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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7651274 | Spherical slide bearing system A spherical slide bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring slidably retained within the outer ring. A pin having a grease supply flow path extending through an interior thereof to open in an outer peripheral surface thereof is inserted into the inner ring so that... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7625126 | Bifurcated oil scavenging bearing compartment within a gas turbine engine An oil scavenge system includes a tangential scavenge scoop and a settling area adjacent thereto which separately communicate with a duct which feeds oil into an oil flow path and back to an oil sump. A shield is mounted over the settling area to at least partially ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7510332 | Compensation for an insufficient supply of lubricant in an inter-shaft bearing The quality of the lubrication of an inter-shaft bearing, particularly one with counter-rotational bushes, is improved by the presence of an obstacle on the outer bush which allows an adjustment in the quantity of oil present on the outer roll track. In particular, ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7484893 | Lubricating mechanism for a transfer A lubricating mechanism includes: a rotational shaft; a casing housing a rear-end of the rotational shaft; a bearing between the rotational shaft and the casing; and an oil seal between the casing and one of the rotational shaft and a member rotatable with the rotat... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7384197 | Bearing assembly comprising double injection of liquid lubricant, and aeronautical vehicle comprising at least one such assembly A bearing assembly includes a first liquid lubricant injector designed to be fed exclusively with non-recycled liquid lubricant to lubricate a bearing. A plurality of drain orifices passes through a bearing ring fixed to a fixed part, and the assembly also includes ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374019 | Method of and device for lubricating rolling bearings There is provided a lubricating method for a rolling bearing assembly capable of achieving a reliable lubrication and exhibiting a stable temperature rise. The method is for supplying a lubricant oil to the rolling bearing assembly during the operation thereof, in w... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7314256 | Wheel bearing dust cap for racing cars A dust cap is mounting on the front wheel of a racing car to prevent contamination of the corresponding wheel bearings. The dust cap is threaded for engagement with corresponding threads formed on the wheel hub to allow the dust cap to be quickly removed or installe... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7293919 | Bearing device A bearing device mountable on a smaller bearing and allowing to be automatically lubricated for a long period, comprising an inner ring and an outer ring rotated relative to each other, cages and rolling elements held by the cages which are disposed in an annular sp... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276012 | Radial needle-like roller bearing and pinion shaft There is adopted a constitution of arranging a spacer 53 at a shaft center portion and arranging a retainer 52 and a roller 51 (cage & roller) at two sides thereof in order to prevent the roller (roller) from being rolled at the center portion i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261183 | Lube oil distribution apparatus A lubricating distribution apparatus for a rotating shaft assembly has a shaft member rotatably supported in a pair of spaced housings. Each housing has formed therein a pocket in which a dam member is secured. A tube member has ends thereof secured to each dam memb... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241723 | Bearing cleaning composition and method of use A composition for cleaning bearings in rotating equipment and industrial machinery that contains powdered limestone having a high calcium content dispersed in a calcium sulfonate grease, together with a colorant that readily enables a user to differentiate between c... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217129 | Medical or dental-medical handpiece having at least one rotary part The invention relates to a medical or dental-medical handpiece having a rotary part, in particular a turbine rotor. In order to improve the handpiece with regard to small construction, running noise and economical construction, there is provided a roller bearing for... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204561 | Cap with a roughly disk shape and a wheel including the same A is attached to a hollow portion in a wheel, an inner peripheral groove is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the hollow portion and an outer peripheral groove is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cap, forming a single annular space. Into the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188757 | Expander roller arrangement for the wrinkle-free guidance of webs An expander roller for the wrinkle-free guidance of webs in closed chambers comprises two stationary supporting bodies (7, 8) which are oriented with respect to one another at an obtuse angle in the proximity of a center plane (E—E). On both sides of the ce... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178424 | Pinion unit in axle assembly An axle assembly includes an axle housing having a main body and defining an internal cavity. The axle housing includes a first and second opening defined in the main body and adapted to support a first and second differential bearing respectively. A differential as... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153030 | Rolling bearing system A rolling bearing system provided with an inner ring including a first raceway surface, an outer ring including a second raceway surface, a rolling element retained between the inner ring and the outer ring and capable of rolling along the first raceway surface and ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7070333 | Lubrication structure for rolling bearing A fin member is installed in an oil accumulating room. The fin member causes lubrication oil to follow rotation of the oil accumulating room so that the lubrication oil can be forcibly rotated. In this manner, a rotational speed difference between the oil accumulati... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044643 | Rotary bearing with lubricant passage arrangement, and threaded drive with rotary bearing-supported threaded nut A rotary bearing has a first lubricant passage having one end which opens in an inner peripheral surface of a radially outer bearing part and another end which is connectable with a lubricant supply, at least one second lubricant passage which leads from an outer pe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036989 | Roller bearing oil feed device A roller bearing oil feed device includes a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a plurality of rows in the axial direction between an outer ring and an inner ring, the inner ring being divided for each row of the rolling elements and a ring-shaped spacer being... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997618 | Bearing housing with divided drainage and oil pooling annulus A bearing housing comprising an annulus having an aft side and a forward side, a barrier extending from the aft side to the forward side to form a first and second zone, a first opening in the first zone extending through the forward side, and a second opening in th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994473 | Grease replenishing device A grease replenishing device replenishes a grease-lubricated rolling bearing with a grease. The grease replenishing device has a storage chamber portion and a pressing member. The storage chamber portion stores the grease. The pressing member pushes the grease out o... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991378 | Device for improving the lubrication of bearings, particularly in wind turbines For a bearing mounted between two concentric races rotating relative to each other, and forming an annular gap that accommodates the bearing and is closed by seals, at least one grease tube is provided between the periphery of one of the two races and the annular ga... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6913438 | Pump lubrication system including an external reservoir A circulating lubrication system for a centrifugal pump, or other rotating equipment utilizing an oil sump, is disclosed. The lubrication system includes an external reservoir located distant from the main lubrication chamber, so that lubricating fluid from the main... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6851863 | Double row tapered rolier bearing apparatus According to this double row tapered roller bearing apparatus, an integral outer ring (2) is provided with oil vents (20) which extend from an inner peripheral face (17) in an area outward in an axial direction than a rolling face (2B) on... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6840678 | Deflection adjustment roll Deflection adjustment roll and process of operating deflection adjustment roll. Deflection adjustment roll includes a yoke, antifriction bearings, which are lubricated with a liquid, a roll jacket which is pivotably coupled to the yoke via the antifriction bearings,... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6779925 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly for a rotatable shaft, the bearing assembly having a bearing carrier housing, the housing having a fixed first end and a removably securable second end, the first and second ends having an aperture therethrough for passage of the rotatable shaft, ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6698934 | Agitator drive A drive for powering an agitator in a chemical process vessel may be located inside a housing attached to the vessel and may have a motor that drives a shaft that is attached to an agitator assembly inside the vessel. The shaft may pass into the vessel th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6659228 | Apparatus for greasing rollers of conveyor belt systems A greasing system for conveyor belt rollers uses a depression formed in a shaft about which the roller rotates to permit grease to flow from a front side to a backside of a roller bearing. In this way grease can be applied to the bearing while the conveyo... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6478470 | Needle bearing The invention relates to a needle bearing with an outer ring (1) terminating on both its ends in a collar (2, 3), and with bearing needles (4) guided in a cage in axis parallel disposition, as well as with a lubricant reservoir (9) arranged in the bearing... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474444 | Taper roller bearing lubricating structure A lubricating structure for an automatic transmission includes a dam defining an oil reservoir for storing a lubricating oil and lubricating a taper roller bearing. The oil reservoir is located in an annualr space between a non-rotational hollow cylindric... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6450690 | Lubricant reservoir insert for a bearing housing A compact lubricant reservoir for a bearing housing is provided whereby visual inspection of the reservoir indicates the level of lubricant reserve.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6325545 | Relubricatable idler bushing assembly A relubricatable idler bushing assembly includes an idler bushing having a hub which is dimensioned to receive an idler pulley. The idler bushing is journaled to an inner bushing by bearings which are disposed in fluid communication with a lubricant passa... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322255 | Joint bearing between two structural elements of warp knitting machines A joint bearing 8 is provided between two structural elements of which one is connected with the connecting joint 17 and the other with a hinge pin. In the connecting joint 17, there is provided a pressed-in outer ring 28, a cage 30 located between the hi... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6257368 | Rotating shaft assembly A rotating shaft assembly includes a housing that defines a bore that extends from an area exterior to the housing to an area interior to the housing. A shaft is rotatably disposed in the housing about an axis of the bore. The shaft extends through the bo... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6164832 | Ball bearing assembly A bearing assembly that avoids excess grease yet provides additional oil as needed from one or more reservoirs in one or more shields mounted on the assembly.... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6155380 | Grease filling device for electric motor Grease fed from a grease tank 10 to a metering force feeder 22 is fed into an injection cylinder 30 after the weight of the grease is precisely measured, and the total amount of the grease in the injection cylinder 30 is injected from the nozzle 34. The n... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5938347 | Bearing lubrication assembly In a bearing lubrication delivery mechanism, a primary member is supported for rotation about a first axis and defines a bore having a second axis approximately parallel to and radially offset from the first axis. A sleeve is positioned in the bore and at... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5904427 | Unitized wheel hub and bearing assembly with lubricant distributing vanes A wheel hub and bearing assembly for use on the ends of a stationary axle and particularly on tractor and trailer axles. A wheel hub, a pair of bearings, a bearing spacer and seals are assembled and installed on the axle end. The bearing spacer is positio... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5846061 | Peristaltic metering pump A multiple channel peristaltic metering pump includes a base having a pair of spaced apart bearings, a rotor supported on the base and an occlusion member. The rotor includes a rotation shaft in the bearings and a plurality of rollers mounted thereon. A p... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5803616 | Grease retainer and taper roller bearing having same A taper roller bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring having tapered raceways, a bearing space in which tapered rollers are arranged, as well as a cage for mutually spacing the rollers. A grease retainer is connected to the outer ring. The grea... | 09/08/1998 |