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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177436 | Bearing anti creep device and method The present invention is an anti rotational creep bearing including a socket designed in the inner race of the bearing for partially receiving an anti creep ball therein, further including a shaft onto which the bearing is to be longitudinally mounted, including a c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8142081 | Wheel support bearing assembly A wheel support bearing assembly includes an outer member, an inner member and double row balls. The inner member includes a hub unit, which has a wheel mounting flange defined in an outer periphery thereof, and an inner ring mounted on the outer periphery of the in... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8087830 | Radially mobile floating bearing Disclosed is a radially movable floating bearing for a shaft of a gear of a steering system, comprising a bushing or an inner ring or a rolling bearing, which is supported in a seat of a frame or housing of the gear. The inner ring or the bushing or the rolling bear... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8052331 | Bearing fixing device and bearing unit A rolling bearing fixing device includes at least one bearing having mutually rotatable inner and outer rings, a housing having at least one fitting hole into which the bearing is fitted and a bolt insertion hole, a pair of fixing plates having at least one large-di... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7927021 | Securing device for a bearing ring in a housing The invention relates to a securing device for a bearing ring in a housing. At least one spring element engages in an annular groove of the housing and at least one angled collar supports the bearing ring in an axial manner. The spring element is hook-shaped and for... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7837391 | Bearing retainer unit and electric motor furnished therewith A bearing retainer unit is formed by an insert-molding technique to cast a molded component of the bearing retainer unit utilizing a bearing bushing. A first mold die, having a circumferential surface shaped to correspond to at least a portion of the inner circumfer... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7775723 | Assembly including a rotary shaft and a roller bearing An assembly composed of a rotary shaft and of a roller bearing supporting said shaft, the bearing including a ring interconnected with the shaft and forming a raceway. The assembly provides that the ring is immobilized in rotation on the shaft by a coupling formed b... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7744284 | Bearing having cylindrical member connected to outer member of bearing A bearing according to the present invention includes a cylindrical member formed on and around an outer member of a usual bearing. To firmly connect the cylindrical member to the outer member, grooves having an inclination relative to the axial direction of the bea... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736064 | Rolling bearing and motor device using the same A roller bearing is provided with an elastic member that is fitted to an annular groove that is formed in the outer circumference of an outer ring. A chamfered portion, formed on one side face of the groove, is made larger than a chamfered portion formed on the othe... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7534048 | Center bearing assembly for rotatably supporting a shaft at varying angles relative to a support surface A center bearing assembly for rotatably supporting a shaft at varying angles relative to a support surface includes a bearing and a bearing support member that supports the bearing. The bearing support member has a curved outer surface. A bracket is provided for sup... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7429134 | Bearing arrangement for medical device A bearing arrangement used in a medical device in which a rotating component is supported relative to a stationary housing includes a bearing comprising an inner ring and an outer ring, with the inner ring being connected to the component which is to be supported an... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7413350 | Bicycle hub A bicycle hub is provided that comprises a hub axle, a hub body, a bearing and a clearance adjusting member. The bearing includes an outer ring coupled to the hub body, an inner ring coupled to the hub axle, and a plurality of rolling components disposed between the... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7393141 | Bearing arrangement for a vehicle differential A vehicle differential includes a housing having bearing seats and a carrier provided with stub shafts which project into the bearing seats. The carrier is supported in the housing on two single row tapered roller bearings which allow the carrier to rotate, but conf... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7374345 | System for securing a roller bearing in axial directions System (1, 8, 20, 25, 30) for the securing of a roller bearing (2) in axial directions relative to a cylindrical seat (3), the system (1, 8, 20, 25, 30) with at least one first circumferential groove (4) of the seat (3) and ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367107 | Method for making a disk drive head stack assembly having a tapered pivot bearing A disk drive head stack assembly (66) of a configuration that facilitates the assembly thereof is disclosed. One or more head/arm assemblies (74) are mounted on a pivot bearing (118). This pivot bearing (118) includes a tapered section ( | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360951 | Detachable half shaft assembly of a vehicle wheel end The present invention involves a detachable half shaft assembly of a vehicle wheel end and has a shaft bell and a disc rotor. The detachable half shaft comprises a preloaded bearing assembly and a detachable body receiving the preloaded bearing assembly. The preload... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341380 | Installation layout for two coaxial shaft lines In an assembly with two concentric shafts, the internal shaft projecting beyond the external shaft, a seal support sleeve placed between the shafts has a conical shape and bears on a spacer mounted on the external shaft between an assembly nut of the forward end of ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314330 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7305767 | Shaft and hub mounting system and method A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as a mounting hub or an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. One or more tapered sleeves serve to lock... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306375 | Bearing locking collar retainer A bearing assembly for a shaft including an inner ring that mounts on the shaft and an outer ring disposed concentrically about the inner ring. Ball bearings are interposed between the inner and outer rings. Fingers are formed on one side of the inner ring and they ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300210 | Bearing locking collar with laminated plates A locking collar comprising an annular collar having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a first end positioned opposite a second end defining a gap therebetween, and a locking component extending from the first end of the annular collar and into engagement with... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290939 | Vehicle-use bearing apparatus A vehicle-use bearing apparatus including a hub wheel formed of steel material to which a wheel is mounted and a rolling bearing mounted to an outer periphery of the hub wheel. An end portion of the hub wheel is expanded radially outward toward an inner ring provide... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281331 | Spindle assembly for machine tools and method of fabricating same A spindle assembly for a machine tool comprising a housing having at least one bearing seat, a bearing having inner and outer races mounted in the bearing seat, a sleeve disposed between a race of the bearing and the housing, adhesively bonded to the housing, and a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281313 | Electric machines and methods related to assembling electric machines A method of assembling an electric machine generally includes heating a housing to thermally expand the housing. The housing is allowed to cool and thermally contract against an end shield and a rotor assembly such that interference fits are formed between the housi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267490 | Bearing apparatus for a driving wheel of vehicle A bearing apparatus for a driving wheel of vehicle where the weight and size of the apparatus can be reduced and the durability can be improved with adopting plastic deformed connection between essential parts forming the apparatus. The bearing apparatus for a drivi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258491 | Bearing seal assembly for agricultural applications A contaminant-resistant bearing assembly includes a multi-lip seal with an extended shroud supported from the outer ring and projecting adjacent a stepped inner ring shoulder. A steel slinger supported from the inner ring is offset outwardly adjacent the shroud and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254300 | Optical module and mounting component An optical module includes a semiconductor optical device, an optical fiber, a ferrule, and a mounting component. The optical fiber is optically coupled to the semiconductor optical device. The ferrule holds the optical fiber. The mounting component includes a first... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246948 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly is disclosed which addresses the problem of axially retaining a bearing journaled onto a shaft within a casing in an axially compact and technically economic and reliable way by first mounting a retaining plate (6) onto an outer race of the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243749 | Motor-driven wheel small in size and improved in ride comfort and ease of assembly A motor-driven wheel includes a wheel disc, a wheel hub, a knuckle, a hub bearing, a constant-velocity joint, an in-wheel motor, and a spring. The center of swing of the constant-velocity joint is placed closer to the outside of the vehicle relative to the hub beari... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241054 | Connection device for connecting a rolling contact bearing to a wheel hub unit Connection device for a rolling contact bearing which is to be connected to a wheel hub, the connection device being suitable for connecting an inner race of the bearing to a cylindrical body of the wheel hub, and presenting a peripheral connecting outline which is ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7216731 | Motor-driven wheel small in size and improved in ride comfort, ease of assembly and reliability A motor-driven wheel includes a wheel disc, a wheel hub, a decelerator, a knuckle, a hub bearing, a constant-velocity joint, an in-wheel motor, and a spring. Since the decelerator is placed closer to the outside of the vehicle relative to the hub bearing, the space ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210851 | Arrangement structure of bearings To provide an arrangement structure for bearings which overlap in the axial direction. A driven shaft and an intermediate shaft are linked to each other and are disposed to be substantially parallel with respect to each other. The driven shaft and the intermediate s... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207927 | Treadmill roller device having bearing A roller device for attaching to a shaft of a treadmill, includes a tubular housing having two carriers engaged in the end portions, and the carriers each includes a casing directly folded from the end portion of the housing, and two bearing members are engaged in t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207741 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201713 | Agricultural roller A roller assembly for use, for example, in agricultural machines where the roller assembly has an exterior surface portion adapted to contact a conveyor element supporting the agricultural products and a bearing sub-assembly positioned about an axle in the center of... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188543 | Gear and bearing mechanism for improved ease of assembly within a gearcase A retaining member is provided and attached to a bevel gear in order to allow the bevel gear to be attached, prior to assembly, to a bearing adapter. The retaining member is provided with first and second protuberances that extend radially outwardly from diametrical... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175349 | Wheel rotation supporting apparatus A cylindrical liner 29 made from steel is inserted into a knuckle 3b made from a light alloy, when casting the knuckle. Then, an outer ring 6b constituting a wheel bearing unit is internally secured to the inner diameter side of th... | 02/13/2007 |
