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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4880319 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly for a suspension system having a torsilastic spring including a pair of diametrically opposed tapered elastomeric thrust rings operative to take up thrust forces as well as forces normal to the axial centerline of such elastomeric thrus... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4824262 | Unlubricated sliding member An unlubricated sliding member composed of a pair of sliding bodies. The sliding part of one sliding body is composed of a ceramic base portion and a thin film of, for example, Nb, which is integrally provided on the surface of the base portion. The slidi... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4817306 | Footwear article with attached carrying bag A shoe includes a storage pocket and a carrying bag either permanently or detachably attached to the shoe such that the carrying bag can be stored in the storage pocket when not in use or, when needed, can be extended away from the storage pocket and then... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4815862 | Self-contained linear bearing unit and linear bearings embodying such units A self-contained linear bearing unit presenting a single line of bearing support therewith is comprised of a retainer having ball-loaded paths and ball-unloaded paths with turnaround paths being located in end sections of the retainer. Caps received on th... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815152 | Pool cover movement limiting device A mechanism for limiting extension and retraction of the pool cover is provided to prevent overtravel thereof and damage to the cover driving motor.... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815865 | Hydrodynamic plain radial bearing The bearing described comprises a bearing housing (1); a cylindrical outer race (2) for pivoting segments; pivoting segments inserted into said outer race and distributed around its circumference; and a lubricant feed system (4). The pivoting segments (3)... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815864 | Adjustable tension foil bearing An adjustable tension foil bearing for a rotatable shaft comprises a bearing housing for the support of a plurality of foil carriers which carry a like plurality of foil elements. The foil carriers are rotatable to effect tensioning of the foil elements.... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815867 | Side assembled clip for self-aligning bearing A clutch release bearing assembly includes a tubular plastic carrier member for actuating a self-aligning clutch release bearing. The bearing is connected to the carrier with a rigid annular clip. The rigid clip is formed with recesses or tabs which recei... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4808013 | Bearing assembly A self-aligning bearing assembly for use with a frame and a shaft. The assembly comprises bearings such that the shaft can move relative to the frame and a spring and a friction surface for repositionably mounting the bearings relative to the frame. The s... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4808014 | Attaching structure for ceramics bearing A structure of attaching to a metal shaft a ceramics bearing which comprises an inner ring, an outer ring and rolling members and in which at least the inner ring is made of ceramics. The inner ring is made of silicon nitride or sialon molded by the hot p... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4808015 | Clutch release bearing assembly including a double-acting sliding bore sleeve An improved clutch release bearing assembly includes a sliding sleeve providing first and second sliding surfaces respectively facing the bore of a bearing and a guide element extending through the bore, both surfaces minimizing binding, wear or excessive... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4806025 | Holding device for automatic self-aligning ball metal Automatic self-aligning ball metals rotatably mounted at both end parts of a rotor shaft in an electric motor are supported by holding devices. The holding device is designed in the form of a disc having a flange portion around the outer periphery thereof... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4805319 | Cushioning and impact absorptive means for footwear operative component This invention pertains to the encapsulation of a cellular insert, formed of various woven cellular components, or fabricated to a grooved design formed of a series of linearly woven strands, each of which presents various voids or cavities within their f... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4804277 | Bearing mounting system A bearing mounting system for mounting and retaining a rotatable shaft between first and second bearings mounted to first and second spaced frame members of a machine frame, utilizing commercially available bearings, with respective inner and outer races.... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4802774 | Gas bearing for guiding relative movement of precision machine parts In a precision machine, such as a coordinate measuring machine or a machine tool in which a carriage rides along a rail, a gas bearing for applying a constant preload force to a bearing shoe over a range of relative movement between said bearing shoe and ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4799807 | Rolling bearing with rolling retainers A rolling bearing in which a plurality of rolling members are interposed between an outer race and an inner race, further comprising: a plurality of generally cylindrical rolling retainers, one disposed between each adjacent pair of the rolling members to... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4799804 | Four track-type endless rectilinear motion guide unit A four track-type endless rectilinear motion guide unit is provided wherein a slide unit is mounted on a track rail member with a plurality of parallel-arranged cylindrical rollers being intervened therebetween for endless circulation. The four endless ci... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4799805 | Four track-type endless rectilinear motion guide unit A four track-type endless rectilinear motion guide unit is provided wherein a slide unit is mounted on a track rail member with a plurality of parallel-arranged cylindrical rollers being intervened therebetween for endless circulation. The four endless ci... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4799809 | Rolling bearing with rolling retainer members This rolling bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, rolling members--either balls or rollers--disposed between these races and rotatably supporting them relative to one another, and generally cylindrical retainers disposed between these rolling me... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4798478 | Self-aligning fluid bearing A self-aligning fluid bearing for supporting a moving part, and allowing that part to move along at least one flat support surface substantially without friction, includes a body with at least one planar face having at least one spheroidal concave depress... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4798481 | Rolling bearing slewing ring A rolling bearing slewing ring comprising two mutually concentric bearing rings between which rolling elements roll, one bearing ring having a seal in sliding engagement with a cylindrical seal contact surface on the other bearing ring, characterized in t... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4798482 | Double-row roller bearing assembly The double-row bearing assembly with axially split inner and outer barrel rings has at least one pair of corresponding barrel rings and is connected by means of a fastening member in a form-locking manner. At least one spacer member is provided between a ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4798480 | Bearing system with active reservoir between two axially spaced hydrodynamic bearings A bearing system comprises two hydrodynamic bearings by means of which two bodies having two cooperating bearing surfaces are supported for rotation relative to one another about an axis of rotation. At least one of the bearing surfaces of each of the bea... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4797014 | High-speed anti-friction bearing particularly for airplane power plants A high-spped anti-friction bearing particularly useful for airplane power plants, the bearing having an outer ring and an inner ring. The inner ring is axially split at the rolling elements into two axial sections. The axial sections are each generally L-... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4797009 | Dynamic pressure air bearing A dynamic pressure air bearing which comprises a sleeve member, with a shaft member arranged coaxially therein. Air is introduced through a clearance between the sleeve member and the shaft member by the rotation of either the sleeve member or the shaft m... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4795278 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly comprising a bearing including an inner and outer rings one of which is fixed to a rotating member, and a pulser gear fixed to the rotating member. The pulser gear is composed of an annular magnetic plate member and having a plurality o... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4795273 | Propeller shaft bearing arrangement The invention relates to a method for preventing leaks in a propeller shaft bearing arrangement including a plain bearing (2), which is lubricated with oil or water and which supports the propeller shaft (1) extending through an opening in the body (4) of... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4795220 | Thrust bearing A thrust bearing which is formed by stamping a plate made of a bearing alloy material or a plate having a bearing alloy layer has an annular shape. The thrust bearing is disposed in a circumferential direction and has a plurality of recesses and projectio... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4795280 | Locking mechanism A locking mechanism for connecting machine parts such as bearing rings on a support. The support includes at least one radially elastic element having a seating surface for the ring which is deflectable radially inwardly to permit assembly of the ring on ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4795275 | Hydrodynamic bearing A rotatable shaft/thrust plate combination is disposed within a sleeve to form a first clearance space between the shaft and the sleeve and a second clearance space between the thrust plate and the sleeve. The external faces of the thrust plate are expose... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4793719 | Precision roller bearing rock bits A sealed bearing roller cone rock bit is disclosed having precision roller bearings with very close fits. The bearing package includes highly refined and hardened surface finishes, special roller bearing metal materials and lubricants with specific lube v... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4792242 | Tight bearing suitable for exceptionally heavy duty conditions A tight bearing suitable for exceptionally heavy duty conditions is supplied with side screens (14) made of a plate composition (16) which is restrained to the external ring (10) of the bearing and forms a labyrinth seal against the internal ring (11), an... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4792243 | Bearing A bearing, having an inner ring, an outer ring, rolling members, inner seal members, outer seal members, a first grease having good heat resistance which is contained inward of the inner seal member, and a second grease having water-resistance and corrosi... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4792245 | Bearing device A bearing device for rotatably supporting the end of a rotational shaft through a slide bearing to a base comprising a through opening perforated at a part of the base for press-fitting the slide bearing, and a retainer containing opening formed at the ba... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4789252 | Bearing system with water exclusion A bearing has an outer ring that has an axially outward edge. The inner ring of the bearing has a flange that extends radially outward past the outer edge of the outer ring and defines a slot between them. The external surface of the outer ring is incline... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4789253 | Axially pre-tensioned rolling contact bearing arrangement The rolling contact bearings (12, 13) of an exhaust gas turbocharger shaft (10) are seated in axially displaceable damping bushes (14, 15) and are axially clamped by hydrodynamic forces, these forces increasing with the rotational shaft speed. The forces ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4789251 | Cooling networks for PCD bearing surfaces Polycrystalline diamond wear surfaces in bearing structures are maintained at temperatures that prevent thermal degradation in spite of exceptionally high loads. This temperature control is accomplished by segmenting the diamond wear surface to provide in... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4787758 | Roller bearing with cylindrical rollers A roller bearing having cylindrical rollers between inner and outer coaxial rings, each of the rings being an integral piece, is fully loaded by insertion of cylindrical rollers through a feed notch. To retain the cylindrical rollers against dropping back... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4779999 | Drawer guide In a drawer guide with a guide rail to be fastened to the wall of a cabinet, the guide rail enters from below into a corresponding tubular runner rail of an open-bottomed rectangular or square cross section which is to be fastened removably to the drawer,... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4780002 | Bearing for lawn trimmer cutter head A bearing assembly is disclosed which is useful in mounting the cutter head of a lawn trimming implement to the tubular casing extending forward and downward from the power head. A flexible shaft housed within the tubular casing conveys rotary motion from... | 10/25/1988 |
