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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120051680 | BEARING FOR TRANSMISSION A bearing assembly for a transmission, which is capable of avoiding an ingress of foreign matter, reducing seal torque and reducing shear resistance between a retainer and balls, includes a recessed portion in an inner face of a pocket of the retainer, in which the surf... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120039554 | Housing With A Direct Flow Path For Hardware Lubrication The present invention provides a housing that encloses a bearing. The housing includes a side wall upon which a lubricant is dispersed. The side wall has a sloped portion and a collection area is fluidly associated with the side wall. A fluid circuit is integral with th... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120033907 | ROLLER BEARING The invention relates to a roller bearing having an inner bearing ring having a raceway and an outer bearing ring having a raceway and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the raceways that are lubricated by a lubricant. The invention is characterized in tha... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110306429 | GREASE COMPOSITION, GREASE-PACKED BEARING, UNIVERSAL JOINT FOR PROPELLER SHAFT, LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION, AND OIL-IMPREGNATED SINTERED BEARING The present invention provides a grease composition or a lubricating oil composition which is capable of effectively preventing hydrogen brittleness-caused peeling from occurring on a rolling surface of a rolling bearing, is excellent in durability in a high temperature... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110255815 | DEVICE FOR ROTATABLY COUPLING TWO COAXIAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS The invention is directed to a device for rotatably coupling two coaxial connecting elements, at least one of which is configured as a circular ring, and each of which has at least one annular surface that faces the corresponding surface of the respective other connecti... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110243741 | Lubrication System for a Bearing A lubrication system is provided for a bearing with a stationary inner ring and a rotating outer ring. The lubrication system includes a distribution ring attached to the outer ring for distributing a lubricant in the bearing. The distribution ring includes transport op... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110204633 | STARTING METHOD FOR ROTATING MACHINE AND STARTING METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR A starting method is provided for a rotating machine which includes a main shaft, a main bearing rotatably supporting the main shaft and a main bearing lubricant pump circulating lubricant through the main bearing. The starting method includes steps of: rotating the mai... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110207535 | Grease, rolling bearing, constant velocity joint, and rolling parts The present invention provides grease which prevents frictional wear on a lubricating surface and excellent in performance of preventing occurrence of flaking, heat-resistant performance, and long-term durability, a grease-enclosed rolling bearing, a constant velocity j... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110200282 | VEHICLE DRIVE UNIT FOR DUMP TRUCK A wheel drive motor (18) is disposed at the inner peripheral side of a spindle (15) for a wheel (12), and rotation of a shaft (19) connected to a rotational shaft (18B) of the wheel drive motor is decelerated by a reduction gear (20... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110194794 | NOISE ISOLATING ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING FOR A CRANKSHAFT A radial rolling element bearing (10) for supporting a shaft (14) for rotation with respect to an adjacent support surface (38). The radial rolling element bearing (14) includes a plurality of rolling elements (18) and a race (22 | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110182537 | DRIVE UNIT OF A TRANSMISSION A drive unit of a transmission includes, but is not limited to a main shaft. The main shaft includes, but is not limited to a bore formed along its center axis for the transport of lubricating oil. An oil transport line is provided via which a roller bearing arranged on... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110164979 | MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR HIGH ACCELERATION ENVIRONMENTS A mechanical system for high acceleration loading includes a mechanical element configured for rotational movement in a high acceleration environment. The mechanical element possesses a first density. A lubricant having a second density is disposed about the mechanical ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110136578 | GREASE COMPOSITION AND GREASE COMPOSITION-ENCLOSED ROLLING BEARING AND UNIVERSAL JOINT It is an object of the present invention to provide a grease composition (7) which can be used for a long term in a wide temperature range from low to high temperatures by using comparatively inexpensive base oil. It is another object of the present invention to ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110129327 | BALL BEARING AND PUMP FOR CRYOGENIC USE A ball bearing for a cryogenic application including an inner ring and an outer ring positioned around the inner ring. The inner ring and the outer ring define a raceway therebetween. The ball bearing includes a plurality of rolling balls disposed in the raceway and a s... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110085753 | AUXILIARY BEARING SYSTEM WITH OIL RING FOR MAGNETICALLY SUPPORTED ROTOR SYSTEM An auxiliary bearing system having a sleeve through which a shaft extends. A gap may be defined between the sleeve and the shaft when a primary bearing system supports the shaft, and the sleeve may engage and rotate with the shaft when the primary bearing system does no... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110064346 | VERTICALLY ROTATABLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH THERMALLY INSULATED HOUSING A vertically mountable shaft and bearing assembly includes a thermally insulated housing which protects the shaft, bearing(s), seal(s), and bearing lubricant from overheating due to a surrounding process fluid at a temperature exceeding 65° C. The thermal insulation, w... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110064344 | BEARING LUBRICATING STRUCTURE FOR ROTATING SHAFT A bearing lubricating structure for a rotating shaft includes: a pair of bearings that are disposed spaced-apart in an axial direction within a support case, for rotatably supporting the predetermined rotating shaft around an axis thereof; and an oil supply port that is... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110026865 | Bearing Assembly A bearing assembly includes at least one outer ring and an inner ring unit having at least two inner rings, each having a central bore. A supporting element extends through the central bores. Roller bodies are rotatably disposed between the at least one outer ring and e... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110011200 | Bearing for a Connecting Rod A bearing for a connecting rod includes a retainer having a plurality of pockets spaced about a circumference of the retainer, a first end that defines a first flange, and a second end that defines a second flange opposite the first flange. The bearing also includes a p... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110002567 | BEARING DEVICE FOR DRIVING WHEEL A driving-wheel bearing device includes: an outer race (50) having double-row outer raceway surfaces (52, 54) formed on an inner periphery thereof; a hub wheel (10) and an inner race (20) having a wheel attachment flange (14) at one en... