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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441958 | Welded collar bearing method for producing welded collar bearings and a device for carrying out said method A collar bearing comprising a bearing shell and at least one thrust washer, whereby the at least one thrust washer is fixed on an outer convex circumferential surface of the bearing shell to define a joint site that extends between the convex outer circumferential s... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7334499 | Grip for handlebar of bicycle A grip for the handlebar of a bicycle includes an inner tube provided with at least one mounting face and at least one protruding block, at least one flexible clamping member mounted on the mounting face of the inner tube and having two distal ends rested on the pro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7258489 | Thrust washer and method of manufacture A thrust bearing assembly includes upper and lower bearing halves for journaling a shaft therebetween. At least one thrust washer is arranged on the outer surface of at least one of the bearing halves and has ends which extend beyond and confront the ends of the bea... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7152568 | Internal combustion engine A cylinder block for an internal combustion engine which, in use, supports a rotary crankshaft 40, the block having pairs of opposed lock width surfaces 37 formed thereon for forming an interference fit with respective co-operating lock width surfaces ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7101086 | Collar bearing split shell and collar bearing with a centering device, and corresponding thrust washer The invention relates to a collar bearing split shell, comprising a bearing shell and two thrust washers which are located on said bearing shell. The invention also relates to a collar bearing comprising two collar bearing split shells, each of which has a bearing s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7026554 | Stator bar with exruded groundwall insulation An insulated stator bar and method of applying an outer insulation to a bare stator bar to form the insulated stator bar. The outer insulation surrounds a perimeter of the bare bar and extends along a longitudinal length of the bar. The outer insulation comprises at... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6974108 | Lower bearing for aircraft landing gear An improved split bearing for use with an aircraft landing gear assembly is disclosed. The split bearing includes first and second semi-cylindrical sleeve components adapted for installation in surrounding relation with the piston tube of a hydraulically actuated la... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973723 | Piston formed by powder metallurgical methods A piston includes a piston structure being unitarily formed in a powder metallurgy process, the piston structure having a crown assembly and a skirt assembly, at least a partial combustion chamber being formed intersecting a piston crown surface during the powder me... | 12/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6761189 | Wearing ring A wearing ring, particularly for protecting a cable guide hose on a robot, with an inner ring and an outer ring having in each case two half-shells is characterized in that the half-shells of at least one of the rings can be locked together. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6708625 | Greaseless door lock A greaseless door lock for doors on railroad cars which eliminates the need to lubricate the door locks. The greaseless door lock includes a C-shaped bracket having a side wall and spaced apart end walls attached to the side wall wherein the end walls include aligne... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6682299 | Variable stator vane support arrangement A trunnion support for a variable-position stator vane in a turbomachine. The stator vane includes an upper trunnion and a lower trunnion to allow the stator vane to be pivoted about a longitudinal axis. The lower trunnion is supported in a bushing that i... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6626576 | Duplex powder metal bearing caps and method of making them A main bearing cap (A') made of powder metal has a body portion (Y) made from one powder metal material (Q), and a bearing arch portion (H), foot joint face portions (S) and/or wings (W) made of a different powder metal material (P). The material (Q) of t... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6513801 | Hinged/split reinforced clam shell bushing A stabilizer bar assembly includes a stabilizer bar and a pair of bushing assemblies. Each bushing assembly includes a first semi-circular member, a second semi-circular member and a hinge connecting the two semi-circular members together. The two semi-ci... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6464396 | Rolled-up plain bearing bush The invention relates to a rolled-up plain bearing bush made from a metal/plastic composite plain bearing material whose wall has a thickness of at least 0.75 mm and which can be pressed into an opening of said bearing to form a medium-force fit. The inve... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6352369 | Wearing ring for a cable guidance tube of a robot A wearing ring, particularly for protecting a cable guidance tube on a robot, characterized in that the wearing ring has two layers, whereof one coaxially surrounds the other.... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6234678 | Plain bearing There is provided a plain bearing in which 0.3 to 25 vol. % of hard particles, having a mean particle diameter of not more than 1.5 μm, are dispersed in a main load portion of the overlay, so that the main load portion is formed into a hard region harder... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6139190 | Bearing assembly An improved bearing is disclosed which runs without clearance, and in which any wear is retrofitted automatically. This is achieved by a bearing assembly comprising a bearing (3) having an axial split (5) and an antifriction lining, and an elastic element... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6120187 | Plain bearing A main-load side bearing metal piece on which a heavy load is imposed is coated on an inner surface thereof with a thin overlay having a uniform thickness. Meanwhile, a non-load side bearing metal piece is coated on an inner surface thereof with an overla... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6086258 | Precisely repositionable bearing cap In a bearing cap of the type which is bolted to a bearing support structure so as to define a bearing bore between the cap and the structure and in which bolt holes for securing the cap to the structure extend through feet of the cap and into the structur... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6086327 | Bushing for a jet engine vane A vane assembly for an engine is disclosed, the vane assembly having a vane including a blade having a spindle disposed at one end thereof and a bushing mounted on the spindle. The bushing includes first and second half portions, each half portion having ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6042270 | Bearing arrangement Bearing arrangement for the support of a rotor (6) relative to a machine. Bearings (8) are disposed in circular openings (9) of circular disks (10) eccentrically with respect to the circular opening center (12) and is fastenable in the circular opening (9... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6017151 | Bearing arrangement and method for making it A bearing arrangement which assures positive geometrical centering between two separately produced bearing components, preferably in internal combustion engines, includes a first bearing component provided with projections extending beyond a parting surfa... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5997181 | Hydraulic oil well pump drive system A hydraulic oil well pump drive system for driving an oil well sucker rod includes a wellhead hydraulic assembly that is operably connected to the oil well sucker rod to reciprocate the sucker rod. The wellhead hydraulic assembly includes a hydraulic cyli... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5961219 | Split taper bushing A split taper bushing assembly includes a bearing member, an inner sleeve received in a hollow center defined by the bearing and an optional outer sleeve which receives the bearing member in an open center defined therein. The bearing member also includes... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5803818 | Swing A swing includes a swing frame, a seat member and a pair of generally C-shaped coupling units. The swing frame includes left and right upright side frames and a horizontal connecting rod which interconnects top ends of the side frames. The seat member is ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5769546 | Crankshaft bearing for an internal combustion engine The crankshaft bearing for an internal combustion engine consists of two bearing sections bolted together, in which an insert made of a ferrometallic material is embedded in a casting made of a light metal alloy. The inserts consist of shaped molded parts... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5676469 | Laser-welded bearing and method of making same A bimetal sleeve bearing has an axial seam that is laser welded so that both the soft inner layer and hard outer layer of the sleeve are continuous and homogeneous without internal or surface cracks. The seam edges are cut and abutted so as to form an axi... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5657526 | Split riding ring for rotary cylinders A method for fabricating and installing a split riding ring for use on rotary cylinders that eliminates the need to remove associated equipment from the rotary cylinders to repair and install a new riding ring. The apparatus consists of a riding ring forg... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5609421 | Rolled bearing bush and journal or shaft connection with such a bearing bush The invention relates to a wrapped bearing bush of elastic material as a bearing for a journal or a shaft for pressing into a housing bore. The invention also relates to a journal or shaft connection comprising a first and a second component, wherein the ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5567138 | Method and apparatus for limiting eccentric deviations of a rotating polished rod in rotary pumping applications A method for limiting eccentric deviations of a rotating polished rod which extends through a stuffing box in a downhole rotary pumping application. The method includes the step of positioning below the stuffing box at least two centralizing members havin... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5560714 | Bearing Assembly A bearing assembly comprises a piston mounted within and capable of reciprocating movement with respect of a fixed bearing shell. The bearing shell is provided with openings for the supply of a bearing medium, such as compressed air, into a clearance betw... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5480232 | Oil seal for gas turbine In a rotor bearing housing comprised of split half sections (10) and adapted to be joined at horizontal joining surfaces (12) of the half sections, and wherein each half section includes a beating recess flanked on either side thereof by a seal recess (16... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5469753 | Starter unit for a motor vehicle engine A starter unit for an internal combustion engine, especially a motor vehicle engine, comprises an electric motor and an electromagnetic actuator, having parallel axes and being secured on a starter frame or chassis which has at least one starter nose. The... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5405201 | Alignment ring for split bearing race and method of assembly A split outer ring has a raceway on a radially inwardly directed surface and a circumferential groove with tapered side walls on a radially outwardly directed surface and comprises a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion. An alignment ring en... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5328160 | Rubber-metal bushing A rubber-metal bushing includes a seamless inner metal DOM tube surrounded by an elastomer cylinder. A flanged ferrule is press fit into one or both ends of the tube so that the flange engages an end portion of the cylinder. The bushing is cost reduced by... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5267797 | Combined radial/axial friction bearing and method for its manufacture A compound journal and thrust plain bearing comprises a half-liner-shaped or bush-shaped journal bearing part and a part-ring-shaped thrust bearing part or a set of part-ring-shaped thrust bearing parts attached at one or both ends thereof, while every th... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5236080 | Bushing liner for a bushing of an endless chain of a textile machine traveling web transport assembly A bushing liner is provided for a bushing of an endless chain of a textile machine traveling web transport assembly of the type which supports a web in tension during transport of the web through a textile handling process such as, for example, a web dryi... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5072821 | Escalator/people mover bearing An escalator or people mover having steps or pallets which are supported by axles that are driven by a step chain, utilize a split bearing disposed between the axle and the step or pallet. The split bearing allows for rapid replacement of a worn bearing. ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072880 | Sectional rod bearing for fussball game structure An improved bearing structure for a rod which permits both rotational and axial movement of the rod in conjunction with longitudinal bending thereof. Two semi-cylindrical pieces are assembled along an axial line of separation. A first cylindrical bearing ... | 12/17/1991 |
