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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243892 | Articulated mount A mounting system for a display such as a flat panel computer monitor or television includes a linkage of individual elements which are pivotally connected together with adjustable drag tapered bearings. Each tapered bearing allows individual elements to pivot with ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6976413 | Hand tool handle with rotary cap Hand tool handle with rotary cap, including: a handle having a seat section at rear end; a rotary cap having a cavity and rotatably disposed on the seat section with the seat section accommodated in the cavity; and at least one projection having a cross-sectional ar... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6921209 | Conical hydrodynamic pivot bearing A bearing having a conical hydrodynamic bearing section and a pivot bearing section. The bearing can be used with a spindle motor. The conical hydrodynamic bearing section is formed by the conical portion of the shaft and a correspondingly shaped cavity of the beari... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6860637 | Bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement for an articulatable support (6) comprises bearing assemblies (20/28, 22/29, 24/30 and 26/32). In one embodiment the assemblies comprise a ball (20, 22, 24, 26) and aperture (40 FIG. 2) having sliding c... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6589031 | Turbo blood pump A turbo blood pump includes a housing 1 having a pump chamber 2, an inlet port 3, and an outlet port 4, an impeller 5 disposed rotatably in the pump chamber, an upper bearing 9 and a lower bearing 10 supporting the impeller rotatably, and a driving force ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6520476 | Spindle positioning support structure A spindle positioning support structure includes a support body housed in a center opening of an air fan seat. The support body has an arched trough which has same profile as the bottom end of an air fan spindle. The arched trough has a top end formed a p... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6424068 | Galvano mirror unit A galvano mirror unit includes a galvano mirror, a rotor to which the galvano mirror is mounted, a stator that rotatably supports the rotor about a rotation axis, a pair of center pins provided to the stator, and a pair of receive members provided to the ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6406185 | Spindle seat in a fan A spindle seat in a fan provides a spindle holding seat and a spindle with a conical end. Because the conical end contacts with the holding seat by way of point contact, the frictional area between the holding seat and the conical end is very small. Hence... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6376953 | Galvano mirror unit A galvano mirror unit includes a galvano mirror, a rotor to which the galvano mirror is mounted, a stator that rotatably supports the rotor about a rotation axis, a pair of center pins provided to the stator, and a pair of receive members provided to the ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5920140 | Galvano mirror unit A galvano mirror is held by a mirror holder. The mirror holder is rotatable about a rotation axis and supported in a stator. A center pins (made of conductive material) are provided to the stator. A pair of receive members (made of conductive material) ar... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5598746 | Transmission assembly A transmission assembly used to connect with a rotatable ornament or a toy to provide bilateral rotations for achieving their cosmetic effect comprises a casing enclosing a set of three pinions which are driven by a battery-operated electrical circuit the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5570956 | Agitator shaft toe mount for inclined and vertical agitators A shaft toe mount intended for inclined or vertical agitators such as are used for the processing of materials including food materials in a kettle, the present toe mount provides a bearing surface for that end of a rotary shaft of the agitator which exte... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5190379 | Bearings for roller cutter assembly A roller cutter assembly for a roller reamer which can be attached to a drill string is formed of a cylindrical body having an integral tapered bearing pin at each end. A journal bearing block for each bearing pin can be secured to the roller reamer by we... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5145298 | High speed drill spindle A high speed spindle is provided which includes a rotor driven by an electric motor and provided with tapered journals received in tapered rubber bearings. Lubricating water flows to the bearings through metered openings in the journals, flowing from the ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5094655 | Transaxle for rear wheel drive vehicle A rear wheel drive automotive vehicle is provided with a transaxle including a transmsision and a differential. The output shaft of the transmission extends rearward of a ring gear of the differential. A hypoid pinion gear is fixedly mounted on the rear e... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5036579 | Method for making a first object which can be fixed with great accuracy with respect to a second object A method for making a first object (1) which can be fixed with great precision with respect to a second object (2) comprises the steps of pressure-casting the first object from a plastically deformable, relatively soft metal such as light metals and zinc ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4889494 | Device for transmission of electrical currents and rotating machine parts A current-conducting bearing or contact bearing includes contact-making surfaces of a bearing bolt and a shaft fashioned as an axial cone and a hollow cone, respectively. With a suitable choice of materials of the current conducting parts, such as special... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4720198 | Hinge bearing including a tapered pin and bushing A precision, low cost bearing for connecting the ends of two hinge links to one another for relative pivoting, the adjacent end portions of the links being formed with housings each having a socket. A spindle fixed rigidly within one of the sockets is tel... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4660267 | Method for fabricating an arthroscopic shaver An improved surgical device and method for manufacturing the device are provided. The device is a high rotating speed arthroscopic probe shaver with bearing means that give superior longitudinal and radial support. Further, the outer tube of the probe sha... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4649306 | Direct drive motor having adjustable bearing for spindle A direct drive motor is disclosed comprising a base, an upright housing mounted on the base provided with bearings at the upper and lower end portions, and a capstan spindle held by the bearings, wherein one of the bearings is fitted screw-displaceably in... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4505165 | Trackball device The trackball device includes two supports for the trackball, each of which has a code wheel associated therewith. The journals on the end of each shaft and the bearing surfaces of the pillow block associated with the shaft are constructed to have substan... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4452540 | Bearing assembly for the movable member of a measuring instrument A bearing assembly for mounting the movable member of a measuring instrument includes a bearing element engaging the movable member, a spring member applying a force to the bearing element in a direction toward the movable member, and a shock absorber fix... | 06/05/1984 |