Patent ID: 11859660
Assignee: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A method of forming a combination thrust-bearing and radial bearing assembly, the method comprising:
mounting at least one superhard thrust-bearing element to a thrust-bearing support ring to be spaced from a center of the thrust-bearing support ring by a first distance and to form a thrust-bearing assembly, the at least one superhard thrust-bearing element including a superhard thrust-bearing surface; and
mounting at least one superhard radial bearing element to a radial bearing support ring to be spaced from the center of the radial bearing support ring by a second distance and to form a radial bearing assembly, the at least one superhard radial bearing element including a superhard radial bearing surface, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance.