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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120106884 | ROLLING BEARING ARRANGEMENT A rolling bearing arrangement, which has at least one angular contact rolling bearing arranged within a housing and at least one lash compensation element that is supported axially in one direction on the housing and is capable of being biased against a bearing ring of ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120045158 | ALTERNATOR FOR AUTOMOBILE HAVING WASHER BETWEEN HOUSING AND OUTER RACE OF BEARING An alternator has front and rear bearings, supported by front and rear frames, to rotatably support a shaft of a rotor extending along axial direction. A washer is located between the rear frame and the rear bearing to apply pressing force to the rear bearing slightly m... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120039556 | BALL BEARING, A CLUTCH BEARING INCLUDING SUCH A BEARING, AND A MOTOR VEHICLE FITTED WITH SUCH A BEARING The ball bearing (1) forms a member for transmitting an axial force and comprises an inner ring (3), an outer ring (4), balls (6) disposed in a raceway chamber (5) formed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and an annular shield... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110311173 | Rolling bearing The present invention provides a rolling bearing which is excellent in high-temperatures and high-speed durability and quietness, is capable of effectively preventing hydrogen brittleness-caused peeling from occurring on a rolling surface thereof, and has a low environm... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110302741 | Drive Wheel and Bearing In one embodiment a bearing comprises an outer ring surrounding a central hub with inner and outer portions. In this embodiment, the inner portion is longer than the outer portion. The outer ring may be positioned between the inner portion and the outer portion of the c... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110240313 | RESETTABLE DOWNHOLE TORQUE LIMITER AND RELATED METHODS OF USE Disclosed is a torque limiter having driver mandrel and driven axially aligned mandrels, a piston movable into and out of an engaged position wherein the driver and driven mandrels are coupled together to transmit torque there between. Hydraulically locking the movable ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110222806 | Ball Bearing, Its Use and a Motor Vehicle Fitted with such a Bearing This hall bearing (1) forms an axial force transmission member and comprises an inner ring (3) and an outer ring (4), and a single series of balls (6) placed in a rolling chamber between the inner ring (3) and the outer ring (4)... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110206308 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, double row balls freely rollably contained between the inner raceway surfaces and the outer raceway surfaces, respectively, of the inner member and the outer member. The inner ring is axially secure... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110194795 | GREASE-SEALED BEARING An object is to prevent premature peeling on the raceways due to hydrogen embrittlement using an inexpensive means. The inner and outer races 2 and 3 are made of high-carbon chrome bearing steel SUJ2, and is subjected to high-temperature tempering of 260°... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110135233 | APPARATUS WITH SECONDARY LOAD PATH FOR VEHICLE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY An apparatus is provided for a vehicle having a wheel and a wheel bearing assembly with bearing races supporting the wheel. The apparatus includes a first component mounted for rotation with the wheel and a second component spaced from the first component by a predeterm... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110129177 | SPACERS FOR ROLLING BEARINGS WITH ADJUSTED LENGTHS A rolling bearing device, of the type including a central shaft and a hub (10) mobile in rotation relative to each other, the bearing including at least two rolling bearings (12, 13), one designated “lower” and the other designated “upper”, arrange... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110103729 | Rolling Bearing and Cage for Such a Bearing Retaining cage for balls of a rolling bearing, comprising an annular shoulder (16) extended axially by projecting portions (18) defining between them sockets (15) for the balls, emerging radially on either side of the cage. The cage was made from a ... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110097027 | OUTER RING FOR WHEEL BEARING An outer ring for a wheel bearing is provided. The outer ring is designed to attain optimal structural strength and thus prolong a service life of the bearing by establishing theory foundation for dimensions of a supporting end formed on an outer side of an outer diamet... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110084563 | AUXILIARY BEARING SYSTEM WITH PLURALITY OF INERTIA RINGS FOR MAGNETICALLY SUPPORTED ROTOR SYSTEM An auxiliary bearing system for supporting a rotating shaft including a first auxiliary bearing coupled to the rotating shaft. A first inertia ring is coupled to and circumscribes the first auxiliary bearing. A second inertia ring circumscribes the first inertia ring. A... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110085756 | SWING BEARING AND METHOD OF PROCESSING RACEWAY GROOVE OF THE SAME A swing bearing assembly includes a plurality of balls (3) interposed between double row raceway grooves (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b) in inner and outer rings (1, 2). The distance (ei) between the double row race... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110052113 | BALANCER FOR A ROTATING OBJECT A balancer for a rotating object includes a rigid body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines a lower section of a circular raceway and the second portion defines an upper section of the circular raceway. A balancing medium is positioned ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110033146 | INNER RING AND OUTER RING, AND BALL BEARING A first fit portion and a second fit portion of an inner ring according to the invention have a spring property. Therefore, the first and second fit portions may be flexed radially outward by elasticity thereof and then fitted to a shaft. Thus, the inner ring is tightly... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110009199 | WHEEL BEARING APPARATUS AND AXLE MODULE Provided are a low-cost wheel bearing device and axle module which are manufactured by small work man-hours and assemblyman-hours and at lower component replacement cost for maintenance and repairing. A recess-projection fitting structure is configured by providing proj... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100301179 | GIMBAL ASSEMBLY FOR TOOL SUPPORT A supporting and orienting apparatus that is angularly agile and can balance the weight of tools, and permits quick tool replacement is disclosed. An inner gimbal portion holds the tool at its center of balance and is rotationally disposed within an outer gimbal portion... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100226604 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL Provided is a bearing device for a wheel capable of suppressing radial play and allowing firm and easy connection between a hub and an outer ring of a constant velocity universal joint. Axially extending projections (35) are provided on a shaft portion (12... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100189381 | LINEAR BALL BEARING AND SUPPORTING RACE ELEMENT FOR THE SAME, AND PRODUCTION METHOD AND SHAPING DEVICE FOR A BLANK OF THE SUPPORTING RACE ELEMENT A linear ball bearing for longitudinally movable mounting of a shaft-like guide rail in a part surrounding the guide rail, which has a sleeve-like cage with recesses arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction holding ball circuits which have at least... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100092120 | BEARING WITH ALTERNATIVE LOAD PATH FOR EXTREME LOADS A bearing is provided having a first race, a second race and one or more rolling elements. The bearing includes an alternate load path for extreme loads, and the alternate load path is formed between the first race and the second race. At least a portion of the extreme ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100014796 | Wheel support bearing assembly A wheel support bearing assembly includes an outer member having an inboard end formed with a knuckle mount defined in an outer periphery thereof for engagement with a knuckle of an automotive suspension system, and also having an inner periphery formed with a plurality... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090324154 | WHEEL BEARING APPARATUS A bearing apparatus includes an inner ring including a flange a tubular portion which has an end face; an outer ring coupled to the inner ring through a plurality of rolling elements; and a drive force-receiving portion including a plurality of teeth which is radially f... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090294204 | Apparatus for Driving Steering Shaft in Motor-Driven Power Steering An apparatus for driving a steering shaft in a motor-driven power steering system may include a pinion gear having a joining protrusion and a power transmission bearing member provided with a joining groove to be removably inserted with the joining protrusion of the pin... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090285517 | DRIVE FACILITY A drive facility having an electric motor and a bearing arranged outside the motor for coupling a load shaft to a engine shaft of the electric motor is disclosed. The bearing has an outer ring, an inner ring and several rolling elements which are arranged between the ou... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090274405 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus for a Vehicle A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has a substantially cylindrical outer ring formed with double row outer raceway surfaces on its inner circumference and with press fitting surfaces on its outer circumferences of its cylindrical portions. A pair of inner rings is formed... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090263064 | ANGULAR BALL BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING A GEAR SHAFT ASSEMBLY The angular ball bearing assembly for supporting a rotatable shaft with gears has two sets of ball bearing members where the ball bearing member located adjacent the gears has an inner raceway formed integrally with the shaft. By forming the inner raceway directly on th... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090263065 | BEARING UNIT RACEWAY RING MEMBER, BEARING UNIT, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BEARING UNIT RACEWAY RING MEMBER There is provided a bearing unit including one raceway ring 2 which is mounted on a vehicle body, the other raceway ring 4 which is disposed to face the one raceway ring 2 and is mounted on a wheel, and a plurality of rolling elements 6, 8 wh... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090257700 | Blank for a ring member of a bearing, manufacturing method for the same,manufacturing method for a ring member of a mearing, and bearing Provided is a blank structure for a ring member of a bearing in which a cut target surface after stainless steel is forged has uniform surface characteristics, and highly accurate cutting processing is enabled. A blank (10), which is processed to an outer race (<... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090252447 | Hub Wheel Of A Wheel Bearing Apparatus And A Manufacturing Method Thereof A wheel hub of a wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member and an inner member. The inner member includes a wheel hub and an inner ring. The wheel hub has a wheel mounting flange, a shaft portion, an inner raceway surface, a cylindrical portion, a shoulder portion, an... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090245711 | Rolling Bearing Cage, Ball Bearing and Roller Bearing A multilayer film 21 is formed by layering layers whose adjoining layers are made of mutually different metals or alloys by an electroplating process on a surface of a metallic annular main body part 20 that has a pocket to accommodate a ball by holding th... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090220181 | Resin Cage and Rolling Bearing A resin snap cage 4 comprises a resin-made circular main part 10, a plurality of pockets 11 provided in one axial end face of the circular main part 10, and a circular reinforcing member 12 installed concentrically at the other end fac... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090154858 | Bearing anti creep device & method The present invention is an anti rotational creep bearing including a socket designed in the inner race of the bearing for partially receiving an anti creep ball therein, further including a shaft onto which the bearing is to be longitudinally mounted, including a chann... | 06/18/2009 |
| 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 |
| 20090103845 | Rolling Bearing Slewing Connections A rolling bearing slewing connection comprising two race rings arranged concentrically in each other, between which race rings rolling elements roll on associated raceways, one of the race rings having a flexible configuration wherein, as viewed in a longitudinal sectio... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090074340 | Modular Bearing Unit Modular bearing unit that makes it possible, as desired, to establish the number of bearings that are involved therein in accordance with the specific needs of each case and with the essential aim of achieving a reducing effect, of variable amplitude, as a function of t... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090034895 | NON-DIAMETRICAL MULTI-CONTACT BEARING A multi-contact bearing includes, an inner race having a rotational axis, an outer race sharing the rotational axis of the inner race, and rolling bearing members constrained between the inner race and the outer race. A number of non-diametrically opposed sets of contac... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090010586 | Asymmetrical Triple-Row Anti-/Friction Bearing The invention relates to an anti-friction bearing comprising a first bearing race, a second bearing race and a plurality of anti-friction bodies that are located between the first bearing race and the second bearing race. According to the invention, the anti-friction be... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090003747 | Rolling Bearing The invention relates to a rolling bearing comprising at least one bearing ring and a plurality of rollers, the bearing ring having a raceway for the rollers and at least one lateral rim for axially guiding the rollers. The roller has a front face facing the rim and the... | 01/01/2009 |
