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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7670054 | Bearing A bearing is provided comprising an elongated body including an outer surface and an inner bore. The body includes a front face and a rear face. The front face has at least one circumferential groove and the rear face has at least one circumferential groove. The inn... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7416342 | Vehicle suspension system A vehicle suspension comprising a frame and a pair of levers carried by the frame on opposite sides thereof. Each lever is pivotally mounted on the frame for swinging movement on an axis intermediate opposite ends of the lever transverse to the frame. The suspension... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7178985 | Bearing holding structure and motor having same In a bearing holding structure in which a bearing whose outer circumferential surface is formed in a spherical shape is sandwiched between an end frame and a holding plate, the holding surfaces of the end frame and the holding plate extend axially in opposite direct... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7111823 | Actuator An actuator having a set of slidable pistons including sliding regions with the sliding regions including at least one wear member supported by a resilient member and a second wear member laterally spaced from the first wear member with a lubrication reservoir locat... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109619 | Damper support assembly for a supercritical drive shaft A support system, a bracket assembly, and a damping member for use in supporting a rotating shaft. A support system including a fixed bracket; a bracket assembly; and a bearing. The bracket assembly having a first damping member having a first fixed end and a second... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077573 | Contact bearing A bearing adapted to support and allow controlled relative movement with an opposed bearing surface. The bearing is constructed to have a long life by incorporating a surface that addresses many causes of friction and wear. The bearing includes a plurality of suppor... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6960023 | Bearing structure for blade assembly of cooling fan A bearing for the blade assembly of the cooling fan, the bearing is made of the plastic steel material having an integrally formed cylindrical hollow body and outward extended large diameter seat. The seat bottom has a recess with screw thread cut along the inside w... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941864 | Method to control optimized cutting of stock to satisfy a cut list A method of processing material involves cutting pieces of material pursuant to a cut list and managing remaining salvage and defect pieces. A computer may be connected to a saw machine, and programmed to optimize cutting of stock to satisfy a cut list. An operator ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6718617 | Method for adjusting an axial play of a rotor shaft of a motor In order to simplify the adjustment of an axial play of a rotor shaft (2.4) between the rotor shaft (2.4) and a stator (1) of a motor with the purpose of reducing the component expenditure and the assembly expenditure of the motor, a first clamp... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6691883 | One piece liner member for use in railway coupling devices A connection assembly including a one piece liner member for use in a connection assembly utilized in either an articulated coupling arrangement and/or a slackless drawbar arrangement for connecting together adjacently disposed ends of a pair of railway v... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6494451 | Anti-skew idler roller system An idler roller assembly in an imaging system including a sheet material transport roller system having drive rollers and idler rollers. The idler roller assembly includes a plurality of idler rollers. A plurality of springs are connected to apply respect... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6481894 | Pitch bearing A bearing that includes a first bearing support member; a second bearing support member spaced from the first bearing support member, the first and second bearing support members each having a first end and a second end; and a resilient member between the... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6471493 | Assembly structure for a turbo compressor The present invention relates to a turbo compressor which is capable of minimizing deformation of construction parts which may occur in welding or after welding and simplifying the manufacture and assembly by forming the outer diameter of a driving shaft ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6413046 | Method and apparatus for centering rotor assembly damper bearings A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine including a bearing centering sub-assembly that facilitates reduces radial forces transmitted to a bearing assembly is described. The bearing assembly supports a rotor shaft with a rolling element positioned radia... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6379048 | Self-aligning center bearing An improved bearing support structure for a vehicle driveline includes a bracket having ears for supporting a bearing cushion. The ears are separated by a distance which is greater than the thickness of the cushion such that the cushion can self-align wit... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6376952 | Bearing system for a rotating shaft A floating bearing system comprising a bearing supported in a clearance fit within a bearing bracket, for example for use in fractional horsepower shaded pole type electric motors. The bearing system is self aligning, to compensate for deviations in the a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6315453 | Liquid lubricated radial sliding bearing With the invention liquid lubricated radial sliding bearings are shown, of which the bearing sleeve is elastically fastened in an outer part and forms an elastic journalling with a shaft part which can follow thermal heat expansions and inclined positions... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6183136 | Floating sleeve bearing for electric motor A floating sleeve bearing assembly for supporting the shaft of an electric motor, the shaft having an axis of rotation and the motor having a stator. The sleeve bearing assembly includes a bearing having therein a bore for receiving the shaft. The bearing... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6062098 | Mounting arrangement for an external gearshift mechanism of an automobile transmission A gearshift lever (3) is mounted on a ball-and-socket joint which is partially surrounded by a bearing shell (8) made of plastic whereby an economic mounting arrangement (2) which permits maintenance work and can prevent a transmission of vibrations to th... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5982066 | Electric motor The invention provides a motor and a bearing support and motor housing assembly, wherein the bearing support is detachably mounted to the housing with a flexible fastener, such as a snap ring. A resilient member, such as a spring washer, is seated between... