same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 58 Expired
US5246295A Non-contacting mechanical face seal of the gap-type Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 55 Expired
US4496251A Pad-type hydrodynamic bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 55 Expired
US5054938A Hydrodynamic bearings having beam mounted bearing pads and sealed bearing assemblies including the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Expired
US5125754A Multi-deflection pad hydrodynamic thrust and journal bearings having a modular construction Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 51 Expired
US5513917A Hydrostatic and active control movable pad bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 50 Expired
US5489155A Tilt pad variable geometry bearings having tilting bearing pads and methods of making same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 49 Expired
US5048622A Hermetically sealed progressive cavity drive train for use in downhole drilling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5425584A Fluid dampened support for rolling element bearings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US5660481A Hydrodynamic bearings having beam mounted bearing pads and sealed bearing assemblies including the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 47 Expired
US5135060A Articulated coupling for use with a downhole drilling apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5393145A Pad type hydrodynamic thrust bearings having a modular construction Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 44 Expired
US5531522A Fluid dampened support having variable stiffness and damping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US5222815A Bearings having beam mounted bearing pads and methods of making same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US5096004A High pressure downhole progressive cavity drilling apparatus with lubricating flow restrictor Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US5215385A Low-profile disk drive motor with deflecting-pad bearings Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 39 Expired

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