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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341321 | Rotation detecting device and anti-skid braking system using the same A rotation detecting device that includes an electric power generator having a stator and a rotor, said rotor having a plurality of alternating opposite magnetic poles in a circumferential direction of the rotor, at least a first magnetic sensor mounted on either th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7270016 | Sensor-equipped rolling bearing unit A sensor includes a stator having four or more magnetic pole teeth and concentric with a stationary-side raceway member, and excitation coils and detection coils wound around the respective magnetic pole teeth. Signals generated in the detection coils according to d... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7228932 | Wheel end condition detection system This invention provides a vehicle axle assembly including a wheel end supported on an axle by bearings. A system uses ABS to detect lateral movement of the wheel end relative to the axle using a sensor and tone ring. A fault code is generated during excessive latera... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219938 | Backing ring for railcar axle A backing ring that serves to back an antifriction bearing on the journal of a rail car axle includes an annular body that seats against a fillet that is located at the end of the journal and also a lip that projects over a larger dust guard diameter that is located... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197944 | Hub unit with sensor A sensor device including a resolver having a rotor provided on a rotation-side raceway member of a hub unit and a stator provided on a stationary-side raceway member of the unit, and a processing circuit for processing a signal to be output in accordance with an ai... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7140372 | Cosmetics case A cosmetics case including a receptacle disposed on an upper level thereof for the cosmetics and a receiving drawer for a cosmetic set disposed in a lower level thereof, whereby when the user pushes a locking holder on an exterior, front wall thereof, a cover for th... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134667 | Arrangement comprising a slinger associated with a shaft bearing and a gasket associated with a sealing gap A sealing arrangement for turbomachines with a shaft bearing, a throw-off ring and a shaft seal which is assigned to a sealing gap and has a seal housing wherein opposing faces of the throw-off ring and the seal housing form an annular gap for centrifuging out dirt ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7034711 | Wireless sensor, rolling bearing with sensor, management apparatus and monitoring system The wireless sensor adds identification information peculiar to respective sensor modules to detection data of vibration, temperature, and so on, detected by the sensor modules respectively. The wireless sensor transmits the detection data with the identification in... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021612 | Roller bearing A swivel mounting is made as a double-row roller bearing and has an outer ring with a first outer track and a second outer track, a first inner ring with a first inner track, and a second inner ring with a second inner track which is located axially next to the firs... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011598 | Drive assembly for wind turbines A drive assembly for a wind turbine includes a rotor hub, a supporting structure, a planetary gear transmission unit having sun, planet and ring gears and a planet carrier. The ring gear is non-rotatably secured to the supporting structure. A main bearing rotatably ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6535135 | Bearing with wireless self-powered sensor unit A tapered roller bearing having its rollers arranged in two rows within an outer race and around an inner race contains a sensing device that radiates signals which reflect conditions within the bearing. In one embodiment, the outer race is unitary and th... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6501382 | Bearing with data storage device A product with an automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) device associated with a physical measurement, authentication code or operating condition of the product is disclosed. A bearing with an embedded transponder is illustratively described. T... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6312161 | End cap for bearing assembly An end cap holds an antifriction bearing on a journal at the end of an axle, clamping the inner race of the bearing tightly against a backing ring that is located around the journal. The end cap has an cross wall which extends across the end of the journa... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6189456 | High capacity axle for railway freight cars An improved railway car axle having a shaft body with a pair of wheel seats and a pair of journals respectively disposed adjacent to opposite ends of the axle. A dust guard seat may be located between each wheel seat and the associated journal. Also, fill... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6161962 | Bearing with sensor module An antifriction bearing (A) that enables a shaft (4) to rotate with minimum friction in a housing (2) includes a generally cylindrical outer race (46) located in an opening (12) in the housing, an inner race (48) located around the shaft, and rolling elem... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6126321 | Shaft journal bearing and seal wear ring assembly A bearing assembly for mounting on a journal at the end of a shaft employs a seal wear ring disposed between the backing ring and the end face of the axially inwardly directed bearing cone, with the outer cylindrical surface of the seal wear ring cooperat... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5462367 | Compact bearing and stiffened journal A compact antifriction bearing fits around a journal at the end of an axle for a rail car. The journal extends from an intervening section of the axle, and the intervening section in turn projects from a still larger main section, there being fillets wher... | 10/31/1995 |
