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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815373 | Symmetric spindle design A symmetric ultra-precision spindle design in which all forces of constraint are, within the tolerances of manufacturing and assembly processes, symmetrically arranged about its axis. Additionally this design may require little or no external power other than the fo... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7306211 | Coupling A coupling for resilient interconnection of two objects, especially a wheel axle housing and a chassis of a vehicle. The coupling comprises an elongated supporting piece (50), which extends in a longitudinal direction and two end attachment portions (52, 5... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7272989 | Steering shaft bearing assembly A steering shaft bearing assembly (100) for a vehicle having a steering shaft (102). The steering shaft bearing assembly includes a bearing (108) having a bore (112) adapted to receive the steering shaft and a support body (120) ha... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7230357 | External rotor motor and method for assembling such a motor A method of rapidly assembling the rotor (22) of an external-rotor motor (20) onto a bearing support tube (70) and in a predetermined axial position relative to the latter, includes the steps of: beginning at a rotor cup portion (24) of t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220056 | Sliding bearing and bearing mechanism having the same A sliding bearing for a steering column includes: a cylindrical bearing body; flat surfaces formed integrally on an inner peripheral surface of the bearing body; first slits extending from one end face of the bearing body to this side of the other end face of the be... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207927 | Treadmill roller device having bearing A roller device for attaching to a shaft of a treadmill, includes a tubular housing having two carriers engaged in the end portions, and the carriers each includes a casing directly folded from the end portion of the housing, and two bearing members are engaged in t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204772 | Torsionally flexible coupling, a mold, and a method of producing same A torsionally flexible coupling has a hub ring and a vibrationally isolated pulley surrounding the hub ring at a radial distance, a spring body made of a rubber-elastic material being situated in the gap formed by the distance, and comprises a sliding-contact bearin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178463 | Interior contour for bore of a friction support bearing of a railway locomotive traction motor A contour or profile of a bore of a locomotive traction-motor support bearing structure, where such profile preserves the currently center-loading of the upper load zone but moves inboardly the lower load zone to a more general central location. The profile of the b... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7121850 | Dual-purpose male/female connector A dual-purpose male/female connector is disclosed. A push button for controlling a terminal base, which is mounted in a USB female socket and includes a connection terminal, to enable the terminal base to extend from or draw back in the female socket is mounted on t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083170 | Rod or piston primary seal A rod or piston primary seal, which includes a primary seal (2) facing the space (1) to be sealed and a secondary seal (3) facing away from it, in which the primary seal (2) is fitted into the groove (4), of a holding element (5... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063464 | Reciprocating piston mechanism A reciprocating piston mechanism for an air-conditioning compressor in a motor vehicle has a housing, a rotary driven shaft, a shaft seal assembly with a gliding ring seal, at least one radial shaft bearing, and at least one axial shaft bearing. At least the radial ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055439 | Interior contour for bore of a friction support bearing of a railway locomotive traction motor A contour or profile of a bore of a locomotive traction-motor support bearing structure, where such profile preserves the currently center-loading of the upper load zone but moves inboardly the lower load zone to a more general central location. The profile of the b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056027 | Bearing for a rotatable shaft subject to thermal expansion A bearing for rotatably supporting a cylindrical shaft within a frame cylindrical support surface in which the shaft is subject to thermal expansion, the bearing being formed of a tubular member having opposed ends and having an axial passageway therethrough, the ou... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044457 | Mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members A mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members is provided. The mount comprises a housing that defines a first chamber and a second chamber; a load bearing member removably located in said first chamber, said load bearing member comprising a load bearing ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032488 | Device for supporting a material web A support for a material web for use with a longitudinal cutting device for cutting the material web, includes a support shaft having an axis of rotation. At least one bearing mechanism positions the at least one support shaft, wherein the at least one bearing mecha... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6966753 | Sole plate for turbine and power generating plant equipment A sole plate in use for turbine capable of realizing a smooth sliding on a gland pad used in the mounting portion of power generating plant equipment, effectively suppressing a variation in the alignment of a rotating shaft by a reaction due to thermal expansion and... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962358 | Connection device for mutual connection of two objects A coupling device for elastic interconnection of, e.g., arms (66) which are linked to a frame (60) of the vehicle. The coupling device (92) substantially comprises two annular, conical portions (112, 114) of a rubber elastic material and ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6889956 | Poppet valve bushing with tolerance ring A pintle bushing assembly for a poppet valve assembly including a tolerance ring which is disposable between the pintle bushing and a bore in the body of the valve to both seal and center the bushing in the bore. The tolerance ring includes a plurality of radially-e... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6802648 | Polymeric bearing with elastomer A bearing system for a rotor shaft is provided in which a bearing prepared from a high performance polymer is surrounded by an elastomer sleeve that dampens the effect of noise and vibration caused by movement of the rotor shaft against the bearing. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6712516 | Bearing spring plate pedestal Existing bearing spring plates for a certain class of steam turbines fail due to a combination of static stresses and cyclic stresses over a long period of time leaving the bearings unsupported. The failures typically occur at welds between the flexible support plat... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709247 | Scroll compressor having a deflectable bearing housing for shaft alignment A compressor is driven by a drive shaft rotatably supported by a main bearing housing and a lower bearing housing. The main bearing housing positions a main bearing at or near a nodal point of the drive shaft during vibration by the drive shaft. The main bearing hou... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6652147 | Bearing structure A bearing structure includes a bearing having a shaft hole formed by an inner wall of the bearing. The outer periphery of the bearing has multiple outer walls and multiple deformable zones. The multiple outer walls are located at the axial direction of th... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6617733 | Magnetic bearing apparatus and vacuum pump having magnetic bearing apparatus In a magnetic bearing apparatus provided at least with a touchdown bearing and a corrugated plate-like damper member inserted into an annular gap between the touchdown bearing and its retainer member, to keep on holding the corrugated plate-like damper me... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6547440 | Forward bearing arrangement for the tilting cab of a truck The cab is supported at the front by elastic bearings mounted on bearing axles in alignment with each other and supported by at least two brackets attached to the vehicle frame. The elastic bearings are mounted in bearing shells attached to the floor of t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6517246 | Flexible support and method for a steady bearing An improved flexible support for a steady bearing in rotational contact with the surface of a shaft allows the bearing and housing to substantially track the contact surface of an impeller shaft when the shaft is subject to elastic deflection during opera... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6485180 | Expandable rack bushing The expandable rack bushing has a tubular portion with front slots and rear slots. An axial overlap between the front and rear slots permits expansion and retraction of the tubular portion. Retainer blocks on the tubular portion are received in a radial g... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6445098 | Can for a synthetic pump motor A cap of synthetic resin material for separating the wet and dry spaces of a motor/pump assembly and receiving the rotor of the motor has, at a bottom of the cap remote from the pump, a seat formed by axially-extending centering elements and detent arms w... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6424066 | System for reducing wear and improving longevity of a electric submergible pumping system An electric submergible pumping system having a submergible electric motor with a unique rotor bearing system to promote longevity of the motor. The system includes an electric motor having a housing and a stator mounted within the housing. A shaft is rot... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6419070 | Stub shaft conveyor roller A conveyor roller includes a generally cylindrical roller tube and a pair of stub shafts rotatably mounted in each end thereof. At least one of the stub shafts is mounted for axial movement between an extended position and a retracted position. When in th... | 07/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6357565 | Shock-absorbing device for spindle headstocks A shock-absorbing device is intended to be mounted on a spindle headstock of a machine tool. The spindle headstock includes a motor driven spindle unit connected to an upright by a support. The shock-absorbing device comprises a yieldable structure connec... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6350061 | System for fixing and guiding a bearing on a frame This system for fixing and guiding a bearing (3) in a slot (5) in a frame (8) comprises elongate flat fixing members (14) extending straddle-fashion between the coplanar respective end faces of the respective uprights (6, 7) of the frame and of the said b... | 02/26/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6301745 | Sliding bushing with spring A sliding bushing for providing rotational support of a rotating member and axial biasing of that rotating member. The sliding bushing includes a body portion and a biasing portion. The body portion defines an inner periphery and an outer periphery while ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6168314 | Bearing A bearing has a composite elastic member, which supports a shaft. The composite elastic member comprises an elastic cylinder, which is made of an elastic material such as rubber and is provided at a bearing body section; and a spiral member, which project... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6105890 | Support bearing for nutating machines In a nutating machine such as a high intensity comminution machine having a nutating drum (1), a support bearing is provided by pairs of rolling bearing surfaces (6 and 8, and 7 and 9). In order to reduce power requirements and wear, each pair of compleme... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6091175 | Self-centering rotor bearing assembly for submersible pump motors The invention provides a submersible pumping system which includes a motor containing self-centering rotor bearing assemblies. Each rotor bearing assembly in accordance with the present invention includes a sleeve, a journal, and at least two seals. The j... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6076647 | Stub shaft conveyor roller A conveyor roller includes a generally cylindrical roller tube and a pair of stub shafts rotatably mounted in each end thereof. At least one of the stub shafts is mounted for axial movement between an extended position and a retracted position. When in th... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6024497 | Bushing with molded spring A bushing mountable in a housing for supporting a rotating member and for providing a bias force to the rotating member in a first direction is disclosed. The bushing includes a body defining an aperture therein and a mounting member for mounting the bush... | 02/15/2000 |
