▁pivot ▁was ▁placed , ▁allowing ▁the ▁load ▁to ▁act ▁through ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁maximum ▁fluid ▁pressure . ▁The ▁Kings bury ▁pat ent ▁lack ed ▁this ▁mathematical ▁approach , ▁and ▁the ▁pad ' s ▁pivot ▁point ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁geometric ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁bearing . ▁Mich ell ' s ▁pat ent ▁( in ▁Britain ▁and ▁Australia ) ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁while ▁Kings bury ' s ▁first ▁pat ent ▁attempt ▁was ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁Kings bury ' s ▁U . S . ▁pat ent ▁was ▁eventually ▁granted ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁after ▁he ▁demonstrated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁concept ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁As ▁stated ▁by ▁Sydney ▁Walker , ▁a ▁long - time ▁employee ▁of ▁Mich ell ' s , ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁Kings bury ' s ▁pat ent ▁was ▁" a ▁blow ▁which ▁Mich ell ▁found ▁hard ▁to ▁accept ". ▁ ▁The ▁bearing ▁has ▁section al ▁sho es , ▁or ▁p ads ▁on ▁p iv ots . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁bearing ▁is ▁in ▁operation , ▁the ▁rot ating ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bearing ▁car ries ▁fresh ▁oil ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁pad ▁area ▁through ▁vis c ous ▁drag . ▁ ▁Fl uid ▁pressure ▁causes ▁the ▁pad ▁to ▁t ilt ▁slightly , ▁creating ▁a ▁narrow ▁con str iction ▁between ▁the ▁sh oe ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁bearing ▁surface . ▁A ▁w edge ▁of ▁press ur ised ▁fluid ▁builds ▁behind ▁this ▁con str iction , ▁separ ating ▁the ▁moving ▁parts . ▁ ▁The