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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7478479 | Manufacturing process for a cross-roller bearing with plug A cross-roller bearing with plug, which has the high stiffness enough to allow the cross-roller bearing to turn with causing no jar or wobble, and also the production process to realize the cross-roller bearing with plug with ease and accuracy. With the cross-roller... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7421785 | Method for clearance adjusting cover plate closure A ball and socket housing incorporating a thick housing wall of deformable material adjacent a central bore opening to provide a closure system utilizing a deformable cover-plate. The deformable cover-plate is formed to a desired configuration within the central bor... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7008532 | Chromatographic device having an elongate rod and method of forming and chromatographic device A chromatographic device comprises a chromatographic tube, a chromatographic medium, a piston assembly, an elongate rod, and a threaded member. The piston assembly is within the tube and is positioned generally between a first end of the tube and the chromatographic... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6579012 | Bearing ring A bearing ring includes a first ring part having a first peripheral surface forming a rolling body retaining track or a sliding surface and a second peripheral surface, and a concentrically arranged second ring part having first and second peripheral surf... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6532665 | Method for expanding a cover plate An assembly technique and device for enclosing an open end of a movable socket (10) comprised of fully hardened materials with an expanding cover-plate (66) and for controlling the expansion of the cover-plate (66) to provide a central orifice (67) of pre... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6202280 | Cover-plate expansion assembly method An assembly technique for closing a movable socket (10) without the need to deform or displace any portion of the socket housing (12), thereby allowing for the use of fully hardened socket housing materials. The internal components of the movable socket a... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6125541 | Device and method for closing a movable socket and establishing a predetermined wear indicator distance An assembly technique and device for enclosing an open end of a movable socket (10) comprised of fully hardened materials with an expanding cover-plate (66) and for positioning the cover-plate at a predetermined distance from an exposed pressure plate (62... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6030141 | Ball-and-socket joint and device for assembling a ball-and-socket joint A ball joint, particularly a steering joint for motor vehicles, with a joint housing (1) having a spherical ring-shaped bearing surface (1b), in which a ball (2c) arranged on a ball pin (2) is seated so as to be able to rotate and tilt to a limited extent... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5743669 | Ball joint A ball joint includes a bearing seat crimped in place within a housing. A ball head of a ball stud slides in the bearing seat. A cylindrical crimpable portion of the bearing seat is inserted through a cylindrical portion of the housing. The bearing seat i... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5087131 | Three piece rod end A three piece spherical bearing has a race having two axial halves. One axial half has a spherical bore. The other axial half has a bore which tapers radially outward and axially inward at an angle of about 11° or more to an axial direction. The tapered ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5046248 | Thrust roller bearing with improved assembly An all plastic taper thrust bearing has a separately handled, integrally molded roller and separator unit, from which the rollers are broken away as the bearing is assembled.... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4674314 | Method and apparatus for single step formation of spherical retainer A tool for stamping annular blanks to form retainers for truncated spherical members in a single stroke stamping operation comprises a sectored punch having at least one pair of diametrically opposed sectors of a cyclinder separated from one another at th... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4504166 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a ball joint and ball joint obtained thus According to the invention, a prestress is applied to the bearing bush (17) to obtain a certain frictional torque between the latter and the spherical pivot while the locking ring (18) is placed on the bush (17); the punching tools (28) comprising a doubl... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4498799 | Ball and socket joint and method of forming it A ball and socket joint for use in mechanical linkages, especially for ball-ended connecting rods in a multi-cylinder hydraulic pump comprises a ball head forcibly inserted into a socket which extends over more than a hemisphere and which is formed as a c... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4286363 | Method of assembly for a ball and socket joint The invention is a method of assembly for a ball-and-socket joint of the preloaded type with automatic taking up of play, comprising a housing, a pivot, a bearing element disposed between these later and a locking ring. After the disposing in the housing ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4225261 | Ball socket assembly with resilient locking key A ball socket assembly having a ball received in a socket member to swivel relative to the latter with the ball initially inserted into a first end portion of an elongated slot in the socket member and then shifted to the second end portion of the slot. A... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4202082 | Method of manufacturing spherical bearings and parts therefor A method of manufacturing a spherical bearing rod end having an outer race member, an intermediate member of yieldable material within and supported by said outer race member and an inner race operationally supported by said intermediate member comprising... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4161055 | Method of making self aligning spherical bearing A method of making a self aligning spherical bearing from three parts, a spherical inner race and two outer race components, the method comprising holding one outer race component, positioning and holding the spherical inner race therein, positioning the ... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4148119 | Method of fabricating flexible joints A method of fabricating flexible joints such as are used in automotive steering linkages or the like wherein each housing is provided with an integral internal spherical bearing surface formed during the forging and inner cavity machining operations. The ... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4144626 | Method of fabricating flexible joints A method of fabricating flexible joints such as are used in automotive steering linkages or the like wherein each housing is provided with an integral internal spherical bearing surface formed during the forging and inner cavity machining operations, with... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4143983 | Flexible joint construction A flexible joint construction such as is used in automotive steering linkages or the like wherein each housing is provided with an integral internal spherical bearing surface formed during the forging and inner cavity machining operations. The method is f... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4120597 | Ball joint A ball and socket joint comprising a ball housing threaded into the socket using a screw-thread of one hand and an annular locking member threaded into the socket and into engagement with the ball housing using a screw-thread of the opposite hand, the ann... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4102585 | Ball joint An improved pivot joint includes a ball stud which cooperates with a bearing seat. Axially directed load forces applied to a shank portion of the ball stud are transmitted to the bearing seat. Static friction force between the bearing seat and a sidewall ... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4087188 | Pivot joint housing A housing for flexible joints such as are used in automotive steering linkages or the like wherein each housing is provided with an integral internal spherical bearing surface formed during the forging and inner cavity machining operations, with such hous... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4071933 | Method of forming pivot joint housing A method of fabricating housings for flexible joints such as are used in automotive steering linkages or the like wherein each housing is provided with an integral internal spherical bearing surface formed during the forging and inner cavity machining ope... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4033019 | Method of assembling bearings The disclosure embraces a method of assembling a self-aligning spherical bearing by placing the mating surfaces of two ring members each having annular facing recesses together about the spherical member and then directing an energized beam raised inwardl... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4028784 | Preloaded tie rod end assembly A preloaded tie rod end assembly for a motor vehicle steering system and the method for making the assembly is disclosed. The tie rod end is made by positioning first and second frangible bearings against the ball of a ball stud and enclosing the ball and... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4016950 | Suspension arm and joint assembly A suspension arm and joint assembly for a motor vehicle suspension system and a method for making the assembly is disclosed. The assembly is manufactured by first stamping a sheet metal suspension arm with an inner portion constructed to be pivotally conn... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3999872 | Preloaded tie rod end assembly A preloaded tie rod assembly for a motor vehicle steering system and the method for making the assembly is disclosed. The tie rod end is made by positioning first and second frangible bearings against the ball of a ball stud and enclosing the ball and bea... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3988818 | Tie rod end A preloaded tie rod end assembly for a motor vehicle steering system and a method for making the assembly is disclosed. The tie rod end is made by positioning the ball of a ball stud against a pair of frangible bearings within the socket portion of a tie ... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3940836 | Method of manufacturing a spherical bearing A method of manufacturing a spherical bearing having an outer member, an inner spherical member bearing inserts interposed between the inner and outer members and a key disposed in a keyway in the outer member to enable the assembly and disassembly of the... | 03/02/1976 |
