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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4793719 | Precision roller bearing rock bits A sealed bearing roller cone rock bit is disclosed having precision roller bearings with very close fits. The bearing package includes highly refined and hardened surface finishes, special roller bearing metal materials and lubricants with specific lube v... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4783181 | Automatic self-aligning roller bearing In an automatic self-aligning roller bearing including an inner race, an outer race and a plurality of rolling bodies disposed between the inner race and outer race, a radius of each of track grooves on the inner race and a radius of track groove on the o... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4746232 | Low friction cross roller bearing A bearing in which the cylindrical roll bodies, which follow one another in the circumferential directions, are mutually displaced by a particular crossing angle and, moreover, deviate from the previously normal crossing angle, by about 100 to 130 degrees... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4710038 | Bearing cap assembly The present invention concerns a unique method and apparatus for machining a bearing cap assembly of the type typically utilized in a universal joint mechanism. The bearing cap assembly includes an open-ended bearing cap having a closed end wall with an o... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4707151 | Radial rolling bearings Radial rolling bearing with adjustable clearance comprising two concentric races whose outer facing surface areas are provided with a groove, the grooves defining the raceway for the rolling elements, a slot is provided in the area of the center plane of ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4705411 | Radial rolling bearing A roller bearing comprising an inner and outer raceway and a row of rollers arranged between and contacting the raceways, the axes of the rollers being substantially parallel to the axes of the raceways when the latter are coinciding, the rollers and the ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4701061 | Brake shaft bearings A brake shaft bearing assembly for an "S" cam type brake shaft has pairs of needle rollers which bear on the brake shaft and which run in outer races fitted in a bearing housing on a vehicle. Each outer race is of stepped configuration to provide an abutm... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4696581 | Rolling bearing An improved rolling bearing is proposed which has a longer life under heavy load and under lubrication with oil containing foreign matters. Its bearing rings and rolling elements are made of carburized steel having an oxygen content of 15 PPM or less and ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4690574 | Bearing and method for rotatably supporting a worn shaft An apparatus is provided to rotatably support a shaft having an annular worn portion and unworn portions disposed adjacent to axially opposite ends of the worn portion. The apparatus includes a plurality of bearing elements. The bearing elements engage th... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4634300 | Rotating member supporting apparatus A rotating member supporting apparatus has a rotating shaft which is inserted to a bore formed in a support member. A rolling bearing is interposed between the rotating shaft and support member and rotatably supports the rotating shaft. The bearing includ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4621932 | Four-row cylindrical roller bearing for the working or back-up rolls of high-speed rolling stands Four-row cylindrical roller bearing for the working or back-up rolls of high-speed roll stands, in which, so that the rollers of all rows can roll evenly at high speeds without slippage, and also so that the bearing can be easily disassembled, the inner r... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4605317 | Hydrostatic roller bearing A bearing for supporting a load by the reaction force of a pressurized fluid, by the reaction force of a plurality of solid or hollow bearing rollers in the absence of the pressurized fluid or by a combined reaction force of the pressurized fluid and the ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4541157 | Method of producing split bearing rings A method of splitting bearing rings in a direction obliquely crossing their axes. This method comprises forming a notch of substantially V-shaped cross-section in the inner or outer peripheral surface of a bearing ring obliquely or in a V-direction, or fo... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4522514 | Thin-walled bearing bushing produced by deep drawing A thin-walled bearing bushing produced by deep drawing, in particular for the seating of pins in universal joints, including a cylindrical sleeve section with a bottom section closing the sleeve off on one end. One or more concentric depressions are axial... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4512673 | Bearing cup with external restraining flange An annular external restraining flange on the cylindrical body of a bearing cup for rollers prevents the bearing from moving into the housing supporting the bearing.... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4506936 | Bearing assembly A bearing for registration in the end of the cylindrical tubular body of a cylindrical tubular roller of a conveyor having an inner race member, an outer race member, and discrete bearing elements positioned between said inner and said outer race members ... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4478066 | Method of making a thin-walled bearing bushing A method for making by a deep drawing process a thin-walled bearing bushing comprising a cylindrical sleeve section and a bottom section closing one end of the sleeve section having an outer peripheral rim at the juncture of the sleeve and bottom sections... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4457568 | Bearing support structure A bearing support structure is provided in a gas turbine engine with a support structure mounted to the outer casing of the engine, and the structure defines an annular seat concentric with a rotating shaft. A cylindrical solid sleeve is seated in the ann... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4433627 | Plastic conveyor trolley with bearings A plastic conveyor trolley structure having plastic bearings and made of a super tough plastic material, comprises a pair of complementary arms each supporting a wheel for rotation on roller bearings held in a fixed inner race forming an integral part of ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4429926 | Thin-walled bearing bushings manufactured by a deep drawing process Thin-walled bearing bushing produced in a drawing process for the support of pins in universal joints comprising an elongated generally cylindrical sleeve section and a bottom section forming an end closure at one axial end of said sleeve section, the jun... