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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997802 | Axial plain bearing assembly An axial plain bearing assembly includes a thrust ring provided for common rotation with a rotary component. The thrust ring has a radial seal face on an end face thereof for co-operating with a radial seal face of a non-rotational seal ring of a gas-lubricated mech... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7901140 | Seal for a clamping system bearing lug A bearing eye for a tensioning system used in flexible drives. For sealing an annular gap between a fixedly positioned support part and a longitudinal bore of the bearing eye a sealing element is provided which encompasses two radially aligned sealing lips. To this ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7744282 | Motor One embodiment of the present invention provides a motor comprising a stator portion including a bearing using lubricant oil; and a rotor portion having a rotation shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, an oil deflector configured to return back to the bearing th... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7661883 | Sealing element for a rotatable part with a tractrix form A sealing element for rotatable parts is provided by the invention. To achieve low and uniform wear, automatic reshaping of the sealing surfaces for advancing wear, low friction forces, and long service life, the sealing element has sealing surfaces (4) and s... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7458725 | Method and device for sealing a bearing The present invention provides a bearing sealing method for sealing a bearing member which is interposed between a first member and a second member and allows relative rotation between the first member and the second member. The method includes the steps of keeping ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7407327 | Method and system for withstanding shock in a spindle motor bearing A system, method and means is provided for withstanding mechanical shock for use with fluid dynamic bearings. A sealing system is provided that withstands 1000 G shock events. In an aspect, a grooved pumping seal employed between a thrust plate and a shield, a thrus... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7296801 | Anti-leakage device for lubrication oil in a fan An anti leakage device of lubrication oil for a fan includes a hub seat, a sleeve and a hub. The sleeve is provided on the hub seat and has a bearing therein to form an oil storage part for receiving lubrication oil. The hub is provided on the hub seat and has an an... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296932 | Fluid dynamic bearing having an acute-angled shaft recess A fluid dynamic bearing assembly including a shaft and a bearing sleeve. A bearing gap is formed between the shaft and the bearing sleeve and is filled with a lubricating fluid. A capillary seal is formed at one end of the bearing sleeve, and a recess is formed in t... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288014 | Design, fabrication, testing, and conditioning of micro-components for use in a light-emitting panel A method of forming micro-components is disclosed. The method includes pretesting and conditioning of the micro-components. The micro-components that fail testing or conditioning are discarded, and those remaining are assembled into a panel. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284910 | Capillary seal with flow restrictors A disk drive motor having a capillary bearing seal is provided. In one embodiment, a disk drive motor includes a stationary assembly and a rotating assembly having a fluid dynamic journal bearing disposed therebetween. A capillary seal is defined proximate an upper ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284759 | Mounting guard ring A mounting guard ring for a sealing ring with at least one sealing lip, surrounding a sleeve-shaped protective ring with a supporting surface for the sealing lip disposed at the outer periphery and a holding device shaped as a grip, the protective ring being provide... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281293 | Windshield wiper device, in particular, for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device (10), in particular, for a motor vehicle, includes a wiper bearing (14), which includes a bearing housing (24), a wiper shaft 922), which is supported in the bearing housing (24) and which supports a wiper... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281852 | Spool bearing with asymmetric sealing A spindle motor is provided comprising a fixed shaft capable of being fastened at either end to the base and cover of the disc drive. The hub which rotates around the disc drive is supported for rotation by a journal bearing and thrust bearing, with the thrust beari... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278840 | Compliant viscous seal for fluid transfer device A viscous seal for fluid transfer devices that deviates from the conventional wisdom of avoiding contact between the seal and a rotating drive shaft of the fluid transfer device. Instead of avoiding contact, contact between the seal and drive shaft is used to effect... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279049 | Apparatus for reducing entrapment of foreign matter along a moveable shaft of a substrate support In one embodiment, the invention is a guard ring for reducing particle entrapment along a moveable shaft of a substrate support. In one embodiment, the guard ring comprises a substantially annular guard ring positioned within a step formed in a sleeve that circumscr... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7257862 | Decelerating device for insertion between two relatively rotating members, in particular a drum and an oscillating door for loading the drum in a top-loaded washing machine A decelerating device includes a bushing and a pin carried coaxially by the bushing. A first end of the pin is housed inside the bushing and a second end of the pin, opposite to the first end, projects axially in cantilever fashion from the bushing. Inside the bushi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234704 | Wiping and/or sealing element as well as process for sealing a piston and clamping and/or support element The present invention pertains to a wiping and/or sealing element for sealing a piston (11) guided movably in a housing (10) with a seal held in a groove (21, 30). The present invention pertains, furthermore, to a process for sealing a movable p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226212 | Shield and sealing method for a hydrodynamic bearing A hydrodynamic bearing system, having a bearing sleeve and a shaft inserted into an inner cylindrical bore of the bearing sleeve. A bearing gap is formed between the shaft and the bearing sleeve, the bearing gap being filled with a lubricating oil. A shield encloses... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7140941 | Liquid manufacturing processes for panel layer fabrication A method for manufacturing a light-emitting panel sandwiches a plurality of micro-components between two flexible substrates in a web configuration. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplie... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137857 | Method for manufacturing a light-emitting panel An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components sandwiched between two subtrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplied across the micro-component v... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111988 | Dustproof structure for a sleeve bearing A dustproof structure for a sleeve bearing includes an axial tube, a sleeve bearing and a dustproof cushion. The axial tube accommodates the sleeve bearing which bears an axial hole through which a shaft of a motor rotor is freely extended. The dustproof cushion is ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7070331 | Hinge bolt modular unit The joint-pin modular unit for articulately connecting a fork-type or stirrup device (1) with a connecting eye embracing a joint pin (8) of the fork-type or stirrup device (1), includes at least one seal (9) provided between the connectin... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072148 | Apparatus for the sealing of a pivot assembly used in a hard disk drive A pivot assembly that narrows the gap of the seal member as much as possible and can effectively restrain the diffusion of gas and dirt from the inside, and, moreover, can also solve the problem of out gas from a hub cap, is presented. The pivot assembly has ball be... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7032776 | Vending machine bucket drive control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a motor for bi-directionally rotating a dispenser bucket between two bumpers which physically obstruct and limit the rotational travel, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025648 | Liquid manufacturing processes for panel layer fabrication A method for manufacturing a light-emitting panel sandwiches a plurality of micro-components between two flexible substrates in a web configuration. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplie... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7005793 | Socket for use with a micro-component in a light-emitting panel An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components at least partially disposed in a socket and sandwiched between two substrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large vol... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6975068 | Light-emitting panel and a method for making An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components sandwiched between two substrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplied across the micro-component ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6943475 | Permanent magnet motor for driving a fan A permanent magnet motor for driving a fan is rotated while a movement of the rotor in a direction of thrust of a rotary shaft with a rotation of the fan is prevented by magnetic attraction force of a permanent magnet and a stator core. A surface magnetic flux densi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935913 | Method for on-line testing of a light emitting panel A method of testing a light-emitting panel and the component parts therein including an assembled web containing light-emitting micro-components is disclosed. The method utilizes radiometric measuring devices disposed throughout a continuous fabrication process. Qua... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915879 | Main shaft balancing device for machine tool A gas spring comprising a cylinder body filled with compressed gas and an upright rod passing through a rod side end wall member of the cylinder body. By supporting a main shaft unit with the gas spring, the load on a vertical displacement mechanism is reduced. A pa... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908070 | Cylinder valve insert A valve insert for a cylinder valve for connecting an LPG tank to a gas consuming appliance has a body member mounted in the outlet end of the cylinder valve and a valve element slidable in the body member and cooperable therewith to control the flow of gas from the... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902456 | Socket for use with a micro-component in a light-emitting panel An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components at least partially disposed in a socket and sandwiched between two substrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large vol... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902452 | Marine split bearings with right angle removeable grooved retainer covers A sternpost or strut bearing assemblage is disclosed having a flat mounting plate integrally formed with a pair of separated collars, which collars have their centers longitudinally aligned with each other to receive a vessel's drive shaft. A pair of opposed split b... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6746151 | Parallel capillary seal for a disk drive A fluid dynamic bearing includes a shaft and a sleeve which are supported for relative rotation by fluid in the gap therebetween. A capillary seal at one end of the bearing prevents fluid from leaking out. The seal is defined between the hub and the sleeve, which ar... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6695480 | Opposed flow seal/bearing assembly A seal and bearing apparatus for a rotating shaft including a pair of sleeves with two spiral grooves (14) on an inclined surface (16).... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6679632 | Lubricant retention design for disk drive fluid dynamic bearing spindle motor A lubricant retention design for a fluid dynamic bearing design in a spindle motor utilizes a labyrinth gap that is formed between the sleeve and the shaft of the bearing. The gap is used in conjunction with a barrier film to impede the flow of lubricant ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6554478 | Bearing assembly for a heat dissipation fan A bearing assembly for a heat dissipation fan includes a bearing and a cap. The bearing has multiple grooves peripherally defined in the cylindrical body and a room defined in the body to communicate with the through hole in the center of the body. The ca... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554477 | Wiper bearing for a wiper device of a vehicle and for mounting a wiper bearing The wiper bearing (10) includes a bearing shaft (11), which is received in a bearing housing (12) and is connected to a bearing element (15) and a wiper arm (17) in such a way that a torque can be transmitted from the bearing element (15) to the wiper arm... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554474 | Hydrodynamic bearing device A hydrodynamic bearing device of a shaft, a sleeve rotatably supporting this shaft, wherein a herringbone groove is formed at a predetermined part of an inner periphery wall face of the sleeve, and, a thrust receiver supporting a thrust side of the shaft ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6513979 | Hydrodynamic oil-impregnated sintered bearing unit A hydrodynamic oil-impregnated sintered bearing unit 1 are comprised a hydrodynamic oil-impregnated sintered bearing 1a, a housing 1b, and a thrust bearing portion for thrust-supporting a shaft. A sealing washer 20 made of metal or resin material is arran... | 02/04/2003 |