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100315742 | BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS In a bearing apparatus, a first cup portion defining a portion of a stationary portion of a bearing apparatus includes a circular plate portion and a cylindrical portion projecting downward from an outer edge portion of the circular plate portion. A rotating portion of ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100314959 | ROLLING BEARING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR The invention is aimed, in a rolling bearing device, to improve its durability by appropriately attenuating vibration of a rotating shaft by means of a high level of dumping performance, and thereby to reduce the load imposed on the rolling bearing and/or the overall sy... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100266231 | ROLLING BEARING FOR ALTERNATOR The object is to sufficiently suppress heat-up of a rolling bearing for an alternator, prevent deterioration of lubricating grease due to heat-up of the rolling bearing, and to extend the lubricating life of the rolling bearing. Lubricating... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100247012 | Bearing Apparatus Featuring Electrorheological Fluid Lubrication The present invention, as variously practiced, implements electrorheological fluid (ERF) as a bearing lubricant. Various modes of an inventive rolling element bearing apparatus provide for electrification of inventive electrode components, viz: (first mode) two annular ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100195946 | COATED BEARING The invention concerns a bearing assembly comprising an inner ring, an outer ring and rolling elements, the inner ring and outer ring being rotatably coupled by means of the rolling elements. The rolling elements are disposed on opposing raceways within a bearing cavity... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100187015 | Bearing assembly system with integral lubricant distribution and well drilling equipment comprising same A well drilling head comprises a well drilling head housing, a bearing assembly, a first lubricant manifold and a second lubricant manifold. The well drilling head housing has a sidewall structure defining a central bore. The bearing assembly is configured for being rem... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100166352 | BEARING APPARATUS A bearing apparatus includes a rolling bearing (16) having an outer ring (16a), an inner ring (16b), and rolling elements (16c) disposed between the inner ring (16b) and the outer ring (16a), a... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100142872 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR SLIDING MEMBER AND ROLLING BEARING A resin composition for a sliding member is difficult to peel and whose component is difficult to elute when the resin composition is formed as a film on a surface of a mechanical part, even though the resin composition is used in environment where the sliding member co... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100119184 | Travel Assembly A travel assembly is provided with a cylindrical spindle for being fixed on a body of a working vehicle, a rotary shaft arranged extending in an axial direction through the spindle and rotationally drivable by a driving source, a rim rotatably arranged on a side of an o... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100092118 | GREASE COMPOSITION AND GREASE-ENCLOSED BEARING The present invention provides a grease composition capable of effectively preventing a rolling surface of a grease-enclosed bearing from having hydrogen brittleness-caused peeling and the grease-enclosed bearing. The grease composition includes a base grease consisting... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20090279824 | GREASE-ENCLOSED BEARING FOR INVERTER-DRIVING MOTOR The present invention provides a grease-enclosed bearing, for an inverter-driving motor, which is inexpensive and capable of effectively restraining damage from being generated by electrolytic corrosion. The grease-enclosed bearing for the inverter-driving motor has an ... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090235887 | Roller bearing, camshaft support structure, and internal combustion engine A needle roller bearing (21) as a roller bearing comprises an outer ring (22) formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of needle rollers (23) arranged along the inner diameter ... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090169146 | CELLULAR ENCASEMENT PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR ROLLER ASSEMBLY A roller assembly having a roller tube, a fixed shaft inside the roller tube, a bearing mounted on the shaft, an inner casing mounted on the bearing and rotatable with respect to the shaft, an outer casing fixedly mounted on the shaft, a shield cap mounted on the inner ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090148087 | Rolling bearing and rolling bearing assembly There is provided a rolling bearing including an inner ring having an inner ring raceway surface, an outer ring having an outer ring raceway surface and a shoulder portion formed on one axial side of the outer ring raceway surface, a plurality of rolling elements which ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090148082 | TOOL SPINDLE DEVICE In a tool spindle device, a tool head is slidably guided along guide members on a support table and is movable by a tool head feed mechanism. A tool spindle with a machining tool such as grinding wheel attached thereto is rotatably supported through antifriction bearing... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090136170 | Water-Resistant Grease and Water-Resistant-Grease-Enclosed Rolling Bearing and Hub The present invention provides water-resistant grease which improves the resistance to peeling which occurs from the surface of a bearing composed of carbon steel for machine structural use or the like even in a strict lubricating condition in which water may penetrate ... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090129713 | Angular Contact Ball Bearing and Joint Assembly for a Robotic Arm It is aimed to increase the rigidity of an angular contact ball bearing of the type in which each ball contacts at least one of the raceways at two points, improve the lubricating environment of the balls, reduce the weight of the bearing while maintaining wear resistan... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090103844 | Rolling Bearing To provide a rolling bearing assembly, in which a grease filled within the bearing assembly is utilized to achieve a high speed feature, a long life and a maintenance-free and a lubricant oil can be stably supplied from a minute gap, a stepped face continued from the ra... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090060405 | High speed bearing system with bind-free axial displacement A rotary bearing system that supports a shaft for rotating machinery in a housing comprises: at least one stationary rotary bearing mounted in the housing for supporting a respective journal of the shaft in a desired axial and radial alignment; at least one slidable rot... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080223663 | Configuration for Feeding a Lubricant to a Lubrication Point on a Revolving Part of a Printing Technology Machine A configuration for feeding a lubricant to a lubrication point on a revolving part of a printing technology machine includes a stationary lubricant container and a conveying device for conveying lubricant out of the container to the revolving part. A sealed antifriction... | 09/18/2008 |
