Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429135 | Roller bearing assembly The invention relates to a roller bearing and seeks to reduce or mitigate the high edge stresses experienced by the bearing elements due to shaft misalignment or distortion under load. The invention provides a roller bearing assembly comprising an outer ring support... | 09/30/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7213894 | Shaft for roller wheel The invention provides a shaft for a roller wheel which is excellent in strength and can achieve a weight saving. The invention provides a shaft for a roller wheel which rotatably supports a roller (3) outward fitted between both end portions (5a, | 05/08/2007 |
| 7134734 | Shaft for roller wheel The invention provides a shaft for a roller wheel which is excellent in strength and can achieve a weight saving. The invention provides a shaft for a roller wheel which rotatably supports a roller (3) outward fitted between both end portions (5a, | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131706 | Mechanical improvements to a personal vehicle Improvements to personal vehicles including self-propelled and balancing personal vehicles. Ready detachability of a seat, footrest, seat back, control unit, wheels and caster assembly is provided using quick disconnect mechanisms. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6942394 | Bearing race support without distortion A race for a bearing, which is mountable to a mount, has an annular bearing surface with a center axis defining an axis of rotation for the bearing and mutually perpendicular radial and transverse directions relative thereto. The race also has a radial wall that is ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923726 | Articulated yoke, method for the production of a supporting surface enabling an even distribution and bearing arrangement The invention relates to a yoke (4) which is used in universal-joint propeller shafts, having at least one leg member (7) which is connected to an input or output part of a machine element comprising at least one bearing part (8) surrounding a b... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6851866 | Drive unit for wheel and assembly method for the same A combination of a constant-velocity joint and an axle unit for wheel-drive which comprises an outer race having an outer-ring raceway and being not rotatable even during use, a hub having an installation flange for supporting the wheel near the outside end, a first... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6752608 | Compressor crankshaft with bearing sleeve and assembly method A compressor assembly having a drive shaft supported by a main bearing and an outboard bearing located on opposite axial ends of a cylinder block. The main bearing has a bearing support formed therein in which first and second apertures are defined. The diameter of ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6688774 | Mounting means A mounting device in the form of a substantially annular washer allows a bearing having relatively movable bearing rings to be blind mounted in a bearing seat in a housing or on a shaft. The washer is fitted to one of the bearing rings and abuts a side fa... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6637945 | Apparatus that mounts a steering shaft to a vehicle An apparatus that mounts a steering shaft connectable with a steering wheel and rotatable to turn steerable vehicle wheels to a vehicle includes a support member connectable with the vehicle. The support member has first and second bearing housings spaced... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6575638 | Bayonet roll end adaptor An apparatus for retaining a bearing assembly on the neck of a roll in a rolling mill. The apparatus includes an adaptor element having outwardly projecting first lugs circumferentially separated by first flutes. Fasteners detachably secure the adaptor el... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6485188 | Wheel mounting with a bearing race embedded in a cast component A mounting for the road wheel of a vehicle includes a hub, a suspension system component, which may be a steering knuckle, and an antifriction bearing located between the hub and the suspension system component to enable the hub to rotate within the compo... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6379051 | Ring for a roller An annular ring used as either the outer race or the bearing race in a roller includes at least one annular recess in which is disposed an annular reinforcement body. The reinforcement body subjects the region of the annular ring radially inside the reinf... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6299360 | Hub assembly having a captured ring and process for assembling the same A hub assembly includes a hub having a spindle with a flange and a shoulder at one end of the spindle and a formed end turned outwardly at the other end of the spindle. In addition, the hub assembly includes a bearing having two cones set end to end and a... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6280097 | Corrosion resistant cam follower bearing assembly A corrosion resistant cam follower bearing assembly which includes a cam follower shaft, an outer bearing ring disposed about the shaft which defines an inner roller raceway, a sleeve fixedly mounted on the cam follower shaft and defining an inner roller ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273617 | Wheel bearing spacers for racing automobiles A wheel bearing assembly for a wheel assembly of a motor vehicle, wherein the wheel bearing assembly includes a wheel hub having inner and outer bearing race shoulders for receiving respective inner and outer roller bearing races and roller bearing housin... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6250810 | Construction of pillow A pillow for holding a bearing comprises an outer circumferential sidewall having a radially inner side and an inner circumferential sidewall for holding the bearing. The inner circumferential sidewall has a first end connected with the radially inner sid... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6142675 | Roller having spindle fixed to inner bearing ring A roller includes a rolling bearing having inner and outer rings, a roller shell formed of injection molding material and molded in a form-fitting manner onto the outer ring of the roller bearing, and a spindle disposed in the bore of the inner ring with ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6132103 | Rotor provided with shaft pivots A rotor (2, 3) is provided with bearing trunnions (4, 5). The rotor is made of a material with limited strength properties, such as aluminum. At least one of the bearing trunnions (4) comprises a concentric sleeve (20) made of steel at one end of the roto... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6089758 | Molded polymeric bearing housing and method for making same 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... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6019518 | Cylindrical roller bearing A cylindrical roller bearing is disclosed. Roller insertion slots are closed without forming a screw hole, but the closing of the insertion slot is firm, and the aesthetic appearance of the bearing is very perfect. Rollers 4 are inserted into operating ch... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5876127 | Mounting assembly including a tapered mounting adapter sleeve A bearing assembly adapted to be mounted on a shaft, the assembly including a sleeve having a frustoconical outer surface and a bore adapted to be placed on the shaft; and an inner ring defining a second bore, the second bore having a first portion which ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5836702 | Composite bearing housing A composite bearing housing includes a molded plastic body in which planar reinforcing elements are embedded. The reinforcing elements may be flat or shaped, such as in frustoconical or other configurations. The plastic body is molded around the reinforci... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5501532 | Trunnion roller bearing retainer There is provided a roller bearing having an outer roller race with an integral radially inwardly directed lip at each end. A complement of axially extending trunnion rollers is arranged between the lips. A removable retainer ring is interconnected to the... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5492419 | Cartridge axle pinion bearing assembly A self lubricated and sealed pinion cartridge bearing assembly for use with a gear reduction system which may be used for example for providing rotating shaft support for a pinion shaft of a motor vehicle drive axle. The bearing assembly has a pair of ant... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5485905 | Lightweight overrunning clutch assembly An overrunning clutch assembly comprises a housing and a tubular shaft rotatably coupled together with a roller or sprag clutch positioned therebetween to permit the housing to freely rotate about the shaft in one direction, or to establish torque communi... | 01/23/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5433535 | Self-aligning locating type roller bearing A self-aligning Locating type roller bearing is disclosed, and the bearing includes an outer shell, an outer race, an inner race, and a plurality of rollers disposed between the outer race and the inner race. The inner race is provided with two integral c... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5423614 | Self aligning removable bearing carrier for a liquid ring vacuum pump A bearing housing, particularly for a liquid ring vacuum pump, having two cylindrical aligning members and the housing with two cylindrical groove-containing receiving members which provides self alignment of the bearing bracket with respect to the liquid... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5409316 | Crossed roller bearing A crossed roller bearing in which the rollers are oriented with their axes of rotation effectively crossed perpendicular to each other can be made from four molded plastic parts which are outer and inner split rings where the outer rings are joined side-b... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5385413 | Bearing assembly with axial retention A double-walled bearing cup has an inner cup portion and an outer cup portion fixed over the inner cup portion. Abutment portions of the bearing cup are engageable with a retaining washer, which is positioned within the bearing cup and adapted to be fixed... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5344240 | Bearing system for automotive alternators A bearing system for automotive alternators comprising a draw cup needle bearing, a bearing journal or spacer to accommodate this needle bearing onto the alternator shaft, and a bearing sleeve to fix the bearing system into the alternator housing.... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5333380 | Method of shaft mounting a single tapered bushing A shaft-mounted bushing for connecting a rotating member to a shaft. The bushing includes a frame receiving a hub rotatably mounted therein. The hub includes an opening at one end thereof for receiving a shaft from the one end thereof. The hub includes a ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5328274 | Liquid ring vacuum pump-compressor with self aligning removable bearing bracket A bearing housing, particularly for a liquid ring pump, having an angular bottom projection for aligning the housing with and in a groove-containing receiving base with which it mates and to which it is attached, along with locator stops for accurate end-... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5328275 | Unitized wheel hub and bearing assembly A unitized wheel hub and bearing assembly for use on the ends of stationary axles and particularly on tractor and trailer axles. A wheel hub, a pair of bearings and at least one seal are assembled with a mounting sleeve which is sized to be fitted on an a... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5286119 | Bearing play adjusting assembly A bearing play adjusting assembly is useable to adjust the bearing play in an axle journal of a printing plate cylinder of a rotary printing press. A pressure plate is secured to an end of the axle journal and bears against an inner bushing. A shim plate ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5232290 | Roller bearing held together by a bonding composition before installation A roller bearing assembly, comprising two bearing rings having confronting raceways and rolling element in the annular space between the rings and a cage for the rolling elements. The components of the bearing are held together as a unit before installati... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228788 | Compact roller bearing A fully or partly filled roller bearing of very small axial dimension and high loading capacity, in which the rollers are retained between two cylindrical guide and rolling tracks of an inner race and outer race of the bearing by at least one small-thickn... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5222817 | Prestressed roller bearing A prestressed roller bearing and method of assembly whereby the inner race, plurality of roller elements, and outer first assembled in an unprestressed manner. Then a tapered collar is inserted into the inner race, stretching the inner race to prestress t... | 06/29/1993 |
