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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136993 | Sliding bearing A cylindrical sliding bearing having a cylindrical steel back metal, and a bearing alloy layer, serving as a sliding surface, on the inside of the steel back metal is provided. The cylindrical sliding bearing further have a coat layer of Bi or a Bi-based alloy forme... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8118492 | Plain bearing and play-free plain bearing arrangement A play-free plain bearing arrangement with a defined preset torque includes a plain bearing, wherein the plain bearing comprises a bearing housing and a bearing sleeve inserted into the bearing housing, wherein the bearing sleeve and the bearing housing are open axi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8092092 | Guide member A guide member has a ring for mounting a pin with friction and articulation and/or sliding capacity. The member is adapted for mounting in the bore of a support. The ring and/or the pin is subjected, at least at its friction surface, to a surface hardening treatment... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092091 | Bearing made of sintered copper alloy for a recirculation exhaust gas flow rate control valve A bearing with strength and abrasion resistance for a flow rate control valve of an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine. By using a sintered Cu alloy with a composition consisting of, by mass %, Ni: 10 to 30%, Sn: 5 to 12%, C: 3 to 10%,... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083414 | Bush bearing A bush bearing (1) is a wrapped bush bearing which has a cylindrical inner peripheral surface (2) serving as a sliding surface as well as an outer peripheral surface (3), and whose abutting faces (4) are abutted against each other. The ou... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8038351 | Self-lubricated bearing assembly A self-lubricating bearing assembly for a hinge of a turbine engine nozzle is described. The hinge includes a bolt and a bell crank housing. The bearing assembly includes a sleeve, a pair of bushings, liners, a thrust washer and a nut. The sleeve includes a tubular ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8007178 | Bearing materials and method for the production thereof A plain bearing and a method for the production thereof is described, the method being for the deposition on a substrate of a layer of material having a metallic matrix, the method comprising the steps of: producing a powder of a desired aluminium-based alloy compos... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7954999 | End profile on slide bearing complementary elements for reducing surface pressure The invention relates to an end profile on slide bearing complementary elements having a pin (22) and at least one bearing sleeve (24, 24′) for receiving the pin (22), said pin (22) absorbing an eccentric force (F) which acts perpendicu... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955000 | Joint assembly, particularly for bogie brake linkages A greased joint assembly operating in oily conditions comprises an axle mounted rotating or pivoting in a ring. The axle and/or the ring are subjected to a hardening surface treatment by diffusion or by structural transformation followed by a finishing surface treat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942581 | Anti-friction layer for a bearing element An anti-friction layer for a bearing element may comprise a synthetic polymer layer. The polymer layer comprises at least a first part-layer and a second part-layer of a different composition. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931405 | Sliding part A sliding part comprises a first sliding member made of a steel, a second sliding member made of a steel, a first carbide film comprising a carbide and formed on the surface of the first sliding member, and a second carbide film comprising a carbide and formed on th... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7862240 | Bearing device Bearing device (1) with a first bearing part (2) and a second bearing part (3) which cooperate in bearing contact, wherein the first bearing part (2) and the second bearing part (3) is each provided with a surface layer (21, 31 | 01/04/2011 |
| 7832935 | Rotatable member and method for manufacturing the same A bearing (100) has a contact surface (110) for mating with a rotatable member. The contact surface has a plurality of crystalline grains (120) distributed at random; a plurality of micro-grooves (130) are formed among the crystalline gra... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828482 | Tungsten carbide enhanced bearing A plain bearing has two components, each having a bearing surface; the bearing surfaces being in sliding engagement with each other. The bearing may be a spherical plain bearing having an outer ring that has a concave bearing surface and an inner ring that has a con... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7712965 | Piston pin bushing A piston pin bushing consisting of a brass alloy containing between 30 and 32.2 wt. % zinc. between 1.8 and 2.2 wt. % aluminium, between 1.8 and 2.2 wt. % manganese, between 1.4 an 2.2 wt. % nickel and between 1.4 and 2.0 wt. % iron, in addition to optional contamin... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712964 | Sliding bearing A sliding bearing having excellent initial conformability and seizure resistance as well as high durability and heat resistance is provided. A sliding bearing comprising a coating layer containing a resin and a solid lubricant formed on a bearing alloy layer, charac... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7682083 | Bearing system A bearing system includes a bearing, a shaft extending in the bearing, and a layer of nano-structured coating coated on one of the bearing and the shaft. A space is formed between the bearing and the shaft, and a lubricant is filled in the space. The lubricant is ma... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7572060 | Sliding bearing There is provided a sliding bearing, which can continuously enhance conformability even when deformation by high oil film pressure in the vicinity of a central part of the sliding bearing occurs. The sliding bearing includes crownings which are each formed in an inc... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7458726 | Bearing, particularly rubber bearing A bearing, particularly a rubber bearing, has in its fundamental structure at least one bearing bushing and one rubber body surrounded by the bearing bushing. The bearing bushing has at least one longitudinal parting line having edge profiles that are complementary ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455458 | Bearings A plain bearing and method for making the same are shown and described. The plain bearing includes a layer of a strong backing material to which a first bearing alloy is bonded. A second layer of bearing material overlays the first bearing layer and comprises essent... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7431507 | Sliding member A sliding member has a sliding alloy layer, an intermediate layer of Ni or a Ni alloy formed on the sliding alloy layer, and a soft layer of Sn or a Sn alloy formed on the intermediate layer. A recess is formed on the sliding side surface of the sliding alloy layer.... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7399122 | Sliding member In order to improve conformability of a sliding surface of a sliding member in an early state of sliding, there is provided a sliding member in which a plurality of holes are formed on a sliding surface, and the diameters (or the opening area) of the holes on the sl... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387442 | Bearing A bearing includes a contact region (2) filled with lubricant (8) between two otherwise rubbing surfaces (4, 6). One surface moves relative to a stationary other. The moving surface entrains the lubricant into the contact region to generate pres... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387443 | Piston pin bushing The invention relates to gudgeon pin bushes which find application in highly-stressed engines, with the problem of a tendency to pit, in particular in the middle regions (with relation to the radial axis of the bush), on starting the motor. According to the inventio... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7368046 | Layered composite material for plain bearings, production and use thereof The invention is a method for the production of a composite multilayer material having a backing layer, a bearing metal layer of a copper alloy or an aluminum alloy, a nickel intermediate layer and an overlay consisting of about 0-20 wt. % copper and about 0-20 wt. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367742 | Ball and socket joint A ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle has a ball-and-socket joint housing (i), which has a joint opening and in which a bearing shell (5) made of an insulating material is arranged. A ball pivot (4... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363794 | Bearing structure and press molding apparatus having the structure While a rotational die and a predetermined position of a lower mold in which the rotational die is provided can be set in a zero contact manner, operation of setting the rotational die in the predetermined position of the lower mold can be easily performed, and occu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364381 | Pivotal connector assembly A connector assembly pivotally couples a caster assembly with a pivot arm of an agricultural implement. The connector assembly includes first and second structural support plates having openings to receive a connector pin therethrough pivotally coupling the arm betw... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344312 | Bearing shell made of hybrid material and process for production thereof Internal combustion engine with bearing shells, which are formed essentially by thermal sprayed bearing layers, wherein the thermal sprayed bearing layers are formed by at least two slide bearing materials with different hardness, which are spatially separated from ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341245 | Sway bar bushing and system A bushing member includes a hinge portion enabling improved assembly and, in some embodiments, an optional flange and a seal design that limits moisture entry also ensures an improved fit when secured with a matching bracket compressing the bushing in a beneficial m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323254 | Layered material The invention relates to an alloy consisting of at least three components A, B, C, which form at least a first matrix and a soft phase dispersed therein, with a first surface (5) and a second surface (9) lying opposite it, the proportions of components... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322588 | Mounting assembly for steering system of vehicles A mounting assembly for a steering system of a vehicle includes a tubular boss for operative connection to a steering gear of the steering system and a tubular sleeve disposed within the tubular boss for operative connection to a frame of the vehicle. The mounting a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322646 | Folding head restraint mechanism A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat bottom attached to a seat back with a moveable head restraint attached to the seat back. Characteristically, the head restraint is movable from a raised to a lowered position and vice versa. The head restraint of this embodime... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300379 | Differential with thin film coating at cross shaft and processes for manufacturing the same A process for improving the durability of a differential, where the differential has a pinion shaft and a pinion, the pinion shaft having a surface that contacts the surface of the inner diameter of the pinion. The process comprises bonding to the surface of the pin... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290987 | Impeller hub for torque converter A direct replacement impeller hub for the torque converter of an automatic transmission and a method of repairing an impeller assembly utilizing the replacement impeller hub to provide increased service longevity. In the present impeller hub the geometric roundness ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291799 | Electrode dressing template Disclosed are various embodiments of an EDM electrode dressing template comprising a body made of an electrically conductive material. Bonded to the body is a pad with an electrically conductive material with hardness greater than the body. An electrode with an erod... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290935 | Bearing assembly with bearing sleeve having end bearing members A ceramic bearing assembly includes a shaft (20), and a bearing sleeve (10) rotatably receiving the shaft. The bearing sleeve includes an inside wall. First and second bearing blocks (120, 140) are formed at the inside wall at first and second e... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281853 | Bearing material A journal bearing system includes a bushing and a journal pin within the bushing. At least one of the bushing and journal pin has an engagement surface with an engagement length comprising a substrate material and a solid lubricant. A concentration of the solid lubr... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270482 | Sliding device A sliding device is comprised of a first sliding member which is rotatable on an axis of the first sliding member, a second sliding member which slidably supports the first member through viscous fluid and at least a pit which is formed on a surface of at least one ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249890 | Friction bearing composite material with a metal base layer A friction bearing composite material comprises a metal base layer, a porous support layer applied thereto, and a low friction layer made from PTFE forming a bearing surface for a bearing partner. The low friction material forming the sliding surface also fills the ... | 07/31/2007 |
