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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007181 | Rolling bearing A grease composition having an apparent viscosity at −30° C. of 5 to 200 Pa·s is sealed in a rolling bearing which retains a plurality of rolling elements between an inner ring and an outer ring in such a way that the rolling elements can freely roll. Thereby, t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7918606 | Rolling bearing A rolling bearing assembly has an inner race, an outer race and a plurality of rolling elements interposed between respective raceway surfaces of the inner and outer races. A stationary raceway member, which is one of the inner and outer races that are a raceway mem... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7883271 | Rolling bearing device and rotary apparatus In a rolling bearing including an oil supply unit for supplying lubricating oil stored in a tank by a pump via a nozzle which is made to open in an annular space defined between an inner ring and an outer ring, the nozzle is made to open in a space between an inner ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874733 | Rolling bearing To provide a rolling bearing assembly, in which a grease filled within the bearing assembly is utilized to achieve a high speed feature, a long life and a maintenance-free and a lubricant oil can be stably supplied from a minute gap, a stepped face continued from th... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7832937 | Rolling bearing apparatus An oil supply unit provided in a rolling bearing apparatus has a lubricating oil discharge nozzle in which an opening is faced to a cage portion of the rolling bearing. An opening direction of the nozzle is inclined to a rotating direction with respect to a directio... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7811001 | Bearing housing A bearing housing is disclosed herein. The bearing housing includes a chamber with out-take for oil scavenging. The out-take extends across a chordal arc of the chamber. A portion of an outer wall adjacent to the out-take has a spiral divergence. ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811000 | Rolling bearing device for supporting pinion shaft In a bearing device, a double row rolling bearing for supporting a pinion gear-side portion of a pinion shaft on a case (annular wall) is formed by a tandem-type double row angular contact ball bearing. A first row of balls having a larger pitch circle diameter are ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7766552 | Bearing lubricating device A bearing lubricating device, reducing the manufacturing cost and facilitating the dimensional control and the assembly process, comprises a casing provided around an outer ring rotating relatively to a support shaft; and a lubricating member provided in the casing,... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736063 | Bearing apparatus having electrorheological fluid lubricant The present invention, as variously practiced, implements electrorheological fluid (ERF) as a bearing lubricant. Various modes of an inventive rolling element bearing apparatus provide for electrification of inventive electrode components, viz: (first mode) two annu... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7699530 | Oil scavenge system for gas turbine engine bearing cavity An oil scavenging system and method suitable for use in a gas turbine engine having a bearing housing. The bearing housing provides for arcuate slots within the housing and a plurality of peripherally arranged apertures disposed for cooperation with the arcuate slot... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7600921 | Spindle for a machine tool, comprising a bearing element with a capillary feed line for supplying lubricants A spindle for a machine-tool, especially an engine spindle, includes a housing for receiving an electric engine, a shaft received in bearing elements and driven by the electric engine, and especially a tool receiving element for a tool for machining workpieces, at l... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7568843 | Oil bearing and tube assembly concept A bearing housing for a gas turbine engine comprises: a bearing housing body having a bearing cavity defined therein and at least one of a built-in lubricant nozzle and a built-in scavenge hole defined therein and in fluid communication with the bearing cavity. ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7458728 | Rotary apparatus A rotary apparatus comprises a non-rotary part, a rotary shaft, a rotary member between the rotary shaft and the non-rotary part, an inside bearing between the rotary shaft and the rotary member, and an outside bearing between the rotary member and the non-rotary pa... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7431510 | Pivot bearing with lubricant transmission A pivot bearing has a radially inner bearing part; a radially outer bearing part, each of the parts defining a conduit for permiting a lubricant to pass through, the radially inner bearing part being supported in a rotary fashion on the radially outer bearing part, ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7410302 | Pressure compensating device for a bearing housing The invention refers to a pressure compensating device (4) for a bearing housing, which is incorporating a sealed off compartment, and which device is intended to compensate pressure variations in the sealed off compartment, wherein the device (4) inco... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7387445 | Bearing housing A bearing housing 1 is designed to accommodate a bearing 4 within its outer walls 3. The bearing 4 upon rotation generates a centrifugally dispersed oil spray from its peripheral edge 7 and this spray is collected upon a facing sur... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384197 | Bearing assembly comprising double injection of liquid lubricant, and aeronautical vehicle comprising at least one such assembly A bearing assembly includes a first liquid lubricant injector designed to be fed exclusively with non-recycled liquid lubricant to lubricate a bearing. A plurality of drain orifices passes through a bearing ring fixed to a fixed part, and the assembly also includes ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7354191 | Mortar mixer and trunnion assembly A mortar mixer includes a substantially cylindrical drum having end plates supporting trunnion assemblies, with housings, having an interior space defined by an interior surface around the paddle shaft. A first seal is located adjacent the end plate and is positione... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7320384 | Gearbox for gardening machine A gearbox includes a housing having therein a receiving chamber, a transmission gear wheel mounted in the receiving chamber for rotation driven by an external driving force, an eccentric shaft assembly mounted in the receiving chamber and coupled to the transmission... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293919 | Bearing device A bearing device mountable on a smaller bearing and allowing to be automatically lubricated for a long period, comprising an inner ring and an outer ring rotated relative to each other, cages and rolling elements held by the cages which are disposed in an annular sp... