Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7670056 | Stepped outer diameter semi-floating bearing An exemplary bearing assembly for a turbocharger includes a center housing with a bearing bore having a bearing bore turbine end radius and an inlet for lubricant and a unitary bearing disposed in the bearing bore and forming an outer lubricant film between the bear... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7399122 | Sliding member In order to improve conformability of a sliding surface of a sliding member in an early state of sliding, there is provided a sliding member in which a plurality of holes are formed on a sliding surface, and the diameters (or the opening area) of the holes on the sl... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7320549 | Self-lubricating bushings, bearings and bearing assemblies Self-lubricating bushings and bearings that include lubricant inserts that have central axes that are aligned substantially parallel to the central axes of their respective bushings or bearings. The lubricant inserts present a side edge that is substantially flush w... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7290935 | Bearing assembly with bearing sleeve having end bearing members A ceramic bearing assembly includes a shaft (20), and a bearing sleeve (10) rotatably receiving the shaft. The bearing sleeve includes an inside wall. First and second bearing blocks (120, 140) are formed at the inside wall at first and second e... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287632 | Vehicle clutch basket A clutch basket is provided having an upper side with upstanding fingers. The fingers include opposing side edges that are engaged by tabs that extend from the periphery of a clutch drive disc. Each finger is provided with a wear resistant shield structure that over... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282324 | Photoresist compositions, hardened forms thereof, hardened patterns thereof and metal patterns formed using them Photoresist compositions that demonstrate superior photolithographic performance and hardened resist films that show superior resistance to solvents, have excellent resistance to under plating during the electrodeposition of metals, and show excellent resist strippi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270482 | Sliding device A sliding device is comprised of a first sliding member which is rotatable on an axis of the first sliding member, a second sliding member which slidably supports the first member through viscous fluid and at least a pit which is formed on a surface of at least one ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252291 | Mechanical seal having a single-piece, perforated mating ring A mechanical seal (e.g., single mechanical seals, double mechanical seals, tandem mechanical seals, bellows, pusher mechanical seals, and all types of rotating and reciprocating machines) with reduced contact surface temperature, reduced contact surface wear, or inc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7118279 | Sliding member and method of manufacturing the same The invention provides a sliding member including a plurality of holes formed on a sliding surface thereof, which sliding surface is adapted to slide on a mating member, at least one of the holes having an enlarged portion in at least a portion between an opening en... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114361 | Microscale compression molding of metals with surface engineered LIGA inserts An inexpensive method of rapidly fabricating reactive metal (Zn, Al, Al-alloy, etc.) microscale structures including high-aspect-ratio microscale structures is disclosed. A high precision process uses conformal bond inhibitor coating and high temperature compression... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6942219 | Mechanical seal having a double-tier mating ring An apparatus and method to enhance the overall performance of mechanical seals in one of the following ways: by reducing seal face wear, by reducing the contact surface temperature, or by increasing the life span of mechanical seals. The apparatus is a mechanical se... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6729766 | Retention of ceramic bearings The invention relates to a refractory bearing and in particular to a bearing for use in contact with molten metal, such as zinc and aluminum. The bearing includes a housing with a working surface and at least one wear-resistant insert secured to the working surface.... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6491437 | Plain bearing and producing method thereof Disclosed is a plain bearing comprising a back metal, a bearing alloy layer provided on the inner surface of the back metal, an intermediate layer provided on the bearing alloy layer and an overlay provided on the intermediate layer. The bearing alloy lay... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6354822 | Oil retention in compressor slider block Oil retention recesses are formed in an outer periphery of the slider block of a scroll compressor. The recesses insure that a quantity of oil is captured and maintained during operation and after shutdown of the scroll compressor. If the scroll compresso... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6280090 | Bearings and mechanical seals enhanced with microstructures Properties of mechanical bearings and mechanical seals can be significantly improved by covering the load-bearing surfaces with fields of high aspect ratio microstructures (HARMs), such as microchannels or microposts. The HARMs can substantially enhance h... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5971617 | Self-lubricated bearing A self-lubricating bearing is fabricated as a laminate of a metallic substrate and a series of raised structures formed integrally therewith and extending orthogonally therefrom. A fluoropolymer sliding or bearing layer is superposed with the substrate, w... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5817397 | Sliding bearing The surface of a lining member 3 is formed with a multiplicity of uneven surfaces 3a. The entire surface of the lining member 3 is coated by an intermediate layer 4 which comprises Ni. The surface of the intermediate layer 4 is additionally coated by an o... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5722776 | Shipping bearing A matt knurl for a sleeve bearing is utilized in order to provide a reservoir of lubricant, thus to eliminate the gauling and physical damage to sleeve bearings during the non-operational shipment thereof.... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5716143 | Spherical plain bearing A spherical plain bearing is provided having improved wear resistance under heavy axial and radial loads of a rotating shaft. The bearing includes a pillow block having a concave inner surface, a split cylindrical protective sleeve for mating with and det... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5664890 | Bearing arrangement having a polyimide graphite-fiber reinforced composite embedded therein A bearing arrangement comprised of a substrate having a plurality of self-lubricating polyimide graphite-fiber reinforced composite bearing members secured to provide a bearing surface. The bearing arrangement being well suited for use under harsh conditi... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5549394 | Bearing arrangement having a polyimide graphite-fiber reinforced composite embedded therein A bearing arrangement comprised of a substrate having a plurality of self-lubricating polyimide graphite-fiber reinforced composite bearing members secured to provide a bearing surface. The bearing arrangement being well suited for use under harsh conditi... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5116144 | Plane bearing In a plane bearing comprising a lining having first concavities on the surface thereof, and an overlay formed on the bonding layer, the seizure resistance of the bearing with worn overlay is enhanced by determining the first length of first concavities as... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5071263 | Plane bearing In a plane bearing comprising a lining having first concavities on the surface thereof, and an overlay formed on the bonding layer, the seizure resistance of the bearing with worn overlay is enhanced by determining the first length of first concavities as... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4892420 | Friction bearing for deep well drilling tools A friction bearing suitable for use with well drilling tools which includes a trace ring with a sliding surface formed of a plurality of sintered molded bodies countersunk to be flushed with the surface of the ring, and arranged side by side in a mosaic p... | 01/09/1990 |
