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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5335711 | Process and apparatus for metal casting Cast components having reduced porosity levels are produced by pouring a molten metal into a mould which is in a first chamber, and withdrawing the filled mould into a second chamber. The second chamber is then isolated from the first chamber with regard ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5096581 | Centrifugal oil filter Centrifugal oil filters are described comprising a rotatable centrifugal cleaning cartridge, a shaft for rotation thereon, a co-operating member for connecting the filter assembly to a source of fluid to be cleaned, an outer casing member, a closure membe... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5009124 | Wrist pin Wrist pins for use in pistons are described. The wrist pin comprises an elongate, substantially hollow member having two spaced-apart convex surface portions of substantially cylindrical or oval curvature, the two convex portions being connected by two wa... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5001965 | Piston and piston ring Pistons and associated piston rings are described for use in internal combustion engines. The piston and piston ring comprise an annular piston ring groove having two radially extending walls and an axially extending wall; a compression ring received in t... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4928578 | Pistons with bearing members Pistons are described comprising a crown portion and a skirt portion, the crown portion having depending from the underside thereof a boss, the boss having secured thereto at least two bearing members in fixed relationship to the piston body and which bea... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4871458 | Centrifugal filters A centrifugal filter is described with a disassemblable cleaning rotor having a fluid flow directing member comprising an annular member which is removably located by its outer periphery by a sealing member and a base member.... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4864985 | Rotary valve A rotary valve is described together with engines embodying such valves. A rotary valve for an internal combustion engine or compressor comprises a generally cylindrical valve body member of a ceramic material, the valve body having at least one gas duct ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4841927 | Ceramic cylinders Ceramic cylinder assemblies for internal combustion engines, particularly diesels, are described. The assemblies comprise at least two portions including at least one main cylinder portion and at least one combustion region portion, the at least two porti... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4838149 | Pistons Pistons for internal combusion engines are described. The pistons comprise a crown component and a skirt component wherein the crown component consists of an iron or nickel based alloy annular portion having fitted directly therein a ceramic insert, the c... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4831919 | Asymmetric oval piston with higher convexity thrust face Pistons are described having oval polar profiles or both oval polar profiles and axial profiles machined to asymmetric curvatures about the plane which includes both the piston axis and the minor axis over at least a part of the skirt length, the asymmetr... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4830719 | Method for etching piston rings A method for the etching of chromium-coated piston rings comprises the steps of producing relative movement and rubbing contact between the chromium-coated surface of a piston ring which is anodic and a cathode having a porous material on the rubbing surf... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4817505 | Piston with stiffening structure for lower skirt regions Pistons are described having improved stiffness of the lower skirt regions to improve piston guidance and oil film distribution. The pistons comprise a crown portion including piston ring grooves and a skirt portion, the skirt portion being divided into a... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4817007 | Machine tool control systems A machine tool has a workpiece which is rotated by a motor. The tool is moved by a tool drive to machine a required surface profile on the workpiece and is also indexed on a carriage. The stepping signals for the workpiece motor are produced by a control ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4811253 | Method and apparatus for the measurement of airfoils A method and apparatus are described for the automatic gauging of engineering components. The apparatus includes a clamp for holding a component to be gauged, probes for scanning a surface of the component, drives to provide relative motion between the co... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4804033 | Production of engineering components A process is described for the production of engineering components wherein the process comprises filling a die cavity within a die assembly with molten metal by utilizing centrifugal force, the die cavity being rotated about an axis remote from the actua... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4795682 | Tin-cobalt bearing overlay alloys Alloys of the type known as overlays for bearings are described. An overlay for a bearing comprises between 0.5 and 15 wt % of cobalt the balance being tin apart from incidental impurities.... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4787975 | Disposable cartridges for centrifugal separators Disposable cartridges are described which are formed from thin sheet metal pressings and wherein the base member has integrally-formed nozzles to produce less turbulent flow in the oil jets issuing from the nozzles than in known cartridges. Less turbulent... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4770547 | Bearings Thrust bearings are described comprising a substantially planar thrust accepting member having at least one locating portion substantially at a right angle thereto and which is adapted to co-operate with a recess formed in the bearing housing. In a prefer... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4769118 | Process for the curvilinear formation of holes A process is described for the production of holes having curvilinear paths in engineering components. The process comprises the steps of producing relative motion along a curvilinear path between a workpiece in which it is desired to form a curved hole a... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4755952 | Measurement and machining of engineering components A method and apparatus are described for the automatic gauging of engineering components. The apparatus includes a clamp for holding a component to be gauged, probes for scanning a surface of the component, drives to provide relative motion between the co... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4730547 | Pistons and piston castings A piston casting for forming a piston for an internal combustion engine or compressor comprises a generally cylindrical crown (10) having a ring belt (11) extending around the crown for the formation therein of one or more piston ring grooves. A gudgeon p... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4715491 | High inertia load drives and controls therefor A drive system is described for driving high-inertia loads such as, for example, conveyor belts for carrying minerals in mines, quarries, etc. The drive system for a high inertia load comprises a prime mover, a brake for holding the load stationary, react... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4707194 | Process for the production of bearing materials Bearing materials and a process for the manufacture thereof are described. The bearing alloys are aluminium-based and comprise the following compositions expressed in weight percent; 8 to 35 tin, 1 to 3 copper, 2 to 10 silicon and remainder aluminium apar... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4696867 | Aluminum based bearing alloys An alloy for use as a bearing lining on a metal backing comprising, by weight, 1 to 11% silicon, 8 to 35% tin, and 0.2 to 3% copper, the balance being aluminum. The lining is first cast as a billet annealed, cold rolled, annealed and cold rolled a second ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4695169 | Structural bearing A structural bearing assembly in which a center plate is located upon a support 11. The support comprises an elastomeric core and a reinforcing outer layer 13 made up of a spirally wound cord of KEVLAR material embedded in a matrix of an elastomeric mater... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4657683 | Bearing material of polytetrafluroethylene incorporating a filler A cavitation erosion resistant and lubricated wear resistant plain bearing comprising a steel backing, a sintered bronze interlayer and a lining of PTFE filled with 1 to 50% by volume of a chemically stable hydroxide, preferably crystalline Al(OH).... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4652150 | Bearings Flanged bearings are described which are amenable to reliable installation by robotics and which do not require such fine engineering manufacturing tolerances on the flanges as has hitherto been the case. A flanged bearing comprises a journal bearing elem... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4645360 | Plain bearings and a method for manufacturing plain bearings A plain bearing comprising a metal backing, an aluminium based bearing alloy layer and a sacrificial overlay of pure tin applied directly to the bearing material without a nickle interlayer. The bearing alloy comprises by weight, 1 to 11% silicon, 8 to 35... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4621386 | Scraper rings A scraper ring system for removing fluid from a relatively moving cylindrical surface such as a piston rod which comprises a series of overlapping blades or leaves which are pressed against the rod surface at an acute angle either by a garter spring or wh... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4535682 | Pistons A piston for an engine or motor has a skirt which includes two portions which are urged towards an associated cylinder during the various strokes of the working cycle. Each portion is provided with a bearing surface or surfaces for sliding engagement with... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4531985 | Surface treatment of metal rings A metal ring of generally rectangular cross-section has its radially outer surface and its side surfaces treated by being stacked with its sides in contact with other rings in a chamber. Air is excluded from the chamber and a gaseous mixture of a carburiz... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4522161 | Valve seat inserts A water-cooled internal combustion engine has at least one cylinder and a valve controlled exhaust port (11). A valve seat insert (17) is provided around the entrance to the port and is formed with a sealed passage (24) therearound which is in direct comm... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4494501 | Pistons with combustion bowl inserts A piston for an internal combustion engine comprises a piston body of aluminium or aluminium alloy and an insert of a ferrous material having a combustion bowl formed therein. The insert is surrounded by the piston body and the outer surface of the insert... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4488522 | Pistons including inserts A piston includes an insert, such as a piston ring insert or crown insert. In order to prevent the insert springing off the piston body in an axial direction, the insert is so formed with a recess or recesses which interlock with projections on the piston... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4468040 | Spacer-expander for pistons An annular spacer-expander spaces and positions two rails in a piston ring groove of a piston for an internal combustion engine. The spacer-expander comprises a plurality of U-shaped members which lie in respective angularly spaced planes including the sp... | 08/28/1984 |
