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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047718 | Bearing device for roll of hot dipping bath in continuous hot dip coating line In a bearing device for a roll of a hot dipping bath, i.e., zinc pot, a sleeve is fastened to a shaft of the roll of the hot dipping bath in a continuous hot dip coating line, i.e., a continuous galvanizing line. A bush housing has a bush internally fixed to support... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7556434 | Bearing structure A bearing structure comprises a sphere, a base structure, and a plurality of adjusting elements. The base structure has an opening. The opening is abutted against a perimeter of the diameter of the sphere. The adjusting elements are disposed on two opposite edges of... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7461977 | Pivot assembly A pivot assembly to permit relative pivotal motion of a sleeve of the pivot assembly about a pivot axis. The pivot assembly may contain a spherical bearing assembly therein. The spherical bearing assembly may include a spherical portion and a tubular portion, wherei... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7407328 | Deformable bearing housing A bearing housing to receive and be deformed around a ball having a predetermined radius R to form a bearing, an inner surface of the bearing housing being generally cup-shaped, having at least approximately circular symmetry around a central axis, and comprising: a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396017 | Shaft seal assembly A shaft seal assembly for maintaining a seal during shaft misalignment comprising a first sealing means adjacent said shaft with a defined clearance between said shaft and said sealing means, said shaft moveable axially in relation to said first sealing means; a sec... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7364134 | Optical fiber unit installation apparatus including a unit for preventing backward flowing of fluid An optical fiber unit installation apparatus having a unit for preventing a fluid from flowing backward toward entrance of the optical unit to prevent fluid leakage while the optical fiber unit is installed using air pressure is disclosed. The apparatus includes an ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344311 | Suspension joint bearing An improved bearing for use in movable sockets and suspension joints. The improved bearing is annular, having an outer dimension sized to seat within the housing of a suspension joint or movable socket. An inner surface of the bearing is configured to receive the he... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320548 | Bearing shell for a ball and socket joint A bearing shell with a spherical bearing surface for a ball and socket joint preferably for use in chassis suspensions or steering mechanisms of motor vehicles, which has essentially a joint housing and a bearing journal, which comprises a spherical surface and a pi... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7223019 | Swivel slide bearing The invention relates to a swivel slide bearing comprising an inner first bearing part (31) with an outer first bearing surface (31a) and comprising an outer second bearing part (32) with an inner second bearing surface (32a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216860 | Bearing seat of a tension strut made of composite materials A mount support of a force connection strut is provided manufactured from plastic/metal composite materials for a chassis of a motor vehicle. The force connection strut has an elongated basic body and a sleeve (H) passing through the basic body. The sleeve (H) has a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195398 | Two-component bearing shell for an injection-molded ball-and-socket joint The present invention pertains to a bearing shell for a ball-and-socket joint, wherein the bearing shell has a core component consisting of a first material, which is completely enclosed by a jacket component consisting of a second material. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182169 | Steering system for small-sized vehicle A steering system for a small-sized vehicle is capable of coaxially arranging a steering shaft and a power steering apparatus with high accuracy. In the steering system, when the power steering apparatus is connected to the steering shaft, a plurality of bearings su... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182518 | Bearing assembly and method for manufacturing the same The present invention discloses a bearing assembly capable of assuring mechanical strength and reducing a friction coefficient and stress concentration, and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention comprises a spherical journal and a hemispherical ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165890 | Metal-to-metal spherical bearing A metal-to-metal bearing comprising a bearing housing of a first material and a ball of a second material held within the housing, the interface between the housing and the ball comprising two bearing surfaces, wherein one of the first and second materials is a tita... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7090403 | Articulated seal A combination of a bearing isolator shaft and housing with a stator member affixed to said housing, a plurality of spherical faces or interfaces between said rotor and said stator, said spherical interfaces having identical center points between said shaft and radia... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7067463 | Pivot assembly bearing A pivot assembly bearing used in an information storage device maintains its capabilities for a longer period of time under frequent quick starting and stopping by containing a grease composition made up of a base oil, a thickener and an extreme-pressure agent. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063479 | Link mechanism of surgical robot A link mechanism to establish the position of a spherical bearing and the direction of an arm extending from the bearing is provided, which mechanism has a high precision of position and direction determination, does not require strong actuators, and is mechanically... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7010721 | File system journal management A method for data journaling includes writing data into at least one block in a journal storage area, and marking each written block as dirty. If the number of blocks in the journal storage area marked as dirty is greater than the number of blocks in a corresponding... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6988830 | Spherical plain bearing In a spherical plain bearing comprising an inner ring (2) configured as a spherical body comprising a through-bore, which inner ring (2) is mounted in an outer ring (1) through a slide bushing (3) that surrounds the inner ring (2),... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6974108 | Lower bearing for aircraft landing gear An improved split bearing for use with an aircraft landing gear assembly is disclosed. The split bearing includes first and second semi-cylindrical sleeve components adapted for installation in surrounding relation with the piston tube of a hydraulically actuated la... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955473 | Bushing joint A sleeve joint with a mount assembly unit (1) and with an inner part (2) is presented, in which the mount assembly unit (1) has a housing (3) as well as a bearing shell (4) inserted into the housing (3) for the slidingly mov... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941656 | Spherical bearing and method for manufacturing the same There are provided a spherical bearing and a method for manufacturing the same, in which both of a ball bearing section and a ball section made of metal can make light and smooth swinging and rotary motions for a long period of time without biased wear and seize-up ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938786 | Slackless drawbar assembly using an improved ball and race connection assembly An improved ball and race connection assembly for use in connecting together adjacently disposed ends of railway vehicles is provided. This ball and race connection assembly is particularly useful as a connection member in slackless type drawbar assemblies. The impr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913540 | Constant velocity universal joint for propeller shaft A constant velocity universal joint for use with a propeller shaft which reduces its weight and size as well as facilitates assembling a stub shaft, thereby reducing the number of parts used and improving rotational balance. The universal joint, comprising: an outer... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902344 | Angle joint An angle joint for connecting two components in articulated fashion includes a joint ball, a cup at least partially surrounding the joint ball, and a liner positioned in the cup. The joint ball has a first mounting element for mounting the joint ball on a first comp... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860638 | Spherical bearing A spherical bearing including a generally annular first portion having at least a partial substantially spherical outer surface and a generally annular second portion having at least a partial substantially concave surface, the outer surface at least partially engag... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6828041 | Rolling apparatus The bearing rings 1 and 2 of a rolling bearing is formed of one kind of titanium alloys of β type titanium alloys, near β type titanium alloys and α+β type titanium alloys. The titanium alloy has a surface hardness of Hv 400 or more and less than H... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6814522 | Pivot assembly A pivot assembly particularly adapted for pivotally interconnecting a pair of relatively thin parallel walls spaced an appreciable distance from one another. A stud with a pivot joint on one end is interposed between the walls. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811117 | Process for assembly of landing gear on an aircraft structure and aircraft comprising such landing gear A landing gear hinge shaft is installed on an aircraft structure using at least two ball joints (22), at least one of which is adjustable. The differences between the theoretical and real positions of the centers of the balls are measured, and the adjustments... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6461047 | Rotary stage bearing arrangement A rotary stage having a rotary table mounted by a bearing on a shaft defining a table axis of rotation and supported on a base plate by an optically polished surface, the bearing comprising a ball bearing pre-loaded axially by an axially adjustable split ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6391128 | Rolling bearing The present invention provides a rolling bearing having an excellent corrosion resistance and toughness which can fairly operate at a high rotary speed. At least the inner race is formed by a titanium alloy, and the rolling elements are formed by ceramics... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6298570 | Gage assembly and method A gage device and a test system for statistically qualifying compliant or semi-rigid molded bearings and bearing sets to predetermined material conditions includes a gage body, a flanged plug, a stud used to set a first predetermined material condition, a... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6186665 | Motor rotor bearing assembly for a blood pump A motor rotor assembly for use in a blood pump can include a motor rotor disposed within a blood flow conduit, an inflow bearing having an inflow ball-and-cup bearing interface disposed within the blood flow conduit proximal to an inflow port of the blood... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183136 | Floating sleeve bearing for electric motor A floating sleeve bearing assembly for supporting the shaft of an electric motor, the shaft having an axis of rotation and the motor having a stator. The sleeve bearing assembly includes a bearing having therein a bore for receiving the shaft. The bearing... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6164830 | Pendulum sliding bearing A pendulum sliding bearing has a sliding bearing bushing provided for receiving a rotatable elements, such as shafts, axles and the like, the sliding bearing bushing having calotte portions at end sides, a bearing body formed of a metal plate and having a... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6164829 | Bearing shell To provide a simple and quality improving manufacturing process for a bearing shell, particularly for rotatable and, to a limited extent, tiltable support of a ball pivot in a joint housing of a ball-and-socket joint comprising a one-piece ball socket (1)... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6116990 | Adjustable low profile gimbal system for chemical mechanical polishing A low profile gimbal system is provided to greatly reduce the generation of moments about a pivot point of the gimbal system during polishing processes. The gimbal system is adjustable so that a preferred balance between stiffness and friction may be sele... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6042270 | Bearing arrangement Bearing arrangement for the support of a rotor (6) relative to a machine. Bearings (8) are disposed in circular openings (9) of circular disks (10) eccentrically with respect to the circular opening center (12) and is fastenable in the circular opening (9... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6004037 | Bearing assembly with spherical bearing surfaces A bearing assembly comprising an outer non-rotating sub-assembly including an outer housing including a cylindrical bore, and an outer bearing including an outer cylindrical surface engaging the cylindrical bore of the outer housing, and a bore defined by... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5993065 | Universal slider bushing A universal slider bushing includes an inner body within an outer body. The inner body has a convex spherical segment. The outer body has a concave spherical segment or socket supporting the convex spherical segment for universal movement. The inner body ... | 11/30/1999 |