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275319 | Rolling element bearing having starved lubrication conditions A rolling element bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring which are each provided with a raceway, and a series of rolling elements which are in contact with the raceways of each ring. A lubricant film is provided in the contacts between the rolling element... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264398 | Truck pivot joint bearing and method of lubricating A bearing assembly is disclosed having a pair of bearing members movable relative to one another. A space is defined between the bearing members, and a relatively thin coating of a greaseless, self-lubricating material is applied to the surface of at least one of th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265080 | Rolling bearing, rolling bearing for fuel cell, compressor for fuel cell system and fuel cell system The rolling bearing of the invention to be incorporated in the compressor for fuel cell system comprises a fluorine-based grease containing a fluororesin and a fluorine-based oil, a urea grease containing a urea compound and a synthetic oil or a lithium complex grea... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7234872 | Rolling Bearing A rolling bearing includes a plurality of rolling elements movably retained at almost the same interval between an inner ring and an outer ring with a cage made of synthetic resin provided interposed therebetween. The rolling bearing further includes, an oil film ma... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226004 | Solvent resistant bearings for self-generating electrostatic spray gun An electrostatic spray gun (10) having an air powered alternator-turbine (14) with a rotating impeller (24) therein mounted in bearings (18) is provided with bearings (18) which are coated with a solvent resistant material. This co... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214037 | Retention of ball bearing cartridge for turbomachinery An exemplary housing for a turbocharger includes a substantially cylindrical bore having a longitudinal axis, an inner diameter, a proximate end and a distal end; a counterbore positioned at the distal end, substantially centered on the longitudinal axis and having ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207788 | Lubrication features for a scroll fluid machine A scroll fluid machine comprises a stationary scroll and an orbiting scroll between which a sealed space is formed. The orbiting scroll is eccentrically revolved with respect to the stationary scroll around a drive shaft via a bearing. An oil-supply hole is formed a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7196042 | Grease composition and rolling apparatus A grease composition is produced by mixing a thickener comprising a fluoro resin and a second thickener component (a metallic soap, a complex metallic soap, an N-substituted terephthalamic acid metal salt, organic bentonite or a calcium sulfonate complex) into a bas... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7153030 | Rolling bearing system A rolling bearing system provided with an inner ring including a first raceway surface, an outer ring including a second raceway surface, a rolling element retained between the inner ring and the outer ring and capable of rolling along the first raceway surface and ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7124857 | Rotating shaft scavenging scoop A bearing scavenge system comprises a scavenging passage extending axially through a rotating shaft supported by the bearing assembly. Oil and air are drawn from an oil cavity of the bearing assembly and evacuated through the rotating shaft as the shaft rotates.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111989 | Bearing assembly and lubricating grease A bearing assembly having an inner ring and an outer ring and a plurality of rolling elements positioned therebetween, and a lubricant disposed about the rolling elements between the inner ring and the outer ring where the lubricant comprises a hydrocracked base oil... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073949 | Disk blade bearing hub assembly A maintenance free repetitive sealing system for a disk blade bearing hub utilizing an integrated system of components to seal and protect the primary bearing seal. The blade side of the spindle includes a hub overlap portion which deflects dirt, keeps large debris ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066648 | Bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement is provided with an area to be supplied with lubricant from a lubricant reservoir via a lubricant line. The lubricant reservoir has a number of individual reservoirs in which a portioned amount of lubricant is contained with closure to the lubr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044643 | Rotary bearing with lubricant passage arrangement, and threaded drive with rotary bearing-supported threaded nut A rotary bearing has a first lubricant passage having one end which opens in an inner peripheral surface of a radially outer bearing part and another end which is connectable with a lubricant supply, at least one second lubricant passage which leads from an outer pe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036989 | Roller bearing oil feed device A roller bearing oil feed device includes a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a plurality of rows in the axial direction between an outer ring and an inner ring, the inner ring being divided for each row of the rolling elements and a ring-shaped spacer being... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029181 | Rolling bearing and fan motor using the same A rolling bearing lubricated with a grease includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between respective rolling raceway tracks of the outer ring and the inner ring, and a retainer having a plurality of pockets for locking the ro... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021612 | Roller bearing A swivel mounting is made as a double-row roller bearing and has an outer ring with a first outer track and a second outer track, a first inner ring with a first inner track, and a second inner ring with a second inner track which is located axially next to the firs... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008113 | Roller bearing in a deep-drilling apparatus A ball-bearing unit for a bearing of a deep-drilling apparatus having bearing races made from steel with balls disposed therebetween. Contaminated drilling medium passes into the space between the bearing races. Load-bearing balls made from ceramic alternate with se... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001077 | Bearing or drive assembly with coated elements In a bearing assembly or a gearing with a least two bearing elements or gearing elements that are adapted for movement relative to each other, at least one bearing element or gearing element comprises a polyimide coating on a carrier material. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997618 | Bearing housing with divided drainage and oil pooling annulus A bearing housing comprising an annulus having an aft side and a forward side, a barrier extending from the aft side to the forward side to form a first and second zone, a first opening in the first zone extending through the forward side, and a second opening in th... | 02/14/2006 |