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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113717 | Rolling bearing Surfaces of the raceway grooves of the outer and inner rings, a surface of each ball and all surface of the cage are coated with titanium oxide. In other words, hydrophilic layers made of titanium oxide are formed on the surfaces of the raceway grooves of the outer ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7811002 | Rolling device A rolling device in which damage such as seizure or wear is less liable to occur and which has a long life, even when used under severe conditions such as high speed, heavy load, high temperature and insufficient lubrication. A thrust needle roller bearing includes ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7390128 | Rolling sliding member, process for the production thereof and rolling sliding unit A formed film is formed on the surface of a metal substrate made of an iron-based metal. Thereafter, the surface of the formed film is subjected to treatment for lessening surface roughness such as rolling. In this arrangement, a member which exhibits a sufficient s... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7341533 | CVT housing having wear-resistant bore A continuously variable transmission (CVT) includes an aluminum housing member having a bore formed therein. A rotatable pulley member is supported on a bearing within the bore. The bore includes a layer of thermal spray coating for improved wear resistance so that ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7275319 | Rolling element bearing having starved lubrication conditions A rolling element bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring which are each provided with a raceway, and a series of rolling elements which are in contact with the raceways of each ring. A lubricant film is provided in the contacts between the rolling element... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264398 | Truck pivot joint bearing and method of lubricating A bearing assembly is disclosed having a pair of bearing members movable relative to one another. A space is defined between the bearing members, and a relatively thin coating of a greaseless, self-lubricating material is applied to the surface of at least one of th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255933 | Multi-layer sliding part and a method for its manufacture A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1–50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5–20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sinteri... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255483 | Thrust rollers A thrust roller bearing system comprising an inner rotating member, an outer rotating member and multiple rollers coupling the inner rotating member with outer rotating member. The inner and outer rotating members include thrust lips to enable the rollers to act as ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238744 | Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene articles and method of manufacture An article of manufacture comprises an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) mixed with a processing oil and a lubricant selected from the group consisting of fatty acid esters, ethoxylated fatty acid esters, glycol esters, PEG esters, glycerol esters, et... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234869 | Sink roll bearing having ceramic elements for supporting the roll's shaft A bearing for supporting a shaft submerged in molten zinc, has a bearing surface comprising a steel cylindrical liner having slots retaining ceramic shaft-engaging bearing elements. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234873 | Rolling-contact bearing containing solid lubricant therein A cage, rollers and solid lubricant are all formed integrally into a complete unitary molding with using difference in thermal expansion in a mold. Assembling the complete unitary molding into the race in the rolling-contact bearing is made easier. The complete unit... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7195825 | Multi-layer sliding part and a method for its manufacture A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1–50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5–20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sinteri... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178986 | Rolling bearing In a rolling bearing including a cage arranged in an annular space between an outer ring and an inner ring, a plurality of rolling elements held by the cage, and a solid lubricating agent provided in the cage, the cage has a plurality of rolling element receiving po... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7114942 | Apparatus for producing synthetic resin film A calibrating basket for a film blowing tube is provided with roller bearings to prevent stripe formation on the film and pinching of the film between the rollers. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7087862 | Methods and apparatus for assembling cooking appliances A rack assembly includes a pair of laterally spaced inner rails, wherein each inner rail includes a coating layer configured to withstand a self clean oven temperature, and a pair of laterally spaced outer rails, wherein each outer rail is slidably coupled to a corr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7056247 | Pulley unit A pulley unit includes a pulley and a rotor concentrically disposed for relative rotation, a one-way clutch interposed in an annular space therebetween, rolling bearings provided on opposite sides of the one-way clutch, and a seal ring for sealing the annular space.... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7008115 | Polymeric lubricant packed bearing and method of producing the same A film composed of grease, or a film composed of a thickener for grease, is formed on a portion of the surface of each of components constituting a bearing, the portion being opposed to a polymeric lubricant, whereby sliding frictional resistance between the bearing... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004635 | Lubricated ball bearings A lubricated ball bearing for use in ball bearing sets is disclosed. The lubricated ball bearing features a lubricating coating applied to its outer surface. The lubricating coating preferably comprises silver, and enables the ball bearing to be utilized in bearing ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6960022 | Macrocomposite guideway and gib produced therefrom A “hybrid” or macrocomposite guideway, wherein the “traditional” or existing guideway material (e.g., hardened steel) is maintained as the wear resistant, low friction surface intended to be in physical contact with one or more bearings, and further wherein ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948850 | Bearing assembly The invention provides a bearing assembly (3, 4) including a plurality of rolling bearing elements (5). At least one of the elements is a first type element, with the remainder of the elements being second type elements. The ratio of the number of the ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935618 | Valve component with multiple surface layers A sliding component, particularly a disk valve plate. The sliding component includes a multi-layer surface structure comprising a strengthening layer harder than the substrate material, and an amorphous diamond top layer. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923575 | Ball spacer and rolling device using it The present invention relates to a ball spacer and the rolling device using it. The ball spacer of the present invention makes the ball doesn't touch to his adjoining ball, so as to reduce the noise. Besides, the ball spacer comprises a cylinder surface touching to ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915745 | Self-lubricating overhead conveyor system Described are a self-lubricating, overhead conveyor system and the component parts thereof. The self-lubricating overhead conveyor system obviates the need for added lubricants, and comprises three main components: a trolley assembly, a conveyor chain and a turn whe... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6726367 | Rolling apparatus A rolling bearing 1 comprises a inner ring 2 (as a movable member), an outer ring 3 (as supporter) for supporting the inner ring 2, and a plurality of rolling elements 4 disposed between the inner ring 2 and the outer ring | 04/27/2004 |
| 6679634 | Low maintenance easily changeable bearing A bearing cartridge which is constructed not to be disassembled for re-packing with grease or otherwise and which may be quickly and easily replaced in the field. For high temperature applications such as sinter or pellet car wheels, the bearing cartridge... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6616336 | Lubrication system A lubrication system for mutually displaceable bodies of a mechanical device, comprises a porous element and a lubricating liquid (11) comprising dispersed particles (12), the size of the pores (10) of the porous element, and the size of the particles (12... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6613453 | Lead-free journal bearing A lead-free journal bearing includes a cylindrical ferrous backing and a bearing alloy layer comprising a bearing alloy powder consisting essentially of 7-13 mass percent of Sn, 0.7-2 mass percent of Ag, optionally at most 0.5 mass percent of molybdenum d... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6598720 | Fan clutch A fan rotor (7) for an electromagnetic fan clutch is mounted on a drive shaft (1) with the help of a three-ring bearing (8) so that three different speeds of rotation of the fan rotor (7) can be obtained. To reduce wear, especially in the presence of impa... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6565477 | Power roller assembly for a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission A power roller assembly for a toroidal-type CVT, including a pair of races formed with bearing surfaces opposed to each other, a plurality of rolling elements rotatably disposed between the races in contact with the bearing surfaces, and an iron phosphate... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6485184 | Rolling bearing A rolling bearing has first and second races that define an annular space therebetween. A plurality of rolling elements roll on the races. The space is filled with a solid lubricant composition containing a resin polymer. The space is preferably sealed wi... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6478553 | High thrust turbocharger rotor with ball bearings An improved turbocharger for railway locomotive sized engines includes, in a preferred embodiment, first and second axially spaced ball bearings supporting a rotor with the first bearing being a hybrid ceramic ball bearing mounted to accept both radial an... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6439019 | Roller cage for a deep rolling work roller A roller cage (6) is provided for a minimum of one work roller (3) of a tool for deep rolling of grooves or radii of a crankshaft bearing (1) where the work roller (3) at a section of its circumference is loosely guided by the roller cage (6) or inside a ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6367982 | Cylindrical roller bearing A cylindrical roller bearing includes a plurality of cylindrical rollers disposed between a circular outer race and a circular inner race without using a retainer. The inner and outer races are devoid of annular flanges extending radially from opposite ax... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6329326 | Rolling bearing A rolling bearing has a grease filled therein. The grease contains a perfluoropolyether oil having a straight-chain structure having a dynamic viscosity of from 40 to 160 mm2 /s, preferably from 40 to 100 mm2 /s, at 40° C. as a base... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6296393 | Lubricant-containing polymer-filled rolling bearing and process for the production thereof A lubricant-containing polymer-filled rolling bearing comprising a lubricant-containing polymer packed in the space formed by an outer race, an inner race and rolling elements, wherein the lubricant-containing polymer is packed with the interposition of a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6238744 | Method for eliminating bearing assembly hoot noise A method for eliminating hoot noise in a bearing assembly (12) of an idler or tensioner pulley (10) includes applying a three component dry lubricating compound onto steel contact surfaces of the inner and outer raceways (14, 16) on which the ball bearing... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6228813 | Rolling bearing filled with a lubricant-containing polymer and process of the same Disclosed is a lubricative composition obtained by polymerizing a monomer or prepolymer for a thermosetting resin or by crosslinking a crosslinking resin, the polymerization and crosslinking being conducted in either a lubricating oil or a grease containi... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6116785 | Self-aligning roller bearing A solid lubrication type self-aligning roller bearing is low in frictional torque and high in high-speed rotation performance. Only the space between fingers of the retainer protruding into the spaces between the outer ring and adjacent rollers arranged i... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6007251 | Bearing manufacturing method and bearing without oxide under lubricant There is provided a method for manufacturing a bearing, which has increased adhesive strength of lubricant to surfaces of rolling elements, a surface of a raceway or a surface of a cage. A surface of a ball, a raceway surface of an inner ring and a racewa... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004039 | Lubricating structure for oil seals assembled with bearings In a structure for lubricating an oil seal interposed between a shaft and an outer circumferential member that surrounds the shaft, a bearing device provides: a shaft rotatable; an outer case surrounding the shaft and including a large-diameter portion, a... | 12/21/1999 |
