Bearings inventions 12/06

20060291757 - Hub and spindle assembly having asymmetrical seals for a disc drive memory system: A rotating hub and fixed spindle assembly with first and second fluid dynamic journal bearings and first and second fluid dynamic thrust bearings for a disc drive memory system has a pump seal and a radial ring seal at a first axial terminus for lubricant containment, and a capillary seal... Agent: Seagate Technology C/o Mofo Sf

20060291758 - Shaft assembly for motor: The invention relates to a shaft assembly for a motor. The shaft assembly comprises: a shaft tube, a bearing, a shaft and at least two engaged rings. The shaft has an end and a slot. At least two engaged rings are disposed in the slot of the shaft, and comprise... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20060291759 - Cylindrical roller bearing: Contact surface pressure P increases rather drastically in proportion to skew angle θ within the range of 0<θ≦θT, but because the critical skew angle θ is restricted to be small, the contact surface pressure P changes in a low range below a certain level Po at which wear occurs in... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20060291760 - Roller bearing with a sealing element: A roller bearing includes a radially outer bearing ring and a radially inner bearing ring. A ring-shaped holding space is formed between the bearing rings where a sealing element is mounted. The sealing element has a fastening section which is fixed to the outer bearing ring, and a lip section... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20060291761 - Sealed roller bearing: The invention relates to a roller bearing (1) which is sealed by a sealing washer (6) which forms a rubbing seal and two gap seals. As a result of positions which are spaced apart from one another in the axial direction of a pivot point (A) and a centre of... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20060291762 - Rolling element: In some preferred embodiments of the present invention, a long-life rolling element which prevents a solid lubrication film from being broken away near the roots is provided. In a rolling element coated with a solid lubrication film in the form of a molybdenum disulfide sputter film, the solid lubrication film... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20060291763 - Bearing retainer assembly and method: A bearing assembly and method includes a two-piece ball bearing retainer. The retainer has a first set of fluid passage apertures penetrating into ball bearing sockets, and has a supplemental set of fluid passage apertures penetrating from one side of the retainer to the other. The two halves can be... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20060291764 - Clamping arrangement for securing an annular component to a shaft: An annular component, such as the inner race of an antifriction bearing, fits over a shaft with a slip fit, and then is secured with set screws that bear against an internal band that forms part of the component. The band, in turn, bears against the surface of the shaft.... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20060291765 - Roller bearing with gear assembly to synchronize races: A roller bearing assembly (10) comprising radially inner and outer bearing races (20, 30) with a plurality of roller bearings (40) positioned therebetween. A first plurality of gear teeth (52) are provided in the outer bearing race (20). A second plurality of gear teeth (52) are provided in the inner... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20060285784 - Detachable rolling-element retainer: A detachable rolling-element retainer comprises: a slide block defined with a slide groove in which disposed a plurality of rolling elements and a base inserted in the slide groove of the slide block. The base is provided at either end thereof with elastic deformable stopping portions. One of the stopping... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20060285785 - Capillary reservoir for fdb motors: For a motor having fluid dynamic bearing(s) defined by surfaces of relatively rotatable motor members, aspects include providing a capillary reservoir between relatively irrotatable surfaces. The capillary reservoir may comprise a tapering gap that is vented to a gaseous environment through one end of the gap and is in fluidic... Agent: Seagate Technology C/o Mofo Sf

20060285786 - Rolling bearing unit: A rolling bearing unit includes a resin-made cover attached at the opening of the vehicle inward side edge section of an outer ring. The cover includes a cylindrical portion which is fitted into the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the vehicle inward side edge section of the outer... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20060280392 - Bushing and rotation support device using the same: A lubrication groove is formed on a sliding face of a bushing, both ends of which open to the same end face of the bushing. The lubrication groove has inclined portions that extend from the openings in directions that approach each other, and a parallel portion that is in communication... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060280393 - Ball bearing device, oscillating weight structure for automatic winding and automatic winding timepiece equipped with the same: To provide a ball bearing device with less possibility that its stable operation is disturbed, an oscillating weight structure for automatic winding and an automatic winding timepiece equipped with the ball bearing device. A ball bearing device 1 suitable for use in an oscillating weight structure for automatic winding timepiece... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20060280394 - Geared cross roller bearing and table device utilizing the bearing: A cross roller bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring relatively rotatable with respect to the outer ring, and a plurality of rollers accommodated in a roller circulation passage formed between an outer ring side roller rolling groove formed to the outer ring and an inner ring side roller... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20060274980 - Sliding guide apparatus: A sliding guide apparatus guides a movable member for a base. A pair of guide surfaces are formed on the base. A pair of sliding surfaces are formed on the movable member as so to be opposed to the pair of guide surfaces, respectively. Lubricating oil is supplied between the... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060274981 - Receiving housing for a hand-held power tool: A receiving housing for a hand-held power tool includes a first housing part (13) having an opening (15), a board (20) with electronic component (17, 18, 19) arranged in the first housing part (13) at a distance (A) from the opening (15), and a second housing part (14) for closing... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20060274982 - Thrust bearing: A thrust bearing assembly includes an upper thrust bearing and a lower thrust bearing for use in an engine assembly of a vehicle and which, are preferably, identically configured. The upper and lower thrust bearings each include an arcuate bearing shell with a concave inner surface and a convex outer... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20060274983 - Wheel supporting bearing unit: An IC tag 23 is fixed to a central portion of an axially outer end portion face of a hub 10a which is a rotational ring which makes up the wheel supporting bearing unit 5a. Historical information of the wheel supporting bearing unit 5a is stored in the IC tag... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060274984 - Bearing seal assembly for agricultural applications: A contaminant-resistant bearing assembly includes a multi-lip seal with an extended shroud supported from the outer ring and projecting adjacent a stepped inner ring shoulder. A steel slinger supported from the inner ring is offset outwardly adjacent the shroud and includes a radially outer edge terminating closely adjacent the connection... Agent: Deere & Company

20060274985 - Antifriction bearing comprising integrated lubricating material: The invention relates to an antifriction bearing with integrated lubrication, wherein the surfaces of the parts moved relative to each other are in contact. At least a portion of at least one of the parts has a coating (52, 53) with a lubricant.... Agent: Breneman & Georges

20060274986 - Wheel support bearing assembly: To provide a wheel support bearing assembly, in which the sufficient proof strength of an inner race during assemblage onto the vehicle body can be secured without its function being lowered, the wheel support bearing assembly includes an outer member, an inner member, and rows of rolling elements interposed therebetween.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP