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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061902 | Corrosion-resistant bearing A floating bearing has a rotating, rotationally symmetric machine part (6), with an outer ring (10), which is non-rotatably supported in an intermediate bearing (1) that is located in the installation space of a housing (3, 8). An inner r... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8038352 | Rolling bearing device The rolling bearing includes an inner ring, and an outer ring which is arranged in a concave part which is formed in a fixing member so as not to rotate in a state preloaded in an axial direction toward the inner ring by way of a rolling element, with the fixing mem... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7922394 | Propeller shaft for motor vehicle In a propeller shaft for a motor vehicle, an outer periphery of an outer end of an annular support member is formed as an expanded poison. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7896554 | Propeller shaft for motor vehicle In a propeller shaft for a motor vehicle, a cover is provided in an outer end of an annular support member, the cover extends to an inner side in a radial direction from an outer end of the annular support member, and the extended end sets a gap formed with respect ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7682086 | Roller bearing A roller bearing assembly for supporting a shaft axially and radially in a rack includes a roller bearing with a carrier, a portion of which is supported at the rack with an element with elastomeric properties being interposed between a support for the rack and the ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7637667 | Bearing assembly for a steering assembly A bearing assembly is provided that enables the bearing assembly to be press fit onto a steering shaft and/or within a shaft housing without excessive stress on the bearing races and without affecting bearing clearance or torque requirements while also tolerating an... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637666 | Shaft bearing In a shaft bearing comprising outer and inner parts with an elastic element carrier disposed therebetween, the elastic element carrier includes first and second elastic elements disposed on opposite radial sides thereof and is movable with respect to one of the oute... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7611288 | Plastic quick-snap centerbearing isolator mount and method of manufacturing and assembling same A resilient mount (30), such as a center bearing isolator mount includes an inner sleeve (52) into which is molded an elastomer/rubber isolator (60), and an insert (70). These components are prepared as a sub-assembly (50) and axia... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7500788 | Center bearing assembly having an adjustable pneumatic support member A center bearing assembly has an adjustable pneumatic support member for absorbing vibrations. The bearing assembly includes a bearing and a support member assembly that supports the bearing. The support member assembly includes a bladder having an interior chamber ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7488111 | Composite resilient mount A composite resilient mount for rolling element bearings, comprising a composite hoop portion, and including a plurality of circumferentially dispersed inner pads and outer pads defining a plurality of arcuate beam portions disposed circumferentially between adjacen... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7478952 | Decoupling device for mounting a shaft on a base and radial ondular washer A decoupling device for the bearing arrangement of a shaft carried in a housing, in particular a shaft of a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission with a chain that functions as the belt. The decoupling device includes an outer bearing ring configured with a circul... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7370853 | Vibration isolating bushing with embedded angular position sensor A bushing assembly adapted for application in vehicle suspension systems includes an outer, generally cylindrical bushing member, an inner generally cylindrical bushing member arranged concentrically within the outer member. The two bushing members are interconnecte... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367567 | Low leakage finger seal A seal for an exhaust duct includes a metal mesh member sandwiched between an outer plate and an inner plate. The seal includes a plurality of flexible members defined by a plurality of slots in both the inner and outer plates. The flexible members provide for expan... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7318675 | Device for temporary repair of auger carrier bearings The device for temporary repair of auger carrier bearings is an assembly used to serve as a temporary to semi-permanent replacement for the carrier bearings of auger rotary shafts. The assembly comprises a U-bolt having threaded legs and a flat strap having two open... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314192 | Spinning reel A spinning reel has a reel main unit, a spool shaft and a pinion gear. The pinion gear has a frontward section, an intermediate section and a rearward section. The intermediate section and the rearward section are supported in a freely rotatable manner in the reel m... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7234334 | Saddle for backing assemblies in a rolling mill A saddle for a backing assembly in a rolling mill has non-cylindrical bearing surfaces that accommodate wear by allowing the saddles to self-align. The non-cylindrical bearing surfaces help prevent the needle bearings from being pinched and driven into the gear ring... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228952 | Conveyor roller shaft support for dampening vibrations A shaft support or mount for supporting a conveyor roller and for dampening the vibrations of the conveyor roller or conveyor roller assembly in operation, by providing flexible connection structure in the shaft support, which is usually comprised of rubber. A metho... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229057 | Multi-purpose anti-sway rotating stem mount The rotating stem mount has an anchor block and a lag screw extending through the anchor block for mounting the anchor block to a stationary surface. A guide bearing is mounted on a circular shoulder on the anchor block near the base end of the anchor block. The out... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223020 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly including a bearing having an outer bearing ring and an inner bearing ring. The outer bearing ring is axially received in a bearing-receiving recess that includes a substantially cylindrical inner wall. An element that is radially flexible is loca... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201075 | Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus having a displacing mechanism in which a fitting hole potion is provided to a gear housing for fitting with and holding a bearing to which a worm shaft for transmitting rotating force of a steering assisting motor to a steering s... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7174806 | Flexible bearing damping system, energy storage system using such a system, and a method related thereto A bearing damping system for damping vibrations and conducting heat from vibration-producing, heat-generating devices, an evacuated energy storage system including such a bearing damping system for damping vibrations produced by the rotating shaft and conducting hea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7108331 | Generation of in-line skates and skate-boards with safety “EDGING FRICTION CONTROL™” The invention discloses a technology to safely control speed and brake on in-line skates using a ski-like technique, wherein in-line skate wheels can rotate both vertically and at an angle. When angled (or “canted”) the wheels contact a friction strip within the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106189 | Tracking system and methods thereof The present invention relates generally to tracking systems and methods for monitoring the location of an asset or group of assets. In particular, the present invention provides systems for monitoring the location of a large group of assets. Furthermore, the present... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097363 | Center bearing seal assembly A seal assembly includes a shield that is mounted to an outer race on each side of a self-centering bearing and a resilient seal that is mounted between a bearing inner race and a shield on each side of the bearing. The shield and seal form a protected annulus volum... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066309 | Suspension support device and a vehicle including such a device A suspension support device for a motor vehicle comprises an inner strength member comprising a support base and an annular side wall, an outer strength member having a side wall surrounding the side wall of the inner strength member, an elastomer body comprising a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055826 | Seal and bearing assembly A seal and bearing assembly for use in rotating machinery of the type having a rotor which turns within a stationary housing. The rotor and housing define a seal cavity therein in which the seal and bearing assembly is positioned. The assembly comprises a first bear... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052183 | Composite resilient mount A composite resilient mount for rolling element bearings, comprising a composite hoop portion, and including a plurality of circumferentially dispersed inner pads and outer pads defining a plurality of arcuate beam portions disposed circumferentially between adjacen... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044646 | Center bearing bracket and support A center bearing assembly includes a generally U-shaped bracket and a support member containing a bearing. In a first embodiment, a plurality of openings is formed through the bracket. Each of the openings has axially forward and rearward tabs provided thereon which... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7023952 | Mechanical damper for air pad instability In a diagnostic imaging apparatus, a stationary gantry (24) and a rotating gantry (22) are interfaced by a plurality of air bearing elements (40). Lower air bearing elements bear the weight of the rotating gantry (22) which induce air ham... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004636 | Machine housing The concept of the invention is based on a machine housing with a bearing housing, the bearing seat of which is connected to a housing wall of the machine housing by a bearing housing wall provided with ribs (42, 43) and is subjected to radially directed forc... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976790 | Seal structure for inner-shaft bearing of a front-wheel drive vehicle A seal structure for an inner-shaft bearing of a front-wheel drive vehicle includes an inner-shaft interconnecting a differential gear to a drive shaft for achieving balance between a left wheel drive shaft and a right wheel drive shaft. An inner-shaft bearing is as... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971801 | Bearing unit A bearing unit includes: a housing; a shaft passing through the housing and rotatably supported on the housing; and a pair of rolling bearings disposed between the housing and the shaft and fitted to two positions on the shaft, which are axially spaced apart from ea... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969200 | Bearing supporting structure A bearing supporting structure includes a bearing sleeve provided on a motor stator unit for supporting a bearing therein and a coil therearound. The bearing sleeve is provided on an inner wall surface near an outer end thereof with radially inward projected stopper... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964211 | Steering column with improved housing A vehicle steering column (10) comprises an axially extending input shaft (12) for connecting to a vehicle steering wheel. The input shaft (12) is rotatable about an axis (A) upon rotation of the steering wheel. The vehicle steering column (1... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960158 | Centrifugal separator The invention relates to a centrifugal separator (100) comprising a centrifugal frame (40), a rotatable, vertically arranged, drive spindle (100) provided with a drum (12), and a motor (90) having a vertical rotor axis (91).... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960024 | Center bearing assembly including a support member containing a rheological fluid A center bearing assembly rotatably supports an intermediate portion of a vehicle driveshaft assembly during use. The center bearing assembly includes a rigid bracket that is secured to a support surface of the vehicle, a support member that is supported within the ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948857 | Bearing system A bearing system includes a ball-and-socket joint (1) having an annular spherical body (2) and a congruently shaped, socket-type guide ring (3) for accommodating the spherical body (2), the ball-and-socket joint (1) being radially ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942451 | Damping system for an expendable gas turbine engine A dampening system for a miniature high-speed turbojet engine provides single or multiple resilient mountings for forward and aft bearings which mount a rotor shaft. The self-induced first engine order of the rotating rotor shaft is transmitted through the forward a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939052 | Bearing with integrated mounting features A bearing with integrated mounting features is provided with a groove in at least one of the races thereof. The groove is of a shallow depth and provides a mounting location for a mounting ring of slightly different diameter than the race so as to permit the mountin... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6918302 | Apparatus and method for measuring resonance in bearing device An additional mass member 22 for measuring resonance of a bearing device comprises an elastic ring 30 having an inner periphery 30a larger in diameter than the outer periphery of the outer ring 24 of the bearing device 25 an... | 07/19/2005 |
