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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293919 | Bearing device A bearing device mountable on a smaller bearing and allowing to be automatically lubricated for a long period, comprising an inner ring and an outer ring rotated relative to each other, cages and rolling elements held by the cages which are disposed in an annular sp... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270137 | Apparatus and method of securing a workpiece during high-pressure processing An apparatus is disclosed for performing high-pressure processing of a workpiece having a top face and a bottom face. The apparatus comprises a processing chamber and a holder for securing the workpiece within the processing chamber so that a substantial portion of ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261223 | Saw blade lubricating apparatus A saw blade lubricating apparatus has a barrel with an outlet at one end thereof, a drive cooperative with the barrel for extruding wax outwardly of the outlet of the barrel, a dispenser block connected by a conduit to the barrel and having a wax inlet and a wax out... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232518 | Filter device A filter device includes at least one filter unit (10), connectable to a hydraulic circuit (14), with at least one supply line (16), one discharge line (18), and at least one cooling unit (22). The cooling unit is connected to a se... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225626 | Thermal management of a gas turbine bearing compartment utilizing separate lubrication and cooling circuits A multiple path fluid circuit comprising a fluid reservoir and a fluid pump having an inlet in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. The fluid pump may have an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of a fluid cooling circuit. The fluid cooling circuit ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225820 | High-pressure processing chamber for a semiconductor wafer A processing chamber having an improved sealing means is disclosed. The processing chamber comprises a lower element, an upper element, and a seal energizer. The seal energizer is configured to maintain the upper element against the lower element to maintain a proce... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211913 | Motor cooling system The motor cooling system of the present invention is a system for cooling a three-phase alternating current motor mounted on a vehicle as a traction motor where oil is introduced as cooling oil from driving-related equipment of the vehicle, wherein the traction moto... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186093 | Method and apparatus for cooling motor bearings of a high pressure pump A system for cooling the bearings and motor in a pump assembly used for circulating supercritical fluid is disclosed. The system uses a pressurized coolant fluid that can be substantially pure CO2. The pressure difference between the circulating supercrit... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7028810 | Method for cooling an axle A work vehicle includes a frame and an axle assembly coupled to the frame. The axle assembly includes a first axle shaft and a first axle housing, with the first axle shaft disposed substantially within the first axle housing; a first wheel coupled to the first axle... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7009317 | Cooling system for an electric motor A cooling system for an electric motor includes a cooling duct formed between a cooling jacket and a separate component surface. The separate component surface may define at least a portion of a wall of the cooling duct. The cooling duct may be configured to direct ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997238 | Cooler plate and gearbox assembly A gearbox assembly comprising a casing defining a cavity for housing gears of an engine-driven apparatus, the casing having at least one substantially flat exterior surface for receiving a cooler plate, and a cooler plate mounted to the casing at the substantially f... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994473 | Grease replenishing device A grease replenishing device replenishes a grease-lubricated rolling bearing with a grease. The grease replenishing device has a storage chamber portion and a pressing member. The storage chamber portion stores the grease. The pressing member pushes the grease out o... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994150 | Engine guard oil cooler An integrated engine guard oil cooler is mounted to a motorcycle. The cooler is a hollow tube having an inlet, an outlet, a plurality of cross-sectional restrictions in its interior, and a plurality of radial cooling fins on its exterior. The tube has a shape such t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6944529 | Automatic fluid draining from a hydraulic system component of an automatic transmission In a hydraulic system for an automatic transmission, a method for automatically draining fluid from an oil cooler and related hydraulic lines when power is off to prevent fluid leakage, escape and outflow when they are disconnected from the system. A control system ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6913438 | Pump lubrication system including an external reservoir A circulating lubrication system for a centrifugal pump, or other rotating equipment utilizing an oil sump, is disclosed. The lubrication system includes an external reservoir located distant from the main lubrication chamber, so that lubricating fluid from the main... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6899074 | Temperature regulating system Method and arrangement for providing a temperature regulating system (1) in a vehicle. The system includes an hydraulic arrangement (6) that is adapted to provide components intended for rotation belonging to a gearbox (5) of the vehicle and at ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6871726 | Axle assembly cooler using parallel flow paths A work vehicle includes a frame and an axle assembly coupled to the frame. The axle assembly includes a first axle shaft and a first axle housing, with the first axle shaft disposed substantially within the first axle housing; a first wheel coupled to the first axle... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6830096 | Heat pipe for differential assembly An apparatus to regulate and control the temperature of an axle assembly for a vehicle. A heat pipe is inserted though the axle housing cover, the heat pipe travels the length of the cover. Near the lower region of the carrier and beneath the lubricating fluid level... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6810999 | Reduction of oil entrapment in heat exchanger tubing A thin coating of a solution containing a low surface energy material is applied on the inner surface of tubing of a condenser or an evaporator of an air conditioning system. The solution is run through the tubing of the heat exchanger and drained. After drying, a m... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6695047 | Modular temperature control system A temperature control system includes an enclosure having a plurality of adjoining walls. At least one inlet is disposed within at least one of the walls. The at least one inlet has an electrically controlled inlet fan associated with it. A plurality of o... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6591896 | Method and system for providing a transmission fluid heat exchanger in-line with respect to an engine cooling system A system and method for providing a transmission fluid heat exchanger which is external to an engine radiator, an in-line with respect to radiator hose coupled to the engine radiator.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6264003 | Bearing system including lubricant circulation and cooling apparatus A bearing system includes a lubricant circulation apparatus to provide a continuous supply of a cooled lubricant fluid to a bearing device. The bearing device may be a hydrodynamic sleeve bearing having a bearing housing defining a sump for maintaining lu... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6155135 | Drive unit with lubricant cooling cover A final drive unit for a motor vehicle has a differential gear set rotationally mounted in a gear housing that has a rearward facing cover. The differential gear set includes a differential case driven by a ring gear. The ring gear dips into lubricant in ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6155336 | Power steering reservoir and cooler A combined power steering hydraulic fluid reservoir and cooling unit (12, 112) includes a housing (14, 114) having a reservoir tank (16, 116) for receiving and collecting hydraulic fluid from a power steering gear (18) and holding the hydraulic fluid in r... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6102577 | Isolated oil feed A bearing gallery thermal movement isolation device permits the inner bearing support ring of the bearing gallery to float freely relative to the outer bearing gallery housing under thermal expansion and contraction during engine operation without transmi... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6092628 | Apparatus and method for controlling temperature of fluid in a differential assembly An apparatus for controlling temperature of fluid in a differential assembly. The apparatus includes a differential housing having a number of sidewalls which collectively define an internal component chamber, wherein (i) the internal component chamber ha... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5992515 | Transmission fluid cooler-bypass unit for a transmission fluid cooling system A transmission fluid cooling system includes a cooler-bypass unit having a banjo bolt relief valve. The banjo bolt relief valve includes a head portion and a body portion. A relief valve is incorporated into the body portion. A valve seat is formed betwee... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988265 | Fuel cooler and coolant filter assembly A fuel cooler and coolant filter assembly for the filtering of coolant and the cooling of a fuel flow for use in connection with a cylinder head of a vehicle engine includes three primary components which are assembled to one another in a stacked configur... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5931218 | Apparatus and method for cooling an axle assembly An apparatus for cooling an axle assembly includes a housing defining a chamber having a first fluid contained therein. The apparatus also includes a conduit located within the chamber. The apparatus further includes a fluid source in fluid communication ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927384 | Apparatus and method for controlling the operating temperature of lubricants The invention is directed to apparatus and a method for controlling temperature of lubricant contained in, but not limited to, a differential housing. The apparatus includes a cover plate having an air duct arrangement that includes an intake manifold, a ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5893706 | Cooling structure for compressor A compressor having a compression mechanism within a housing for compressing a refrigerant gas according to the rotation of a rotary shaft operatively connected to an external power source. A pulley is mounted on the rotary shaft and located on one side o... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5839335 | Saw blade lubricating apparatus An apparatus for continuously lubricating operating circular and band saw blades with solid or semisolid lubricant. The lubricant contacts both sides of the blade by use of opposing lubricant tube ends and further said apparatus has a single loading cylin... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5769182 | Lubricant supply safety system A lubricant supply safety system for a machine comprises a reservoir for lubricating oil, a hydraulic motor driving one or more feeder pumps supplying lubricating oil from the reservoir to various points in the machine, a first pump for supply of lubricat... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5749439 | Hydraulic fluid storage for a powertrain A powertrain includes a multi-speed transmission having a primary storage reservoir which has sufficient volume to contain the transmission fluid when the temperature thereof is at or below a predetermined temperature. At higher temperatures, a portion of... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735676 | Method and device for the autolubrication of the rolling bearings of turbomachines A method and device for the autolubrication of the rolling bearings of turbomachines. The method and device utilize pressure differences present in the turbomachine for sucking in the lubricating oil. Moreover, a pressure is built up in centrifuges arrang... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5718281 | Cooler reservoir/filter holder A power steering pump fluid/filter system which utilizes a combined cooler, filter and reservoir that is positioned preferably in front of the radiator and which provides the three functions of reservoir, cooler and filter. The reservoir comprises a body ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5636707 | Lubrication system for an electric apparatus journalled by means of sliding bearings An electric apparatus mounted in sliding bearings includes an end N at which is located a fan, an end D at which is located a shaft, a rotor journalled at one end by means of a first sliding bearing at the end N and the opposite end journalled by means of... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636708 | Method and device for broad temperature range vapor lubrication Conventional liquid lubrication requires a compromise between high temperature properties for good lubrication and low temperature properties for pumpability. The major thrust of this invention is the preservation of the long life and reliable mechanism o... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5620060 | Lubricant replenishment system The present invention is a system for replenishing an article of equipment with a supply of lubricant. A housing is provided which defines a reservoir. The housing includes an open end connected to the equipment article such that the reservoir and the equ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5584360 | Method for broad temperature range lubrication with vapors Conventional liquid lubrication requires a compromise between high temperature lubrication and low temperature flow. The major thrust of this invention is the preservation of the long life and reliable mechanism of elastohydrodynamic lubrication in the pu... | 12/17/1996 |
