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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186884 | Rolling bearing having two inner rings and a seal arrangement for sealing the parting joint between the inner rings The seat adjustment mechanism has a housing with an outer ring and an inner ring. The rings are arranged concentrically. Clamping bodies interact with double clamping ramps on the rings and are arranged in an annular space between the rings. Spring supports pivot in... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177435 | Manufacturing method of a drawn cup needle roller bearing having seal ring A drawn cup needle roller bearing 30 having a seal ring comprises: a shell 31 having a raceway surface 31a on an inner circumferential face and also having inward flange portions 31b, 31c in both end portions; ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8136995 | Sealing device and rolling bearing apparatus First portions are fixed to an outer ring, and second portions are fixed to an inner ring. Bimetal members and electromagnets are embedded in and fixed by elastic portions of the first portions and portions of the second portions are constituted by ferromagnetic mem... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8096711 | Seal cleaning and lubricating bearing assembly for a rotating flow diverter A rotating flow diverter has a lubricated sealed bearing assembly for isolating bearing elements from wellbore fluids under pressure. The sealed bearing assembly is supported between an outer bearing housing and an axially rotatable quill. The bearing assembly furth... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092093 | Dynamic impeller oil seal A rotating seal for a gas turbine engine includes: (a) an annular seal body; (b) a sealing component carried by the seal body which is adapted to form one-half of a rotating seal interface; and (c) an impeller carried by the seal body which comprises a plurality of ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8057103 | Roller bearing of a wheel hub with a venturi nozzle for a tire pressure control system The invention relates to a roller bearing of a wheel hub of a motor vehicle comprising a tire pressure control system. Said roller bearing comprises an air guiding channel that extends radially through an external ring and an air guiding channel that extends radiall... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043012 | Seal arrangement and a brush seal for a wind turbine A seal arrangement for sealing a bearing comprising a first component and a second component which are rotatably movable with respect to each other is provided. The seal arrangement includes brush seal having an annular brush body carried by the first component and ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043011 | Rolling bearing for tenter clip The present invention provides a rolling bearing, for a tenter clip, which is capable of restraining deterioration of a sealing member even though the sealing member contacts ester oil, and is excellent in reliability and durability at high temperatures. A periphery... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033735 | Axle bearing assembly An axle bearing assembly includes a flange, on which a wheel is mounted; a hub shaft constructed of a cylindrical portion provided on an inboard side of the flange; a bearing having an inner ring; an outer ring; and rolling elements disposed between the inner ring a... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8002473 | Sealed split ring crankshaft bearing A crankshaft has spaced-apart cheeks and a cylindrical surface between the cheeks. A split ring bearing assembly has first and second bearing parts that join to encircle the cylindrical surface. First and second split ring seal assemblies each have first and second ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7963700 | Sealing device for antifriction bearing comprising identifying means A sealing device for an antifriction bearing includes a fixed support and a rotating support, the sealing device comprising a metal frame designed to be associated with a support of the bearing and a sealing joint, the frame including an annular seat and, secured to... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7845856 | Gas vent plug, bearing device, and bearing A gas vent plug is mounted in an aperture communicating with a bearing cavity, and includes a metal annular body, and an elastic tubular body constituted of an elastic member in tube form, integral with the metal annular body, and having a vent at one end face of th... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7811004 | Shaft bearing seal A seal (2) for a bearing (6) that rotatably supports a shaft (14) extending through a housing opening (8) of a housing element (10) that limits, at least partially, a lubricant-receiving chamber (4), includes a sealing ring ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7785014 | Sealed bearing A sealed, self-aligning bearing includes an inner bearing ring with race tracks for rolling bodies, and an outer bearing ring with a race track for the rolling bodies, positioned radially outside the inner bearing ring. At least at one side of the bearing, a bearing... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7758248 | Bearing assembly [Problems] A bearing assembly is provided which is designed to prevent a core (metal annular member), used in a synthetic-resin cover, from disengaging from the cover. [Means for Solving Problems] A bearing assembly H includes: a synthetic-resin cover 25 | 07/20/2010 |
| 7637665 | Bearing assembly and resilient seal element A bearing assembly includes an inner race and an outer race, with the outer race positioned such that the inner race is an opposed and spaced apart relation from the outer race. Roller elements are disposed between the inner race and the outer race. A resilient seal... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628541 | Sealing device for a wheel hub unit Sealing device (1) for a wheel hub group (2) which is connected to a differential device, and which is provided with a rolling contact bearing (3), the sealing device being provided with a first shield (6) which is shrink-fit onto an inne... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7614794 | Rolling bearing device A rolling bearing device of the invention has inner rings, an outer ring, and a sealing unit having a seal case fixed to the outer ring. The seal case is internally fitted to an annular corner formed between a shoulder inner peripheral surface of the outer ring, and... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7547146 | Rolling bearing seal or shield member The present invention is to offer such a rolling bearing excellent in the corrosion resistance and suited to the environmental protection. This rolling bearing rotatably holds, via a retainer, a plurality of rolling elements between an inner ring having an inner rin... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7534047 | Journal bearing backing ring A bearing assembly is provided having a roller bearing with an inner case fitted around the journal portion of an axle. An outer raceway combines with the inner raceway to receive roller elements. A backing ring is centered to the shaft fillet. An annular wear ring ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7497630 | Sealed rolling bearing A sealed rolling bearing has sealing devices with both the functions of high sealing ability and small sliding resistance, which are antipodal to each other. The sealed rolling bearing has an outer member (1, 30) formed with an outer raceway surface (8, 29... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7470066 | Pump bearing assembly with seal The present invention provides a transmission pump bearing assembly having an integral seal. The apparatus preferably includes an outer race retained by a pump body such that the outer race is fixed relative thereto. An inner race is disposed radially within the out... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7441961 | Seal device for bicycle steering bearing assembly A seal device for a bicycle steering bearing assembly includes a seal ring having a tubular insertion and a flange extends radially horizontally from one end of the insertion. A tapered mask has a first open end which is engaged with a groove in an outer periphery o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419305 | Sealing system for bearing assembly A sealing assembly for a bearing assembly. The sealing system comprising a removable cover and a rotatable member. The bearing assembly also comprising a bearing insert and a bearing housing. The removable cover is securable to the bearing housing. The rotatable mem... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419306 | Bearing unit for railway carriages Emergence of fretting worn powder is to be suppressed, and intrusion of the worn powder that has emerged into an internal area of the bearing. A ring spacer is interposed between an end face of an inner ring of the bearing to be mounted on a wheel axle, and an end f... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416343 | Pulley support double row ball bearing A pulley support double row ball bearing is disclosed, which improves the seal performance of the seal rings and is able to maintain sufficient durability even under severe conditions. The ball bearing includes inner sections of the seal rings which overlap the end ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364364 | Cartridge bearing A bearing assembly including an inner ring, an outer ring, a ball bearing assembly, a needle bearing assembly, and seals. The inner ring defines a ball raceway and a needle bearing raceway. The outer ring defines a ball raceway and a needle bearing raceway. A plural... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341379 | Pivot assembly for hard disk drive use To supply a pivot assembly for hard disk drive use that can reliably fix a seal member and solve the problem of out gas, thus reducing the expense and time incidental to the pre-load of a ball bearing. Ball bearings have been joined to both ends of a shaft, and on t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7287910 | Angular ball bearing and rolling bearing A rolling bearing is constructed so that, even though adapted for seals, strength of the bearing rings and reduction of the front width will not occur. Also dimensions equivalent to a non-sealed type bearing can be achieved. Rolling elements are disposed between an ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267486 | Protective cap for wheel support bearing assembly To avoid an adherence of metallic particles from a knuckle to a magnetic encoder during coupling of a wheel support bearing assembly to the knuckle and/or transportation of the wheel support bearing assembly, a protective cap (18) is provided. The wheel suppo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7219938 | Backing ring for railcar axle A backing ring that serves to back an antifriction bearing on the journal of a rail car axle includes an annular body that seats against a fillet that is located at the end of the journal and also a lip that projects over a larger dust guard diameter that is located... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220058 | Bearing unit for the hub of a vehicle wheel equipped with a tire inflating system A bearing unit comprises a radially outer stationary race (1) and a pair of radially inner rotatable half-races (2a, 2b). An intermediate annular chamber (8) is defined between the outer race (1) and the inner half-ra... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217129 | Medical or dental-medical handpiece having at least one rotary part The invention relates to a medical or dental-medical handpiece having a rotary part, in particular a turbine rotor. In order to improve the handpiece with regard to small construction, running noise and economical construction, there is provided a roller bearing for... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217036 | Sealed ball bearing In a seal-type rolling bearing, between an inner ring and an outer ring, contact-type seal plates are respectively interposed on the counter-water-drenchable side and on the water-drenchable side. On the counter-water-drenchable side, a seal plate including, in the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7172342 | Sealing member and rolling bearing provided with the same A sealing member such as a shield plate or a seal that is attached to one of raceway rings of a rolling bearing and seals an annular space formed with the other raceway member includes a metal ring. The metal ring has a zinc plated layer on a surface thereof, and on... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159316 | Method of manufacturing a modular corner assembly A module corner assembly wherein a wheel hub is permanently attached to a knuckle and various surfaces on the wheel hub and knuckle are machined in a same fixture utilized in holding the knuckle to deform an end on the wheel hub against a cone of a bearing. When a r... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147091 | One way clutch A one-way clutch includes an outer race, wherein a plurality of windows are formed in one plate-like member, is placed so as to be relatively rotatable with respect to an inner race wherein two plate-like members overlay each other and a ball raceway surface is form... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134667 | Arrangement comprising a slinger associated with a shaft bearing and a gasket associated with a sealing gap A sealing arrangement for turbomachines with a shaft bearing, a throw-off ring and a shaft seal which is assigned to a sealing gap and has a seal housing wherein opposing faces of the throw-off ring and the seal housing form an annular gap for centrifuging out dirt ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121716 | Mixing equipment sealing device A shaft sealing arrangement for sealing bores around a pair of stirrer shafts that emerge through a wall of an associated mixing vessel includes a pair of generally cylindrical shaft sealing assemblies designed to be carried on adjacent stirrer shafts, each gland as... | 10/17/2006 |
