Bearings inventions 03/08

20080069486 - Retaining device for a linear transmission system: A retaining device for a linear transmission system comprises: a sliding block, a rail clamp and a spring fastener The sliding block includes an upper retainer formed with a positioning hole. The rail clamp includes two retaining members and two elastic members, and the two retaining members are symmetrically arranged... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080069487 - Bearing having cylindrical member connected to outer member of bearing: A bearing according to the present invention includes a cylindrical member formed on and around an outer member of a usual bearing. To firmly connect the cylindrical member to the outer member, grooves having an inclination relative to the axial direction of the bearing are formed not to cross one... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080069488 - Rolling bearing device: A groove is formed on one end face side of a cage including a plurality of pockets for holding individually rolling elements which extends circumferentially along a full circumference of the cage about a rotational center thereof and has a bottom portion which communicates individually with the plurality of pockets,... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080069489 - Bearing end cover: A bearing cover includes a clip securable to a bearing housing and an end cover securable to the clip to cover a central opening of the bearing housing. The clip may be secured to a grease fitting or other structural component attached to the bearing housing. The relative location and... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080063326 - Linear motion guide apparatus having ball retaining device: A linear motion guide device includes a slider slidably attached onto a guide rail, two end caps attached to the slider and each having a chamber formed in such as a frame, and two shanks each having an end segment for engaging into the chambers of the end caps from... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080063327 - 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 heterogeneous composition of a thermoplastic in a... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20080063328 - Method for controlling shaft coating taper: A component of a disc drive has a coating of a predetermined length on its surface, the coating having at least two separate tapered regions applied in independent steps, the at least two separate tapered regions each having a length that is less than the predetermined length of the component... Agent: Seagate Technology C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20080063329 - Bearing fixing structures: The present invention includes a bearing fixing structure for fixing a bearing in position relative to a resin housing by press-fitting the bearing into a recess formed in the housing. The bearing fixing structure includes a non-contact face formed along the entire inner circumference of the recess of the housing... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080063330 - Bearing monitoring method: A method for monitoring a bearing is disclosed. The method involves positioning a non-contacting bearing isolator adjacent a bearing on a piece of rotating equipment so that at least one operating parameter of said bearing is communicated to said bearing isolator; and, positioning an energy detector within range of said... Agent: Law Office Of Jay R. Hamilton, PLC.

20080063331 - Lubricating structure of rolling bearing: A lubricating structure of a rolling bearing capable of achieving an increase in speed and service life and a maintenance-free by using only a grease sealed in the bearing and efficiently using a grease base oil. The lubricating structure comprises a mist recovery mechanism (6) recovering mist produced during the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080063332 - Hydrodynamic bearing device and motor and recording and reproducing apparatus using the same: To provide a hydrodynamic bearing device which can be made small and thin with a sufficient length of the radial bearing being secured, which can prevent leakage of a lubricant even when there is a significant error in shape and/or a disturbance such as a shock and the like, and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080063333 - Integral tandem bearing for high speed flexible shafts: An integral tandem bearing assembly for supporting a main shaft in a gas turbine engine is provided. The tandem bearing assembly comprises two bearing assemblies connected by integrated inner ring.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20080063334 - Thrust bearing housing for a gas turbine engine: The thrust bearing housing comprises two opposite annular end members and a cone member extending between the two end members. The cone member is connected to each end member at a circular junction, each circular junction having a medial line which borders a respective end of a virtual conical plane.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (pwc)

20080063335 - Rolling bearing assembly: A rolling bearing assembly 1 includes: a hub shaft 2; a double-row hub bearing 4 disposed on an outer periphery of the hub shaft 2 and possessing first-row rolling elements 19 on an outer side and second-row rolling elements 20 on an inner side; and a spindle bearing S interposed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080063336 - Mounting structure for engagement of sleeves: A mounting structure for engagement of sleeves has an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve. The outer sleeve is mounted around the inner sleeve and has an outer surface. The inner sleeve has an isolating slot and may have at least one functionary element. The isolating slot is defined in... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080056626 - Linear roller guide unit for compressive load: A linear roller guide unit comprises an elongated rail and a carrier straddling the rail. A plurality of rollers is installed between the carrier and the rail so that the carrier can slide along the elongated rail. By installing six rows of rollers within the existing standard cross section, the... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080056628 - Active oscillation isolation system by means of a hysteresis-free pneumatic bearing: Method and arrangement for oscillation isolation by means of an air bearing. The electropneumatic valves (4) for the compressed-air supply to the air bearing are subjected to a dither signal. This causes additional vibration of the mass 1 to be isolated. A compensation signal transmitter (12) ensures that additional vibration... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20080056627 - Bearing positioning structure for motor: A bearing positioning structure for a motor includes an axial tube and a positioning member. The positioning member includes a pressing portion and a coupling portion. The coupling portion of the positioning member is engaged with a coupling section of the axial tube for securely mounting the positioning member to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080056629 - Fluid dynamic pressure employing bearing, spindle motor, and storage disk drive: At least one of a shaft and a bearing of a fluid dynamic bearing unit includes an additive-providing portion including the additive on a surface thereof. The lubricating oil is retained between the shaft and the bearing, and contacts the surface of the additive-providing portion. The additive-providing portion is for... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080056630 - Retaining structure for motor elements: A retaining structure for motor elements includes an axial tube and a cap. The cap includes a stop and a coupling portion. At lease one motor element is received in the axial tube. The coupling portion of the cap is engaged with a coupling section of the axial tube for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080056631 - Tungsten carbide enhanced bearing: A plain bearing has two components, each having a bearing surface; the bearing surfaces being in sliding engagement with each other. The bearing may be a spherical plain bearing having an outer ring that has a concave bearing surface and an inner ring that has a convex bearing surface. One... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20080056632 - Compressor bearing: In a compressor bearing for supporting a rotor shaft of a compressor, a first oil groove is formed in a bearing surface on the side opposite to a bearing load acting direction, a second oil groove is formed in a position adjacent to the first oil groove in an anti-rotational... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080056633 - Resilient mount of uniform stiffness: A centering ring may be used to provide a resilient mounting system with uniform stiffness for rotating machinery. The centering ring may have first and second exterior raised ridges on one surface and a central raised ridge on the other surface. The centering ring may be disposed between the housing... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080056634 - Shaft bearing attachment system and method: A mounting system is disclosed for mounting a bearing assembly or other mechanical element to a shaft. The mounting system uses a tapered sleeve mechanism to secure the bearing assembly on the shaft. Specifically, a plurality of screws point load the tapered sleeve and drive it from a pre-assembled position... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080056635 - Bottom bracket assembly for bicycles: A bottom bracket assembly for bicycles includes a bottom bracket having two open ends and each open end has a first tapered inner periphery. Two bearings are respectively engaged with the two open ends and each bearing has a first tapered outer periphery so as to be engaged with the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee