Patent ID: 11898921
Assignee: HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 9:
10. A method of forming an air bearing for use with calibrating a force measurement device, the method comprising:
forming an inner wall having a cylindrical shape with a diameter that is greater than a diameter of an object contributing to a force measured by the force measurement device, the inner wall defining an object retention opening;
forming an outer wall having a cylindrical shape with a diameter that is greater than the diameter of the inner wall and concentric with the inner wall;
forming an upper wall having an annular shape with an inner circumference attached to an upper edge of the inner wall and an outer circumference attached to an upper edge of the outer wall;
forming a lower wall having an annular shape with an inner circumference attached to a lower edge of the inner wall and an outer circumference attached to a lower edge of the outer wall, wherein inner surfaces of the inner wall, the outer wall, the upper wall, and the lower wall form the boundaries of an internal chamber; and
forming a plurality of air outlets along the inner wall, the air outlets configured to allow compressed air to flow from the internal chamber to the object retention opening.