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Surface textured rollers

US8123413B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

15References

20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Nikhil Subhashchandra Tambe · Bengaluru, IN
Munishwar Ahuja · Bengaluru, IN
Hombe Gowda · Savanuru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2009
Grant date	Feb 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/19642
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A surface textured roller and a surface textured rolling element bearing comprising a plurality of micropores in a surface thereof is presented. The plurality of micropores may have a geometry selected from a hemisphere, a diamond shape, an ellipsoid, and a cone. The surface textured rollers may be used, for example, in a gear box and/or a wind turbine drivetrain.

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