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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8021050 | Bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement having first and second components located for relative operational movement by a respective bearing. The bearing has a bearing element including a pack of resiliently flexible bristles or leaves for transmitting force between the components th... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7390126 | Zero radial play idler arm bracket bearing An idler arm bracket bearing includes a plurality of inwardly extending fingers to contact the bracket. The fingers deflect toward the bearing body as the fingers contact the bracket, thereby ensuring a full contact fit that provides a tighter joint assembly. Rib me... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7318847 | Structured coating system Workpiece with at least one functional face and a layer system deposited on at least a portion of the functional face as well as a structure pattern, which encompasses at least a portion of the layer system and which is comprised of at least one three dimensional mi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7293918 | Sliding bearing A sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) which is made of polyacetal resin as a synthetic resin, has an annular surface (2), and serves as a first bearing body; a second bearing body (5) which is made of a synthetic resin, is su... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281293 | Windshield wiper device, in particular, for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device (10), in particular, for a motor vehicle, includes a wiper bearing (14), which includes a bearing housing (24), a wiper shaft 922), which is supported in the bearing housing (24) and which supports a wiper... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267485 | Annular disk for a sliding bearing The invention is directed to an annular disk for sliding bearing, with a first annular element 12 and a seal 23 arranged on the first end face 17 of the first annular element 12. A second annular element is attached to the second end face... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263867 | Preloaded shock absorbing bushing and cam follower A flexible bushing for a cam follower, comprising a substantially rigid inner sleeve including an inner cam follower engaging surface, a length of the inner sleeve being greater than a thickness of a ram into which the flexible bushing is inserted, a substantially r... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257862 | Decelerating device for insertion between two relatively rotating members, in particular a drum and an oscillating door for loading the drum in a top-loaded washing machine A decelerating device includes a bushing and a pin carried coaxially by the bushing. A first end of the pin is housed inside the bushing and a second end of the pin, opposite to the first end, projects axially in cantilever fashion from the bushing. Inside the bushi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243932 | Mounting structure of stabilizer bar in vehicle A mounting structure of an automobile stabilizer bar includes a support bracket fixed at one end thereof to a lateral surface of a crossmember. The other end of the support bracket protrudes out toward the side of a vehicle body. At least one bushing is coupled to a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198406 | Thrust sliding bearing A thrust sliding bearing includes an upper casing having a polyacetal resin-made flat annular surface and a lower casing superposed on the upper casing so as to be rotatable about an axis of the upper casing and having a polyacetal resin-made annular surface opposin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182517 | Anti-vibration device for a motor bearing An anti-vibration device for a motor bearing at least comprises an axial barrel core, a shaft and a shock retard piece. The axial barrel core has a recess at the bottom thereof with the recess having a flat top. A bearing is received in the axial barrel and the shoc... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162781 | Tenter device A clip has a frame and a flapper. Two dry bearings are inserted into a hole formed in the flapper. Then an attaching shaft is inserted from one of the holes in the frame to the other through the dry bearings, so as to swingably attaching the flapper to the frame. DA... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140123 | Roller and clothes drying apparatus provided with the same A roller capable of easily absorbing impact transmitted thereto while maintaining a desired level of abrasion resistance, and a clothes drying apparatus provided with the roller. The roller is provided with an impact absorption enhancer capable of causing the roller... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7077573 | Contact bearing A bearing adapted to support and allow controlled relative movement with an opposed bearing surface. The bearing is constructed to have a long life by incorporating a surface that addresses many causes of friction and wear. The bearing includes a plurality of suppor... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7000909 | Plastic bearing, particularly for use in MacPherson strut A MacPherson strut tube having an upper spring seat, a spring, a strut tube, and a ring bearing disposed for engaging the spring seat, the spring and the strut tube. The ring bearing comprises an upper casing, a lower casing, and a plastic ring engaged between the u... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6960023 | Bearing structure for blade assembly of cooling fan A bearing for the blade assembly of the cooling fan, the bearing is made of the plastic steel material having an integrally formed cylindrical hollow body and outward extended large diameter seat. The seat bottom has a recess with screw thread cut along the inside w... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941864 | Method to control optimized cutting of stock to satisfy a cut list A method of processing material involves cutting pieces of material pursuant to a cut list and managing remaining salvage and defect pieces. A computer may be connected to a saw machine, and programmed to optimize cutting of stock to satisfy a cut list. An operator ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918701 | Synthetic resin-made sliding bearing A synthetic resin-made sliding bearing (1) includes a synthetic resin-made lower casing (2), a synthetic resin-made upper casing (3) superposed on the lower casing (2), a synthetic resin-made disk-shaped thrust sliding bearing piece (4... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6904680 | Method of making a guide bushing A bushing utilizes a fabric reinforced thermoset composite sleeve incorporated within an outer shell in a construction enabling the sleeve to be press-fitted within the shell and held therein by a constriction in the shell bore which is embraced by the bearing liner... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6679501 | Motor with stationary shaft and high speed capillary seal A motor or bearing which incorporates the use of a capillary seal adjacent a bearing race between the shaft and surrounding hub or housing. The seal may take a plurality of forms, including a straight capillary seal; a seal formed between the housing and ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6663288 | Bearing structure A bearing structure includes a pivot shaft and an elastomer for connecting to a pivot device formed from a first and a second connection member. The pivot shaft includes a connecting portion pivotally connected to the first connection member, an eccentric... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6592263 | Efficient bearing An efficient bearing includes jutting anchor flanges directly extending from a front end of the bearing for coupling with an air fan spindle housed in the bearing. The air fan spindle thus may have a precise axis and less floating or sinking during rotati... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6257085 | Electromotive drive mechanism for a body of furniture An electromotive drive mechanism for a body of furniture, includes a worm drive which is activated by a motor and includes a worm received in the casing and a worm wheel in engagement with the worm. Received in the casing is a support body which is closel... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6238093 | Partial arc bearing assembly and method of making the same A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft includes a cylindrical housing, and a plurality of elastomeric bearing sections disposed within the housing. The bearing sections are bonded to the housing by first applying a pattern of alternating parallel... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6131684 | Cushioned bushing for an articulated motorcycle frame An improved motorcycle frame (20) has a first part (21) and a second part (23) mounted for pivotal movement relative to the first part about an axis (x--x). The improvement includes a cushioned bushing (17) operatively arranged between the two frame parts... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6132095 | Low friction sliding bearing for an axial shaft An apparatus for reliably and efficiently propelling a printing substrate across a printing platen by use of the known roller/nip roller configuration wherein an improved, unitary slider bearing preferably formed of low friction material is coupled to an ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5984525 | Oil-retaining bearing structure for rotary machine The present invention relates to an oil-retaining bearing for a rotary machine. In the oil-retaining bearing for a rotary machine according to the present invention, a first lock section is provided in a bearing housing; a first thrust spacer is relativel... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5938344 | Temperature compensating bearing Temperature compensating bearings with bearing beams resiliently mounted to an outer shell to optimize load capacity for varying operating conditions, for example, bearings for precisely supporting a shaft for axial and rotational motion under various tem... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5833370 | Oil-retaining bearing structure for rotary machine The present invention relates to an oil-retaining bearing for a rotary machine. In the oil-retaining bearing for a rotary machine according to the present invention, a first lock section is provided in a bearing housing; a first thrust spacer is relativel... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5768974 | Swash plate type compressor A swash plate type compressor includes an improved thrust bearing for axially supporting the swash plate. The bearing is of a composite type, and includes at least two elastically deformable slide bearing elements. The swash plate and the cylinder block e... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5711185 | Door drive with a chain The invention relates to apparatus for driving a door or the like guided in t least two guides using a drive (1) located in a channel formed as a guide track (2) and which consists of at least one turn-around pinion (5), a chain extending over drive pinion... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5711586 | Track bushing assembly and method A track bushing for use with a track assembly of a track-type machine includes a generally cylindrical member having ends adapted for mounting in opposing end portions of a track link and a longitudinal bore extending between the ends. The inner surface o... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5671909 | Oscillating rod member equipped with dynamic damper A rod-damper combination comprising an oscillating rod member and a dynamic damper mounted on the rod member is disclosed. The dynamic damper includes a mass portion having a substantially cylindrical shape, and two elastic support members formed on axial... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5664888 | Zero clearance bearing A bearing for supporting a load for axial and rotational motion relative to a shaft is disclosed as including an outer shell having a cylindrical inner wall supporting a plurality of circumferentially spaced arcuate bearing pads for engaging the shaft. Ea... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5609421 | Rolled bearing bush and journal or shaft connection with such a bearing bush The invention relates to a wrapped bearing bush of elastic material as a bearing for a journal or a shaft for pressing into a housing bore. The invention also relates to a journal or shaft connection comprising a first and a second component, wherein the ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5593144 | Oscillating rod member equipped with dynamic damper A rod-damper combination comprising an oscillating rod member and a dynamic damper mounted on the rod member is disclosed. The dynamic damper includes a mass portion having a substantially cylindrical shape, and two elastic support members formed on axial... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5531524 | Self-adjusting bearing A resilient annular bearing positionable around a rotating shaft which self-adjustingly stabilizes the shaft with respect to a sleeve in which the shaft rotates. The bearing has opposite undulating surfaces, made up of a series of alternating peaks and va... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5518820 | Case-hardened titanium aluminide bearing A bearing includes a bearing component, such as a bearing race, having a bearing contact surface. A region at the bearing contact surface is made of titanium aluminide, preferably an alpha-2 or gamma titanium aluminide. A case-hardened layer present at th... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5492415 | Plain bearing for chassis parts in motor vehicles The present invention pertains to a plain bearing for chassis parts in motor vehicles, in which a sliding layer, which is made of plastic and has lubrication bore reliefs on its outer jacket, is sprayed in a firmly adhering manner onto a metallic inner pa... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5476326 | Synthetic resin bearing A synthetic resin bearing comprised of synthetic resin-made upper and lower bearing cases and a synthetic resin-made bearing member having a disk-shaped thrust bearing piece and a hollow-cylindrical radial bearing piece with a radially extending slit. The... | 12/19/1995 |