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975760 | Central bearing for a motor vehicle rear axle A central bearing for a bow-shaped rear axle of a motor vehicle is formed of three elastic elements. One central elastic element is arranged directly on a bearing axis support and is pressed by a bearing sleeve. Two additional exterior elastic elements ar... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5945756 | Ultra quiet electric motor for automotive applications A high speed electric motor for automotive applications that is designed to effectively minimize vibration of its component parts and thus suppress noise generated during its operation. The motor incorporates acoustic engineering principles including surf... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5917258 | Bearing assembly for an ultra quiet electric motor A high speed electric motor for automotive applications that is designed to effectively minimize vibration of its component parts and thus suppress noise generated during its operation. The motor incorporates acoustic engineering principles including surf... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5853248 | Radial thrust bearing A monolithically formed bearing is disclosed for use with a rotatable shaft positioned within a supporting structure which includes a bearing body having an internal bore extending partially therethrough and defining a cylindrical bearing surface for rece... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5813768 | Self-aligning bearing structure A thermoplastic bearing liner having compliant and compensating structure to adjust for a misalignment of a shaft insertably received therein. The bearing liner comprises a hollow, substantially cylindrical shaped member having two ends and an intermediat... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5531522 | Fluid dampened support having variable stiffness and damping A fluid dampened support for a bearing such as a tilt pad bearing or a rolling element bearing such as a ball bearing, needle bearing, roller bearing and the like. The fluid dampened support includes a network of closely spaced beams which act as structur... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5401104 | Rod guide assembly for rotary applications A rod guide assembly for rotary applications has a stationary housing and a rotating housing. The stationary housing has an exterior, an interior, a first end and a second end. A primary stationary annular bushing is positioned in the interior at the firs... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5381285 | Bearing arrangement, device with rotatable disc, and magnetic-tape apparatus A bearing arrangement (15), in particular for a device (1) with a rotatable disc or a magnetic-tape apparatus (101) has a shaft (19) which is connected to an auxiliary member (23) via a hinge (21). The shaft (19) is radially supported and the auxiliary me... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5340220 | Pivoting bearing for mounting pull rods in motor vehicles A pivoting bearing for mounting pull rods in motor vehicles, which includes a metallic housing (2) with a cylindrical inner jacket, a metallic inner part (1), and an elastomer body (3) arranged between the housing (2) and the inner part (1). The elastomer... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5235227 | Noise and vibration dampened electric motor such as for use with a sound movie camera A noise and/or vibration damping system for an electric motor such as for use with a sound motion picture camera. In a preferred embodiment the electric motor includes a rotor shaft supported at either end thereof by bearings, a magnetic field assembly fi... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5154516 | Pivot mechanism incorporating means to take up wear between two parts thereof A self-adjusting pivot mechanism for a car steering column arranged to take up wear and backlash, the mechanism including a housing bracket 9 for receiving a steering column 10, the housing having opposed symmetrical tapered trunnions 9A received in corre... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5061087 | Bearing apparatus for a doctor journal A bearing apparatus for permitting axial rotational and angular movement of a doctor journal of a papermaking machine, includes a housing which defines a cylindrical bore for the reception therein of the doctor journal. An annular bearing ring defines an ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4907814 | Self-adjusting bearing A self-adjusting bearing comprises an elongate body portion of compressible, resilient material of truncated conical shape with a central cylindrical bore formed therethrough. A plurality of independent segments of wear-resistant material are secured to t... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4806025 | Holding device for automatic self-aligning ball metal Automatic self-aligning ball metals rotatably mounted at both end parts of a rotor shaft in an electric motor are supported by holding devices. The holding device is designed in the form of a disc having a flange portion around the outer periphery thereof... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4761949 | Thrust reverser position indicator shaft bearing assembly A bearing assembly is disclosed for supporting the downstream end of a shaft for a position indicating system for a turbofan thrust reverser. The bearing assembly has a pair of support arms supporting a bushing which is attached to the downstream end of t... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4755066 | Self-aligning bearing assembly A self-aligning sleeve bearing assembly including a base member having a surface which includes a socket, a retaining member, and a bearing extending into and from the socket and being sandwiched between the base member and retaining member. The bearing i... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4738436 | Spring system A spring system for resiliently supporting a mass with respect to a base comprises a supporting member mounted for movement and which can be coupled to the mass and is bounded by a portion of a spherical surface which bears against a concentric complement... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4718780 | Sealed compound bearing and method for making the same A compound bearing having a shell defining a cylindrical bore in which is installed the bearing inner member, a bearing ring of ultra high molecular weight polymer being disposed within the shell cylindrical bore between the bore surface and the periphera... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4718779 | Sealed compound bearing A compound bearing consisting of an outer and an inner member movable relative to each other and between which are disposed load carrying annular members. The load carrying annular members comprise a pair of deformable plastic rings held between the outer... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4714355 | Compensating device for rolling stands with rolls supported at only one end Compensating device able to compensate the load acting on e upper bearings (13-17) of shafts of rolls (10) supported at only one end on rolling stands (18), such rolls (10) comprising shafts (11) having at least two bearings (13-14), an upper bearing (13)... | 12/22/1987 |
