Shaft seal and bearing for rotating machinery

Claim 1

IN ROTATING TURBO-MACHINERY HAVING AT LEAST A BEARING MOUNTED FLUID DRIVEN TURBINE, MEANS TO POSITIVELY SEGREGATED BEARING LUBRICANTS FROM THE WORKING FLUID THEREOF INCLUDING; A HOUSING; ROTATIVE MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING, SAID ROTATIVE MEANS HAVING A DRIVING TURBINE AT ONE END AND A DRIVEN MEANS PROXIMATE THE OTHER END THEREOF; A HYDROSTATIC-DYNAMIC BEARING SUPPORTING THE END OF SAID ROTATIVE MEANS ADJACENT SAID TURBINE COMPRISING A BEARING MOUNT DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING, SAID MOUNT DEFINING A BORE THEREIN DISPOSED IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP AROUND SAID ROTATIVE MEANS, MEANS TO HYDROSTATIC-DYNAMICALLY LUBRICATE SAID BEARING WITH A PRESSURIZED FLUID; MEANS INCLUDING CONVENTIONAL BEARINGS SUPPORTING SAID ROTATIVE MEANS AND SPACED FROM SAID HYDROSTATICDYNAMIC BEARING TO ISOLATE MECHANICAL FORCES TRANSMITTED THROUGH SAID ROTATIVE MEANS, MEANS TO LUBRICATE SAID CONVENTIONAL BEARINGS;