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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401980 | Axial bearing A thrust bearing, in particular for a turbo charger, has an essentially disc shaped bearing body (10) with a central through opening (12) for a shaft, at least one bearing surface (14) surrounding the through opening (12) for a collar whi... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399253 | Washer and planetary gear set having the same A washer and a planetary gear set having the same, wherein the washer includes a first washer member and a second washer member. The first washer member is formed at a surface thereof with a plurality of first stepped portions each having a radially extending concav... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7357578 | 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... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7271135 | Lubricant grease for low and high temperature application and rolling bearing A rolling bearing, for application in electric auxiliaries for a car, durable owing to high resistance to high temperatures and capable of restraining noises from being generated at low temperatures; and lubricant grease, for low and high temperature application, wh... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7220057 | Rotation-slide bearing The invention relates to a rotation-slide bearing (25c) which comprises an inner first bearing element (31) with an outer peripheral surface (31a) and an outer second bearing element (32) with an inner peripheral surface ( | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213376 | Bracket for supporting structural element to support structure A bracket for supporting a structural element, such as a precast concrete beam, on a concrete pile or similar support structure in a building includes a first support part (1) which is cast at least partly into the concrete pile. The first support part (1 | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7104766 | Horizontal centrifugal pumping system The present invention provides a thrust bearing assembly and a horizontal skid utilized in a horizontal pumping system. In one embodiment, the thrust bearing assembly comprises a cylindrical open housing, at least one radial ball bearing, at least one rotating seal,... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080720 | Torque converter An improved torque converter that results in greater fuel efficiency and more horsepower with a lower failure rate. The improved torque converter has a greater lock-up surface area than an original equipment torque converter to reduce slippage. The lock-up surface a... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063465 | Thrust bearing A thrust bearing 11 for use with a shaft 13 having a collar 15 mounted the shaft 13 and rotatable therewith has a base ring 17, a series of shoes 19 positioned on the base ring 17, and a compressible resilient spacing... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025002 | Railway bogie bolster for an articulated wagon A bolster 14 for a bogie of an articulated railway wagon is shown including supports for constant contact sidebearers in the form of two pairs of brackets such as 26A and 26B being integral with the bolster 14 at its opposing respective e... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976788 | Thrust bearing In a thrust bearing supporting a load in a thrust direction in a rotary portion, a size of a curved surface in the forward side of a lubricating groove with respect to a relative rotating direction of an opposing sliding member is set to be larger than a size of a c... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6827494 | Diverted flow thrust bearing A hydrodynamic thrust bearing of this invention comprises a body having a load-bearing surface comprising an oil supply channel and an oil return channel positioned along respective inside and outside body diameters. A number of thrust pads are positioned along the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6786643 | Cam bracket A cam bracket is disclosed for lubricating the vicinity of a thrust plate sufficiently even during starting of the engine. In the cam bracket adapted to support a camshaft for rotation in cooperation with a cylinder head and provided with a support portion having a ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6746216 | Scroll compressor with vented oil pump An oil pump for a scroll compressor has a bearing hub with a vent disposed between at least one fluid inlet in the bearing hub and a thrust washer. The vent provides an additional fluid flow path to equalize fluid pressure underneath the thrust washer. By minimizing... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6502994 | Thrust washer A two component thrust washer assembly for a vehicle torque converter has a first component made of a durable polyimide material with an annular wear face and three axially projecting pins. The second component is made of metal and has a mating portion wi... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6276834 | Axial bearing element The present invention relates to a semicircular or circular axial bearing element, especially a thrust washer or flanged bearing shell or flanged bearing bushing, with valleys on the side facing the sliding partner to form radial oil outlet openings; in o... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6132094 | Multiple groove thrust bearing A thrust bearing having a radial taper in its top (land) surface provides improved load distribution when used in high-pressure positive displacement swashplate piston pumps. The thrust bearing includes a plurality of grooves in its land surface which car... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5765950 | Thrust bearing assembly A thrust bearing assembly for a submersible motor assembly of a submersible pump assembly comprising first and second bearing members or plates and first and second bearing holders contained within a housing. Each bearing plate is in the form of a disk ha... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5695424 | Planetary carrier having a porous washer A planet carrier of an automotive automatic transmission includes an annular main body portion disposed around a pinion shaft between the carrier body and the pinion gear. A washer formed of a porous material such that lubricating fluid can flow therethro... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5624191 | Metal lubricated plain bearing having a bearing part adjoining a bearing surface wetted with liquid metal during operation The invention is directed to a plain bearing part for a liquid metal lubricated plain bearing, the plain bearing part having a bearing surface that is in contact with a liquid metal during operation. This bearing surface is provided with a layer of a meta... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5624343 | Pinion mate thrustwasher A differential gear assembly comprising a rotatable case, a spider having at least one shaft mounted on the case for rotation therewith, a pinion gear rotatably mounted on the shaft and a thrustwasher non-rotatably mounted on the shaft and disposed betwee... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5602945 | Thrust bearing for use in a conical crusher A thrust bearing system for use in a conical rock crusher is located between a rotational eccentric mechanism and a stationary frame of the rock crusher. The thrust bearing system comprises a stationary bearing and rotatable bearing, each bearing includin... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5575567 | Surface tension bearings and seals A seal for use in a gap between two non-contacting solid members, comprises a pool of fluid, the pool being anchored in a first of the members and contacting the second of the members, the pool being detachable from the second member in response to a pres... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5558446 | Bearing arrangement with gravity-fed lubrication A "pancake-like" thrust bearing arrangement with gravity-fed lubrication is angular to a horizontal plane and has a top edge above such plane. A load-support structure oscillates on the bearing. Such bearing has a lubricant feed aperture at the top edge a... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5554015 | Refrigeration compressor thrust bearing assembly A refrigeration compressor includes a polyamide annular thrust bearing pressfit within a countersunk recess in the rotor aperture and having radially extending lubricating oil grooves on a lower surface thereof. A vertical crankshaft being concentrically ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5308169 | Bearing system for turbocharger A thrust bearing for a turbocharger includes a main body portion which defines a central bore for receipt of a thrust collar, an oil reservoir in the shape of a blind, oblong slot disposed in the main body portion and an oil passageway connecting the oil ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5192136 | Crankshaft bearing having hydrodynamic thrust flanges A split crankshaft bearing assembly includes two flanged half bearings adapted to collectively encircle a crankshaft. The flanges are formed with oil supply grooves that subdivide the flange surface into thrust bearing pads. Each pad includes a positively... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5077776 | Rotary anode X-ray tube with lubricant The invention relates to a rotary anode X-ray tube with a sliding bearing, in particular a spiral flute bearing. In the case of such an X-ray tube, the passing of lubricant into the vacuum space of the X-ray tube, filled with a strong electric field in th... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5035519 | Submersible thrust bearing apparatus A thrust bearing including a ring-like form plate body, and a plurality of rib members provided on the ring-like form plate body of the thrust bearing. Such a plurality of rib members may be provided on a thrust runner. The rib members cause a difference ... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4993979 | Marine propulsion device A marine propulsion device comprising a gear housing adapted to be mounted on a transom of a boat, a first gear rotatably supported by the gear housing and adapted to be driven by an engine, a second gear which is rotatably supported by the gear housing, ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4826396 | Rotor self-lubricating axial stop A plurality of lubricating plugs are disposed in the stationary backup face adjacent to the axial stop face of a rotating impeller mounted in a turbopump for pumping liquid oxygen or liquid hydrogen. The stop face and the backup face are those surfaces wh... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4810105 | Bearing sleeves In order to support a mud-driven impeller of a down-hole turbogenerator in such a manner as to provide long bearing service life in the hostile conditions down-hole, a bearing sleeve is provided which comprises an outer shell of marine brass and an inner ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4795220 | Thrust bearing A thrust bearing which is formed by stamping a plate made of a bearing alloy material or a plate having a bearing alloy layer has an annular shape. The thrust bearing is disposed in a circumferential direction and has a plurality of recesses and projectio... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4772188 | Scroll compressor with oil grooves in thrust bearing A scroll compressor comprises an orbiting scroll and a stationary scroll, both being mutually combined to form a compression chamber therebetween. The scroll compressor is provided with a lubricating oil feeding system to lubricate each bearing constituti... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4639148 | Thrust bearing for turbocharger A thrust bearing for an automobile turbocharger and which sustains a thrust load of the rotor shaft of the turbocharger. The thrust bearing has a first groove for holding lubricating oil supplied to the bearing. A first oil passage extends from the groove... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4614445 | Metal-lubricated helical-groove bearing comprising an anti-wetting layer In order to prevent the escape of metal lubricant in a helical-groove bearing, the helical-groove bearing is provided with an anti-wetting layer on the surfaces which adjoin the helically grooved surfaces and which could act as a creepage path for the met... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4541736 | Centrifugal oil pump flow proportioning and cooling system A system for cooling and lubricating the drive motor of a centrifuge. The shaft of the motor includes an internal passage with an inlet having a size and taper sufficient to provide the desired rate of cooling oil flow through the motor. A lower bearing p... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4526484 | Ferrofluid thrust and radial bearing assembly A ferrofluid thrust and radial bearing assembly for a rotatable shaft element, which assembly comprises: a housing characterized by a shaft-receiving space, to define a radial bearing inner surface and a thrust bearing surface at the one end of the shaft-... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4522513 | Tapered-land thrust bearing device A tapered-land thrust bearing device including a disk-shaped bearing member and a race member. The bearing member has a tapered-land face on which tapered surfaces and flat-land surfaces are successively formed, along the peripheral direction. The race me... | 06/11/1985 |
