...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128283 | BEARING DEVICE, BEARING UNIT, AND ROTARY MACHINE A bearing device (10) is provided with bearing pads (13) placed around a rotating shaft (3) to support a thrust collar (12) and carrier rings (15), each of which houses the bearing pads and is supported by a casing (20). And, a ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120051679 | AIRCRAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY An aircraft spherical bearing assembly (100, 200) comprises a first part (102, 202) which is in sliding contact with an intermediate part (104, 106, 204, 206) for sliding therebetween to form a spherical joint. A second slip path is provided between... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110064343 | Ball slide bearing and connecting device associated with a mast for hooking a gas turbine engine under an aircraft wing comprising such a bearing A ball slide bearing (18) includes an inside ring (19) and an outside ring (21), whereby the inside ring (19) is provided with an essentially cylindrical inner surface (19A) and a spherical outer surface (19B), and whereby the o... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20100143141 | BI-AXIAL COMPLIANT BEARING Embodiments of a bi-axial compliant bearing assembly and methods of assembling the bi-axial compliant bearing assembly are disclosed. A bi-axial compliant bearing assembly employs a transition bearing race. The transition bearing race comprises a cylindrical surface. Th... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100135603 | BEARING SHELL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF The invention relates to a bearing shell comprising a first exposed region and a second exposed region, said two exposed regions being formed on the inner surface of the two bearing shell ends. The oil grooves arranged in the two exposed regions are inclined in relation... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20090290822 | Aerospace Bearing Component An aerospace bearing component of a substantially non-ferrous metal, the component comprising an oxygen diffusion zone near its surface to provide a bearing surface.... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090279820 | SPHERICAL BEARING AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Provided are a spherical bearing in which a ball portion (10) of an inside member (1) can be sealed inside an outside member (2) without employment of casting, and the outside member (2) and the inside member (1) are coupled to each ot... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20080247690 | ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT ROD END AND METHOD OF MAKING A HELICOPTER VEHICLE ROD END WITH A PRECOCKED ORIENTATION The invention provides a rotary wing aircraft helicopter vehicle rod end and method of making a rod end. The rotary wing aircraft rod end includes a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment and an axial bore with a center bore axis, a nonelast... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20070292062 | Spherical bearing assembly and hinge mechanism for same A bearing assembly for a hinge mechanism is described. The hinge couples a first component and a second component. The bearing assembly includes a ball, an outer ring, a pin and a fastener. The ball includes a bore at a center axis and a convex outer surface. The outer ... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070211972 | Ball Element for Two-Part Ball Pivots and Process for Manufacturing Same A process is provided for manufacturing balls, especially for ball and socket joints, as well as to a ball element for two-part ball pivots. The microalloyed carbon-manganese steel balls are manufactured by cold extrusion and subsequent grinding. Annealing can thus be c... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070140607 | BEARING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME The present invention discloses a bearing assembly capable of assuring mechanical strength and reducing a friction coefficient and stress concentration, and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention comprises a spherical journal and a hemispherical bear... | 06/21/2007 |