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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7490992 | Integral bearing unit made from a slippery/polymer alloy A bearing unit for holding a shaft, the bearing unit having a housing and integral lands extending inwardly from the inner surface of the housing for tangentially engaging the rotating shaft, the bearing unit being made from a slippery polymer alloy comprising a het... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7290932 | Stave bearing assembly and stave for a bearing assembly A bearing stave for use in a water-lubricated bearing having a discontinuous surface with a plurality of discrete, separated contact locations for contacting the shaft, the discontinuous surface being made of slippery polymer alloy. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7128523 | Drainage pump and underwater bearing unit A drainage pump has a pump part in which blades mounted on a rotary shaft are arranged in a pump casing and an underwater bearing unit which uses pumped water mixed with hard particles as a lubricant and has a sliding bearing for journaling the rotary shaft. A porti... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6921206 | Stave bearing assembly and stave for a bearing assembly A bearing stave for use in a water lubricated bearing having a discontinuous surface with a plurality of discrete, separated contact locations for contacting the shaft, the discontinuous surface being made of slippery polymer alloy. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902452 | Marine split bearings with right angle removeable grooved retainer covers A sternpost or strut bearing assemblage is disclosed having a flat mounting plate integrally formed with a pair of separated collars, which collars have their centers longitudinally aligned with each other to receive a vessel's drive shaft. A pair of opposed split b... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6648510 | SPA super demountable bearing A bearing assembly for supporting a water-lubricated drive shaft includes a plurality of load-bearing staves made from a composite material known as Slippery Polymer Alloy (SPA and a plurality of rubber staves. The composite staves are spaced circumferent... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6626573 | Grooved staved bearing assembly A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft of a ship wherein the shaft if generally to be supported by such bearing assembly in a horizontally extending position. The bearing assembly has a housing with a cylindrical shell mounted therein having a ce... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6494621 | Bushing and bearing assembly A Bearing and Bushing assembly where the operational mating surfaces of the bearing and bushing components are each formed with grooves, longitudinally extending the length of each component. The grooves formed in the bushing to be attached to a shaft are... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6406184 | Partial arc bearing slab A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft includes a cylindrical housing, and a plurality of elastomeric bearing sections disposed within the housing. The bearing sections are bonded to the housing by first applying a pattern of alternating parallel... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6238093 | Partial arc bearing assembly and method of making the same A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft includes a cylindrical housing, and a plurality of elastomeric bearing sections disposed within the housing. The bearing sections are bonded to the housing by first applying a pattern of alternating parallel... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5980112 | Water lubricated bearing A water-lubricated bearing comprises a cylindrical shell and a resilient liner, said shell being formed from a hard plastics material by a casting process and including an integral outwardly radially-directed flange at one end region thereof. The bearing ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5860745 | Bearing assembly A bearing includes an annular rubber-like member having a metal sleeve bonded on the inside diameter. One or more collars are sweated onto a shaft and provide one component of a lug and groove torque connection, the metal sleeve providing the other compon... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5518318 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft of a ship wherein the shaft is generally to be supported by such bearing assembly in a horizontally extending position. The bearing assembly has a housing with a cylindrical shell mounted therein having a ce... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5372430 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft as of a ship wherein the shaft is generally to be supported by such bearing assembly in a horizontally extending position. The bearing assembly has a housing with a cylindrical shell mounted therein having a... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5143455 | Bearing sleeve with notched end A bearing includes an annular rubber member having a metal sleeve bonded in the inside diameter. In one embodiment, the metal sleeve and shaft associated with the bearing provide a keyway having a key therein mounting the bearing for rotation with the sha... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5033871 | Extrudable multi-rigidity hydrodynamic bearing and method of making the same A hydrodynamic bearing constructed entirely of non-newtonian fluidic materials such as rubber, plastic and the like. The bearing is extrudable and includes a bearing pad support structure and a plurality of bearing pads formed with bearing pad support str... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4773771 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft, having a housing with a central bore in which is mounted a shell with a plurality of circumferential spaced staves defining water courses therebetween. Each of the staves have an outer layer made of an ultr... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4725151 | Thermoplastic-rubber polymer alloys and method of producing the same A thermoplastic-rubber polymer alloy contains a tough, wear resistant low friction thermoplastic such as ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, a cured rubber compound such as nitrile rubber, and a lubricant such as graphite in effective amounts to pro... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4710142 | Propeller shaft bearing assembly A multi-layered sleeve bearing supports the propeller shaft of a propeller-driven water craft, the layered sleeves comprising an outer fixed master housing, an intermediate removable bearing housing, and an innermost bearing sleeve press-fitted in the rem... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4677721 | Method for fabricating an elastomeric bearing assembly The article and method of manufacturing of a bearing assembly wherein the assembly has an inner cylindrical elastomeric sleeve reinforced with at least one ply of a fiber reinforced rubber adhered thereto, a flange with a hub of reduced diameter is mounte... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4607964 | Water lubricated bearing A water lubricated bearing assembly having a plurality of circumferentially spaced first set of bearing elements with substantially flat surfaces and water courses therebetween supporting a shaft for rotation. Certain ones or all of such bearing elements ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4596471 | Bearing assembly A method of making a novel bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft, having a housing with a central bore in which is mounted a shell with a polygonal shaped opening which receives a plurality of circumferential spaced staves presenting a plurality o... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4585359 | Bearing assembly The article and method of manufacturing of a bearing assembly wherein the assembly has an inner cylindrical elastomeric sleeve reinforced with at least one ply of a fiber reinforced rubber adhered thereto, a flange with a hub of reduced diameter is mounte... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4577379 | Bearing assembly and method for assembling a bearing A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft, having a housing with a central bore in which is mounted a shell with a polygonal shaped opening, a plurality of circumferential spaced staves are mounted in the polygonal opening presenting a plurality of ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4570315 | Method of making a bearing The method of making a non-metallic bearing assembly by initially molding a flat longitudinally extending sheet of rubber containing a ply or plies of fiberglass reinforced fabric therein, then cutting such sheet into a plurality of strips. The flat strip... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4473308 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft, having a housing with a central bore in which is mounted a shell with a polygonal shaped opening, a plurality of circumferential spaced staves are mounted in the polygonal opening presenting a plurality of ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4149761 | Water lubricated stave bearing A water lubricated rubber bearing is disclosed in which a compliment of staves is positioned within a bearing housing having a cylindrical inner bearing housing surface. When unstressed, the stave can be moved within the housing for installation or remova... | 04/17/1979 |
| 3942850 | Bearing and assembly A bearing strip is especially adapted for use in a marine bearing or the like is constructed of an elongated shape of elastomeric material with substantially parallel faces and edges, the edges each having a groove therein, so that when bearing strips are... | 03/09/1976 |
