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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7673390 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing hub assemblies A method and apparatus for assembling bearings and a stub into a bore of a hub. The apparatus includes a block defining a receiving position for the hub. A feed mechanism arranges plurality of bearings in the form of an annular array. A first mandrel is axially disp... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7275319 | Rolling element bearing having starved lubrication conditions A rolling element bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring which are each provided with a raceway, and a series of rolling elements which are in contact with the raceways of each ring. A lubricant film is provided in the contacts between the rolling element... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7226344 | Method of processing antifriction bearing unit for wheel A method of processing an antifriction bearing unit for a wheel, the antifriction bearing unit including an outer race, an inner race, a plurality of rolling elements and a flange portion for directly or indirectly mounting a brake disk provided to one of the outer ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7146735 | Method of making a bearing ring for a large roller bearing A bearing ring for a large roller bearing is formed with at least one annular race which is hardened by heating by juxtaposing that race with an inductor across a spacing which is maintained during the heating and then quenching. The spacing is controlled selectivel... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125167 | Method and apparatus for tilting in a patient positioning system Certain embodiments include a system and method for tilting in a patient positioning system. The system includes a tilt plate for tilting a patient positioning surface, a screw for moving the tilt plate, a nut for translating rotary motion into linear motion to driv... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7083504 | Method of processing antifriction bearing unit for wheel A method of processing an antifriction bearing unit for a wheel, the antifriction bearing unit including an outer race, an inner race, a plurality of rolling elements and a flange portion for directly or indirectly mounting a brake disk provided to one of the outer ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080571 | Ball screw A ball screw has a screw shaft including a spiral-shaped ball rolling groove formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof; a nut including a spiral-shaped ball rolling groove formed in an inner peripheral surface thereof; a plurality of balls disposed in a raceway ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059777 | Assembly for ball bearing with double raceway and method of manufacturing ball bearing with double raceway An assembly for a ball bearing with double raceway assembled in an outer ring member provided with double row raceway surfaces apart from each other in an axial direction from one side in an axial direction, on an inner peripheral surface includes an inner ring memb... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7024771 | Method of manufacturing a rolling element bearing with improved rolling contact surfaces A method of manufacturing a roller element bearing comprising an inner ring, an outer ring, and a series of rolling elements. A rolling surface of each rolling element is in contact with a raceway surface formed in each of the inner and the outer rings. At least one... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004637 | Wheel-support rolling bearing unit In a wheel-support rolling bearing unit, in order to made a flange 6 thinner and thus lighten the bearing unit without impairing fatigue strength, machinability, and workability after forging, the composition of the alloy steel constituting the flange attache... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994000 | Fixture and locator device for supporting a rotatable member There is provided a locator device and an associated fixture and method for supporting a rotatable member. The locator device has a base and a plurality of flanges extending from the base in an axial direction and arranged circumferentially to define an aperture for... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978546 | Method for producing ring members involving use of a rotatably driven mandrel A method for producing ring members, such as rings for rolling bearings, through use of a rolling operation involves warming a ring blank, positioning the warmed ring blank over a mandrel which is rotatable about a first axis, and positioning a forming roll rotatabl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6955096 | Monitoring the axial load acting on the hub of a motor vehicle wheel In a hub-bearing assembly for the wheel of a motor vehicle, the hub (1) forms integrally or is fixedly secured to a radial flange (7) fixable to a wheel (8). Associated with the assembly is a measuring device (14) mounted to a non-rotatin... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6874234 | Process for forming steel roller bearings A process for forming a metal, preferably steel, roller bearing comprising the steps of providing a hardened steel cylindrical blank having end face surfaces, a lateral surface defining an outer diameter, and a centered circular bore whose surface defines an inner d... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6851330 | Ball nut and method of high volume manufacturing of same A ball nut has at least one internal bearing race with a first end and second end, and at least one recirculating crossover passage for connecting the first end with the second end of the bearing race to form a continuous recirculating path for a plurality of ball b... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6837623 | 4-point contact ball bearing A 4-point contact ball bearing includes four ring-shaped contact surfaces for forming a ring-shaped raceway between them, each ring-shaped contact surface has a sectional profile defined by a concave curve when cut along a plane including a central axis of rotation ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6745471 | Bevel gear bearing support arrangement manufacturing method A method of manufacturing involves providing a sub-unit including a shaft and a bevel gear associated with the shaft, and also providing a first support member and a second support member. A first bearing is positioned between the sub-unit and first support member. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6725531 | Needle bearing assembling apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus capable of assembling a needle bearing. This needle bearing assembling apparatus is provided with a thrust unit adapted to sequentially feed rows of needles, an arrangement unit adapted to arrange the needles into a config... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6718636 | Method for finishing the ball cup of a homocinitic joint The invention relates to a method for finishing the ball cup of a homocinitic joint, especially for motor vehicles, having a ball ring-shaped bearing surface for the ball cage and a plurality of essentially axial running guideways which interrupt said ball ring-shap... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6665936 | Method for finishing the ball star of a homocinetic joint The invention relates to a method for finishing the ball star of a homocinetic joint, especially for automobiles. The ball star has a ball ring-shaped bearing surface for mounting in a ball cage, and has a plurality of essentially axial running guideways ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6589448 | Ceramic ball for bearing and ceramic ball bearing using the same A ceramic bearing ball in which at least a portion of a constituent ceramic is formed of an electrically conductive inorganic compound phase, whereby a proper electrical conductivity is imparted to the ceramic. Thus, electrifying of a bearing ball is prev... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6547442 | Rolling bearing A structure of at least a stationary-side race of a bearing is transformed into a lower bainite structure through an isothermal transformation treatment. Furthermore, the adjustment is made for hardness to HRC=54 to 64, an amount of residual austenite to ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6532666 | Process for capturing a bearing race on a spindle A hub assembly includes a hub having a flange and a spindle projected from the flange, a housing located around the hub spindle, and an antifriction bearing between the housing and the spindle. The bearing includes an inner race which the spindle initiall... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6453761 | Direct attachment electric motor operated ball nut and screw linear actuator A linear actuator comprises a ball screw carrying an axially restrained rotatable ball nut driven by an electrically energized motor. An enclosing motor housing has front and rear walls with axially aligned openings for passing the ball screw. The motor h... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6397471 | Cage assembling apparatus The apparatus incorporates a base member 11 for supporting a cage 3 and a rolling-element distributing column 13 disposed concentrically to the cage 3 supported by the base member 11 and permitted to relatively rotate with respect to the base member 11. A... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6393699 | Method for forming a bearing A bearing assembly comprises a pair of relatively rotatable bearing components, where at least a portion of one of the bearing components is journalled to at least a portion of the other one of the bearing components. One of the first bearing component in... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6345443 | Compound bearing assembly and method of manufacturing the same A single-piece outer race ring 3, a sleeve-like spacer 11, a plurality of first balls 4, a conventional ball bearing unit 7, a stepped-diameter shaft 1 and the like are assembled into a compound bearing assembly by a bearing maker with high accuracy to en... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6244751 | Adjustable spacer having a generally axially curved bearing interface portion A bearing assembly adjustable spacer may include an end portion, a deformable portion, a transversely inward face portion, and a transversely outward face portion. The end portion may be configured for generally axial abutment (e.g., with a shoulder porti... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6192585 | Ball nut and method of high volume manufacturing of same A ball nut has at least one internal bearing race with a first end and second end, and at least one recirculating crossover passage for connecting the first end with the second end of the bearing race to form a continuous recirculating path for a pluralit... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6105251 | Integrally retained bearing race with improved twisting resistance An improved method for retaining a separable bearing race to a inner bearing member and also preventing twisting of the separable race on the spindle. The end face of the separable race over which a portion of the spindle is deformed as a retaining bead i... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6000133 | Method of fabricating a linear ball bearing with a flange A linear ball bearing mounting flange, which is provided on at least one end of an outer cylinder of a linear ball bearing and is used for mounting the linear ball bearing on a machine or apparatus. The flange includes a flange-shaped structure having a t... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5952753 | Motor The object of the present invention is to provide a vibration-proof miniature motor of high endurance including a compact enough double row bearing apparatus having a shaft of sufficient mechanical rigidity. In accordance with the present invention, a motor co... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5808388 | Electric drive motor with a compound bearing assembly A first outer race ring 3, a sleeve-like spacer 7, a plurality of first balls 4, a conventional ball bearing unit 5 and a stepped-diameter shaft 1 are assembled into a compound bearing assembly by a bearing maker to enable a user or motor manufacturer to ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5727317 | Method of forming an outer ring of an axle bearing An outer ring of an axle bearing is heat-treated and a through hole can be formed quickly and reliably. The outer ring has raceways on its inner periphery along which rolling elements roll. A through hole for mounting an antilock brake sensor is formed in... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5693994 | Back-up bearing arrangement for a magnetic bearing A back-up bearing arrangement (25) for a magnetic bearing (12, 13) includes a stationary dry running bearing material (30) and a rotable collar (26) which runs in abutment where with upon failure of the magnetic bearing. To avoid adhesive wear due to loca... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5481801 | Process for manufacturing a bearing seat for a half-shell bearing A process for the manufacturing of a bearing seat for a half-shell bearing in a metal part, in which the metal part is produced by a forging or casting operation with the simultaneous construction of a half-shell-shaped recess whose diameter is slightly s... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5446963 | Method of forming one-piece metallic ball bearing cage A flat, thin ring is formed into a modified ring having bridge material between adjacent, initial ball pockets. Movable anvils having a rounded surface are positioned within the initial ball pockets and the bridge material is flattened such that a flat br... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5335416 | Roller bearing sigma cage A strip of metal is pierced intermediate the edges thereof to form slots for rollers and is bent adjacent the edges to form flanges. Each bend intersects the slots such that the slots wrap around the bends into the flanges. The strip of metal is then form... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5195244 | Bearings Bearings and a method of manufacture thereof are described, the method comprising the steps of forming a half bearing of a desired size from a leaded bronze alloy having a strong backing material, indenting the bore surface of the leaded bronze alloy, dep... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5150972 | Method of increasing the off bottom load capacity of a bearing assembly A method of increasing the off bottom load capacity of a bearing assembly having an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member telescopically received within the outer tubular member, and bearings disposed between the inner tubular member and outer tub... | 09/29/1992 |
