"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311448 | Bearing arrangement for a harvesting machine A bearing arrangement for a harvesting machine, including a bearing configured to couple a rotatable shaft with a chassis of the harvesting machine, a first element coupled with the shaft so as to be rotatable therewith, and a second element coupled with the chassis... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7282824 | Press-fitting method and rectifying device having press-fitted member In a rectifying device for a vehicular AC generator, a rectifying element is press-fitted in a positive-side radiation plate. The radiation plate is prepared in a predetermined shape and an engaging hole is punched in the radiation plate. Four grooves are formed in ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7237959 | Breakable coupling system for a turbojet fan shaft The invention relates to a rotary shaft arrangement carrying equipment at one end and extending rearwards from the equipment, the shaft (1) being supported by a first bearing (2) behind the equipment, and by a second bearing (3) behind the first... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7217038 | Fixing structure for rolling bearing In a fixing structure for a rolling bearing in which a bearing fixing ring is incorporated in a device and a rotating member is fixed to a bearing rotating ring using bolts, fastening areas with the bolts are set so that the natural frequency of the device as a whol... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7193836 | Grounding brush for mitigating electrical current on motor shafts A grounding brush for mitigating static electric charge on a motor shaft includes a plurality of filaments secured to an annular frame around the shaft, with tips of the filaments disposed in a channel defined by the frame. Conductive powder can be provided in the c... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184930 | Method and device for monitoring status of mechanical equipment and abnormality diagnosing device An abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing a presence or absence of an abnormality of a bearing unit for a railway vehicle axle, comprises a sensing/processing portion for outputting a signal generated from the bearing unit as an electric signal, a calculating/p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7136271 | Static charge neutralizing assembly for use on rollers and shafts A static charge neutralizer for a moving component of an apparatus includes a plurality of filaments on a conductive strip, with tips of the filaments disposed adjacent but spaced from the moving component. The filaments induce ionization in the presence of an elect... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7025579 | Bearing system for high-speed rotating machinery A bearing system for a turbocharger shaft includes an elongated bearing carrier with two anti-friction ball bearings mounted in its ends and with a radially extending flange at one end that cooperates with stationary housing portions and carries thrust loads of the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6926446 | Radial self-aligning rolling bearing Radial self-aligning rolling bearing including an outer ring, an inner ring, and balls which are arranged to roll in the raceways of the rings, and also spherical rollers together as rolling elements, which are all guided in a cage. The balls are larger in diameter ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913390 | Rotating shaft apparatus A shaft 17 defines a front end portion 17a having a larger diameter and an opposite tail end portion 17b having a smaller diameter, the shaft 17 being rotatably supported by the housing 13 through a radial bearing ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6634792 | Rigid anti-friction ball-bearing An anti-friction bearing device comprising an outer ring (11) provided with an outer surface and a bore on which a toroidal bearing inner race (14) is formed, an inner ring(15) which is provided with a bore and a cylindrical outer surface on which a toroi... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6613453 | Lead-free journal bearing A lead-free journal bearing includes a cylindrical ferrous backing and a bearing alloy layer comprising a bearing alloy powder consisting essentially of 7-13 mass percent of Sn, 0.7-2 mass percent of Ag, optionally at most 0.5 mass percent of molybdenum d... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6517954 | Aluminium alloy, notably for a layer The invention relates to an aluminium alloy, in particular for a layer of a friction bearing, for example, which, apart from aluminium and smelt-related impurities, additionally contains soft-phase formers, e.g. Sn, Pb, Bi, Sb or similar. The alloy contai... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6506503 | Friction bearing having an intermediate layer, notably binding layer, made of an alloy on aluminium basis The invention relates to an intermediate layer, in particular a bonding layer, made from an alloy with an aluminium base, for multi-layered materials with layers of differing composition, in particular friction bearings. The alloy contains added quantitie... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6479101 | Method of coating a concave friction bearing The invention relates to a method of producing an antifriction element (6), by means of which a coating is applied to at least one surface (10) of the antifriction element (6) under vacuum, by guiding the antifriction element (6) through a particle flow (... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6467961 | Lubricating coating compound, sliding structure combining two sliding members in which lubricating coating compound is applied to one of the sliding members, and slide bearing apparatus using the same A lubricating coating compound used for forming a thermosetting synthetic resin lubricating film, wherein a resin composition composed of an epoxy resin, a curing agent, a reactive silicone oil with an epoxy group, and a triazinethiol is dissolved in an o... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6190051 | Roller contact bearing with a sealing device and a device for rotation speed A roller contact bearing unit, in particular for the hub of a vehicle wheel, including a radially outer rotating race (10), a radially inner stationary race (11), a sealing device (16) between the races (10, 11) and a device for measuring the rotation spe... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5489487 | Cu-Pb alloy bearing A multi-layer bearing consists of a backing steel plate, a layer of Cu--Pb bearing alloy comprising, by weight, 1 to 20% of Ni and containing Pb-phase grains dispersed in the matrix, and an overlay of Pb alloy containing In. In in the overlay is diffused ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5322735 | Roller body, method of its manufacture, and of roller or plain bearings A roller body or plain bearing component exhibits a core body (1) of ceramic material which is coated with a lapped hard layer (3) (e.g. titanium carbide, Diamond . . . ).... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5114247 | Multi-element bearings A compound bearing element having a first rolling element with a second rolling element superimposed over the first rolling elements; a compound bearing element assembly having a first race, a second race and a plurality of compound bearing elements; a co... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4951494 | Compression rollers with movable shoulder shields Rolling mills commonly have rollers with shoulders abutting face plates on the frame of the mill. Dirt collects at the interface of the roller shoulders and face plates. There is no simple way to clean that interfacial area. Novel shields positioned again... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4886377 | Rotary body of hard material with plastic supporter A rotary body of hard material with a plastic supporter and a method of manufacturing therefor, which essentially comprises a coating film coated with the rotary body and removed after molding so as to make a clearance between the rotary body and the supp... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4874259 | Bearing device assembly A bearing device assembly includes a water pump shaft supported by a rolling bearing, and a plulley seat press fitted to one end of the water pump shaft. A recess or recesses in the form of a ring-shaped groove, a spiral-shaped groove, and a groove extend... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4806027 | Apparatus for strain-free mounting of optical components Apparatus is disclosed for the strain-free mounting of a component, such as a mirror 11, to a base in a manner that allows for differential thermal expansion or contraction to take place between the component and the base without distortion of the compone... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4784441 | Protective boot supporting sleeve for universal joint in wheel assembly In a wheel assembly for a vehicle wheel, a supportive sleeve is provided mounted in rotatably fixed engagement with a hub of the wheel assembly with one side of a protective boot for the universal joint being attached thereto. The supportive sleeve is con... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4715733 | Antifriction thrust bearing for orbital motion A thrust bearing for use between two parallel plates in relative orbital motion. The bearing includes a plurality of rollers disposed between the plates. Each roller comprises two opposing cones joined at their base with one cone in rolling line contact w... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4556278 | Holographic disc mount A free floating mount for the holographic disc of a scanner which enables centrifugal force developed by rotation of the disc to bring the disc into perpendicular relationship with the axis of the disc motor shaft and prevent disc wobble, comprising, a fi... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4515417 | Grounding device for preventing electrolytic corrosion in the bearings of rotary electric machines A grounding device for preventing electrolytic corrosion in the bearings of rotary electric machines including a bearing which supports the shaft of a rotor in a stator which is grounded, an electrically conductive end cover which is mounted on the stator... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4505523 | Prestressed rolling bearing device The prestressed rolling bearing device comprises a cage for guiding and/or retaining a plurality of rolling elements. At least one of the rolling elements has an outside diameter larger than that of the other rolling elements. The rolling element of large... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4462644 | Bearing utilizing helical insert An improvement for a low frictional connection between a first element and a second element wherein one of the elements rotates with respect to the other, such as a crankshaft and a connecting rod, includes the addition of a helical member located between... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4370106 | Bearing assembly for high speed shaft This disclosure relates to a bearing assembly for a high speed rotating shaft, such as a turbocharger shaft. The bearing assembly includes a sleeve bearing and a ball bearing. The sleeve bearing carries the radial load adjacent one end of the shaft, and t... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4221438 | Bearing system for the pivot bar of microtomes particularly ultramicrotomes A joint having a plurality of spherical elements cemented to one member and the other member having adjustable sockets which cooperate with the spherical elements to permit rotation about a single axis. The joint is particularly useful in microtomes and u... | 09/09/1980 |