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4427241 | Composite bearing races and process for producing the same The races of tapered roller bearing, that is the cone and cup of such a bearing, are composite in construction, each including a sheet metal shell form and a core that is cast within the shell form for rigidifying it. Each shell form has spaced apart wall... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4377313 | Thin-walled bearing bushings produced in the drawing process Thin-walled bearing bushing produced in a drawing process for the support of pins in universal joints, consisting of a cylindrical sleeve section and a bottom section which closes this cylindrical sleeve section on one axial end whereby a peripheral rim w... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4353607 | Rolling bearing The rolling bearing, comprising at least a pair of rings comprising an inner and an outer ring each of which is provided with a tapered rolling race and one or more rows of rolling bodies disposed between the said rings and apt to roll on corresponding ra... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4350398 | Rolling bearing having separate flange ring with sawtooth-shaped flange In a rolling bearing having a separate flange ring on one side of a bearing ring, the flange ring has an annular flange with a sawtooth-shaped cross section that engages a similar shaped annular groove in the bearing ring.... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4350397 | Low strength material housing bearing The bearing is particularly adapted for use in the bore of a low strength material housing. The bearing includes a race with a plurality of rollers contained in the race. The length of the race is greater than the race-roller contact length. The race incl... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4324441 | Rolling contact element The invention discloses a means of increasing the maximum allowable load on mechanical elements that roll on each other, such as the members of constant or variable speed friction drives, ball or roller bearings, rollers, etc. The increased allowable load... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4257655 | Rolling bearing having separate restraining ring for holding rolling elements In a rolling bearing wherein rolling elements radially engage a bearing ring, a separate flange ring is positioned to inhibit axial movement of the rolling elements. The flange ring is held axially and radially by a retaining ring having a first arm that ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4240682 | Bearing race At least one groove extends longitudinally across the race. The race includes a relatively soft metal core with its inner and outer surfaces being carburized. The sides of the groove are also carburized and a carburized portion extends radially from the b... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4223570 | Power transmission for automotive vehicle An output gear of a power transmission is drivably connected through an idler gear to an input gear of a final drive unit having a differential. The idler gear is mounted through a pair of tapered roller bearings on a sleeve shaft which is supported by op... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4162109 | Bonded guide rim in a race for a rolling bearing A rolling bearing construction wherein a guide rim is secured to a ring incorporating the race for the guide rim by the interposition of a bonding film of a hardening, cross-linking resin.... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4129344 | Bearing race ring with lubricant and cooling channels A bearing race ring, especially for high-speed applications, e.g. in jet engines, turbines and high-speed power plants, comprises an annular metallic body formed along one of its inner or outer surfaces with axially extending grooves which are inclined to... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4092053 | Bearing arrangement for a tilting trunnion of a metallurgical vessel A bearing arrangement for a tilting trunnion of a metallurgical vessel, in particular a converter in a steel making plant, has an inner race, an outer race, bearing bodies arranged therebetween, and at least one sensor device with a sensor pin. The sensor... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4081204 | Ball bearings and ball races A thin-walled race for a radical ball bearing and a thin-walled race sheave for an axial ball bearing as well as ball bearings containing said races or thrust washers and a method for producing said races and thrust washers and apparatus for the productio... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4065192 | Race insert for bearing In a bearing assembly including an annular member having a load carrying surface, the improvement comprising means defining a pocket in said annular member having a circumferentially extending generally radially directed wall and an axially extending surf... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4054339 | High impact bearing and method of making same A heavy-duty low speed antifriction bearing designed principally for heavy impact loads and comprising a standard inner race member, standard rolling element members, and standard cage member coupled with an outer race member in which the standard grindin... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4015884 | Center-free one-row wire ball bearing A center-free one-row ball bearing with only two race wires arranged in non-divided bearing rings and with two-point contact, in which the radius generating the rolling surface of the race ways is always greater than the radius of the balls rolling in the... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3977741 | Wheel bearing assembly A wheel bearing assembly comprising inner and outer race rings defining between them axially spaced raceways and rolling elements, the inner race ring formed of two axially spaced rings between which is a spacer sleeve and fastener means between said ring... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3967866 | Anti-friction pressure seal Means are provided for forming an anti-friction pressure seal between a surface and an element movable relative to that surface such that a fluid containing compartment may be divided into zones of different pressures. The seal includes a roller bearing, ... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3954313 | Anti-friction roll bearings An anti-friction bearing having an inner race and an outer race and a plurality of rolling bodies arranged therebetween. A separate retaining ring or axial border rim is arranged adjacent the rolling bodies and in contact with one of the race rings. The c... | 05/04/1976 |
