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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273318 | Thrust needle roller bearing and method for manufacture thereof A thrust needle roller bearing and a method for manufacturing the bearing with improved lubricant circulating ability, reduced drilling abrasion of the cage, and improved durability of the bearing has a plurality of needle rollers and two annular cages. Each of the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7134794 | Thrust needle roller bearing A thrust needle roller bearing includes a plurality of needle rollers, and an annular retainer having a plurality of pockets for retaining the needle rollers. The plurality of pockets accommodate the needle rollers arranged in multiple rows shifted from each other i... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6997297 | Coupling assembly A roller thrust bearing assembly is effective to transmit force along a path extending between two members. The roller thrust bearing assembly includes a circular disc with an annular array of spaced apart slots. Each of the slots has a longitudinal central axis whi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6206665 | Rotation inhibiting mechanism for movable scroll of scroll type fluid machine A movable race 25 fixed to a movable scroll 20 which revolves with respect to a fixed scroll and a fixed race 24 opposing the movable race are respectively provided with pluralities of annular ball rolling grooves 24c and 25c extending along the revolutio... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5311091 | Low stiction dual drive, motive system A dual drive motive system used to control the movement or position of another system or structure in a first and second embodiment has two motors, two frame members and a ring moveably mounted between the frame members by means of suitable bearings. One ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5299988 | Continuously variable traction roller transmission A continuously variable traction roller transmission is disclosed. A torque transmission shaft is provided at one end thereof with a flange portion. A raceway track is formed on a connecting part between an inner side wall of the flange portion and an out... | 04/05/1994 |
| 4955246 | Continuously variable traction roller transmission Needle bearings are interposed between roller supporting members and collars of thrust bearings for traction rollers, respectively. Each thrust bearing is supported on a pivotal portion of a shaft which is in turn supported at its pivot base portion on ea... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4953993 | Caged comb for a large roller bearing A comb-caged thrust bearing in which a circular-shaped ring or circular-shaped segments are provided for an axial two-row roller race that carries rollers in a large centrally-open roller bearing. The ring or segments form a web with radially oppositely-l... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4325592 | Axial thrust bearing assembly An axial thrust bearing assembly for supporting an axial load on a load support member includes a main antifriction bearing arranged between the load and the load support member and at least one auxiliary antifriction bearing also arranged between the loa... | 04/20/1982 |
