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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7204517 | Motor vehicle steering column arrangement A bulkhead collar for using in conjunction with a bearing housing of a motor vehicle steering column including an upper column shaft and a lower column shaft where the lower column shaft passes through an opening in a bulkhead in the vehicle. The bearing housing is ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7095148 | Motor with improved rotary shaft supporting structure A stepping motor includes a rotor with a permanent magnet, a rotary shaft extending from the rotor and a stator placed around the rotor. The stepping motor comprises a stator core placed on one end section in a motor axial line direction of the stator, a bearing pla... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088799 | Method and apparatus for presenting multiple pre-subject filtering profiles during CT data acquisition The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for CT data acquisition using a rotatable pre-subject filter having more than one filtering profile to control radiation exposure to a subject. The filter is caused to rotate by a motor and bearing assembly... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6979130 | Bearing device The aim of the invention is to improve a bearing device for rotatably receiving a control element (2) in lines which guide mediums and pertain to a combustion engine with bearing receptacles (10, 11), in such a way that the assembly thereof is simplifi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6949282 | Contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same The present invention provides contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same. The contoured structural members comprise composite materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The contoured structure can be provided by ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942390 | Bearing device for the rotor of a rotating machine A bearing arrangement for the rotor (11) of a rotating machine, in particular of a hydrogenerator (20) rotating about a vertical axis (19), comprises a combined axial and radial bearing (23) which is accommodated in a bearing body (24 | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6752534 | Flange bearing having reinforced molded housing A flange bearing comprises a housing having a body with a reinforcing member encased therein. The housing provides strength and resistance to stress fracturing without the use of heavy materials, such as cast iron, or the use of ribs and recesses which can harbor co... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6746153 | Bearings for surgical instruments A journal bearing for a high speed surgical drill and/or attachment for rotatably supporting a cutter is made from a polymer of polyimide resin and graphite material and is designed to have a polygon configured bore where there are two point contact of the mating su... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6659648 | Bearing insert for motor operators A screw shaft for a motor operator is pivotally secured at each end by a bearing insert, with each bearing insert fitting within a channel defined within opposing walls of the housing.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6648514 | Sleeve bearing assembly system and method A sleeve bearing system is provided in which wear is reduced and thrust loading capabilities are offered. An inner ring is secured tightly to a rotating member via a collar. The inner ring forms a plain or sleeve bearing with a bearing set. The bearing se... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6623169 | Bearing housing incorporating antimicrobial agent A molded polymeric bearing housing is formed of a moldable polymer base material in combination with a glass fiber reinforcing component. A foaming agent is added to the base material to create a fine structural foam within interior regions of the housing... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6386753 | Support assembly and method for supporting a steady bearing An adjustable steady bearing support assembly and method provides support for a bearing in rotational contact with a shaft in a vessel such as a mixing vessel. The assembly and method allows axial movement of the bearing along the shaft in response to cha... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6379048 | Self-aligning center bearing An improved bearing support structure for a vehicle driveline includes a bracket having ears for supporting a bearing cushion. The ears are separated by a distance which is greater than the thickness of the cushion such that the cushion can self-align wit... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6152603 | Bearing device A bearing device is presented, by which it is possible to rotate a rotation shaft of a motor smoothly at a constant speed without impairing its characteristics even when a load is applied on the rotation shaft from a given direction as when the device is ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6123461 | Oil film bearing sleeve and keying arrangement A rolling mill oil film bearing has a sleeve with a tapered interior surface axially received on and rotatably fixed with respect to a tapered section of a roll neck. The sleeve has a cylindrical outer surface journalled for rotation within a bushing cont... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5988889 | Bearing bore construction for fan end bracket A motor fan bracket is molded of a fiber reinforced thermoset polyester. The motor/fan bracket has an annular frame and an annular bearing housing concentric with the frame and supported by inwardly extending arms. The annular bearing housing has a bearin... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5964536 | Bearing for a vehicle steering column A bearing includes a bushing having an axis and a retainer supporting the bushing. The retainer includes an annular planar portion extending perpendicular to the axis and a plurality of wedge portions projecting radially outward from the annular planar po... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5845996 | Linear guide unit A linear guide unit comprises a hollow elongated member of rectangular cross section, two parallel guide rails mounted on one wall of the elongated member, and at least one runner supported for movement on each of the guide rails. At least one wall of the... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5743015 | Method of securing a shaft-bearing bush of a non-weldable material in a hole in a metal mounting plate The invention relates to a method of securing a shaft-bearing bush (3) of a non-weldable material, particularly a sintered metal, in a hole (2) in a metal mounting plate (1), a metal sleeve (4), whose material is weldable to the metal mounting plate (1), ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5727611 | Method for adjusting blade clearance in a disc chipper and axial guide bearing system of a disc chipper A method for adjusting the blade clearance in a disc chipper by moving in the axial direction a bearing bushing of a disc shaft together with the bearing. The axial movement of the shaft is effected by loosening adjusting screws or adjusting nuts of one o... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5681117 | Retainer for reel toothbar bearing A bearing or bushing retainer comprises two identical, separate segments which are generally c-shaped so as to permit the segments to each be removed from a cylindrical split plastic bearing mounted on a reel toothbar once bolts holding the two segments t... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5667311 | Pivot shaft for a damper assembly A pivot shaft for a damper assembly includes a steel cylinder having a reduced diameter end, a brass sleeve bearing rotatably mounted on the reduced diameter end and a steel cap press fit over the bearing thereby enclosing it and protecting it from the en... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5475275 | Motor assemblies with improved endshields A motor assembly includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly having an associated rotor shaft. The rotor shaft is mounted between and supported by endshields both are mounted to the stator assembly. At least the mounting one of the endshields includes... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5357868 | Trolley apparatus with reinforced plastic wheels and interlocking plastic bushings A trolley assembly is provided including a pair of trolley brackets with an axle extending outwardly from each of the trolley brackets. Bushings adapted to rotatably engage each of the axles are provided with a wheel fixedly attached to each of the bushin... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5330273 | Support member for holding up rotating rod in soccer table frame A support member for use in a soccer table comprises a male retainer and a female retainer. The male retainer has a first columnar portion and a first disk portion attached to one end of the first columnar portion which is provided thereon with an arresti... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5271607 | Bearing structure for hoist/traction apparatus A hoist/traction apparatus including a gear cover for covering a gear reduction mechanism. The gear cover includes swollen portions protruding outwardly and having blind holding portions open inwardly so as to receive axial ends of intermediate shafts and... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5201246 | Lightweight composite camshaft A lightweight composite camshaft has stamped sheet metal or other lightweight journal and/or cam elements having locating hubs and assembled onto a hollow tube. An economical and rapid method of assembly uses indexing balls pressed into accurately positio... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5188463 | Bearing for the shaft of a canned motor pump A canned motor pump has a housing and a shaft which is mounted for rotation internally of the housing and extends between the pump and the motor. The end of the shaft remote from the pump is received by a plain bearing bushing. The bushing is press-fitted... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5156069 | Transmission box A transmission box with several bearings for shafts is disclosed. The transmission case (1) is produced by a plastic injection molded cast and comprises at least in part outer races (14) for the bearings (13), which are retained at a defined axial distanc... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5139394 | Axial flow compressor with insertable bearing mount A compressor has a cylindrical casing unit having at least one open end. A compression element includes a circular cylinder held in the casing unit, a cylindrical rotating body having at least one spiral groove on its outer periphery and eccentrically arr... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5129740 | Bearing device for miniature motors and method of making same A bearing device for miniature motors having a cylindrically-shaped bearing support formed by pressing an end face of a metallic motor case, and a bearing press-fitted into the bearing support to rotatably support a motor shaft, characterized in that a pr... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5052825 | Axial mounting with skewing compensation The axial mounting with skewing compensation for a turbomachine has a fastening flange (1) and a bearing housing (2) which is in one piece with the latter and which is subdivided into a middle housing part (9) and an outer housing part (10) by means of at... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5000680 | Rotary kiln A rotary kiln having a material processing drum rotatably supported by a shaft. The shaft is rotatably supported by a bearing structure having a radial bearing and a thrust bearing. A radial bearing aligner and a thrust bearing aligner are provided for, r... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4909639 | Bearing assembly for a shaft A bearing assembly for a shaft comprises a body having a cylindrical bore open at one end, a mount bracket extending from the one end and an annular stop flange at the other end of the bore. An apertured bearing of a hardened plastic material is enclosed ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4784499 | Bearing unit A bearing unit of this invention includes, instead of a conventionally used bracket, a housing formed with an external thread and a bush press fitted in an inner bore of the housing.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4655614 | Bearing ring for drive assembly having wide angle joint and protective funnel A bearing ring for a drive assembly including a protective funnel and a wide angle joint, wherein the bearing ring consists of an outer supporting ring and an inner sliding ring defining an annular space therebetween with flexible webs extending between t... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4645361 | End shield with cylindrical bearing mount An end shield for an electric motor or the like includes a generally disk shaped planar portion having a cylindrical bearing socket therein for mounting a cylindrical bearing. The socket has a cylindrical side wall and an end wall, and is formed from ears... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4565356 | Bushing construction for a fiber reinforced plastic leaf spring A fiber reinforced plastic leaf spring including a curved central section and a pair of end sections, each having a bushing to receive a connecting member. The spring is formed from a plurality of longitudinally extending substantially continuous strands ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4529460 | Method of producing an industrial robot arm To mount rotatably supporting members such as a rotary shaft to an arm body of an industrial robot arm, the former and the latter are solidly secured to each other by fastening members such as rivets after a bonding agent is applied to spaces formed betwe... | 07/16/1985 |
