Bearings inventions 07/08

20080181540 - Low-friction moving interfaces in micromachines and nanomachines: A low-friction device having a moving interface comprising first and second members. Each of the members has a maximum dimension of about 100 μm or less between any two points. At least the first member is formed of diamond and the first and second members are in sliding contact or... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080181541 - Rolling mill oil film bearing: An oil film bearing assembly rotatably supports the neck of a roll in a rolling mill. The bearing assembly comprises a housing containing a sleeve bearing and a thrust bearing. A circular lock assembly coacts with the thrust bearing to axially retain the bearing assembly on the roll neck. The... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20080181542 - Method for manufacturing bearing member: In a method for manufacturing a bearing member which is made of a porous material and has dynamic pressure grooves formed by electrochemical machining, the bearing member is impregnated with liquid such as hydrosoluble liquid or water prior to electrochemical machining. Since the hydrosoluble liquid or water is retained due... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080181543 - Foil bearing: The present invention provides a foil bearing (1), comprising: a stationary mount member (2) surrounding an outer circumferential surface of a journal (13) of a rotating member via an annular gap (G); and a plurality of centripetal force producing foils (e.g., middle foils 12) arranged in a circumferential direction in... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080181544 - Bearing mechanism, spindle motor and data storage medium drive apparatus: A bearing mechanism includes a shaft, a bearing portion, and a cover closing a bottom end of the bearing portion. The bearing portion and the cover are preferably connected to one another by laser welding. A surface of a welded portion formed by the laser welding includes an inclined surface... Agent: Nidec Corporation C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080181545 - Hydrodynamic bearing device and spindle motor: There is provided a hydrodynamic bearing device having a communicating hole and with a bearing structure such that lubricant tends not to flow out of the bearing openings of the hydrodynamic bearing device even when the hydrodynamic bearing device is subjected to a large impact, as well as a spindle... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080181546 - Axial plain bearing assembly: An axial plain bearing assembly includes a thrust ring provided for common rotation with a rotary component. The thrust ring has a radial seal face on an end face thereof for co-operating with a radial seal face of a non-rotational seal ring of a gas-lubricated mechanical face seal assembly for... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080181547 - Motor and its bearing supporting structure: A motor and its bearing supporting structure are disclosed. The bearing supporting structure supporting a shaft includes a bushing, a bearing and at least one first limiting assembly. The bushing has an opening and an accommodating space. The bearing supports at least a portion of the shaft and is disposed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080181548 - Magnetic suspension bearing: A magnetic suspension bearing includes an outer layer enclosing a plurality of magnets, an inner layer which enclosing a plurality of magnets, an outer enclosure located at one side of the outer layer and enclosing the outer layer to form a magnetic barrel, and an inner enclosure located at one... Agent: Hdsl

20080181549 - Needle roller bearing and its manufacturing method: A needle roller bearing comprises an outer ring having a split part in a circumferential direction, a plurality of rollers which can roll along an inner diameter surface of the outer ring, and a cage holding the plurality of rollers. The outer ring has an engaging click protruding inward along... Agent: Clark & Brody

20080175523 - Oil film bearing for roll pins having a hydrostatic support: An oil film bearing (1) for roll pins (4), which or whose pin bush (3) that is placed thereon is surrounded by a bearing bush (3) placed in an insert (2). The bearing bush has at least two inner lying hydrostatic pockets (9, 9′), which are arranged, in essence, in... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080175525 - Lower a-frame bushing assembly: Bearing assembly that is of integral construction or manufacture and is capable of internal lubrication. The all metal construction gives a long lasting, easily installable, easy to lubricate, smooth ride bushing assembly.... Agent: Mckellar Ip Law, Pllc

20080175524 - Rotatable member and method for manufacturing the same: A bearing (100) has a contact surface (110) for mating with a rotatable member. The contact surface has a plurality of crystalline grains (120) distributed at random; a plurality of micro-grooves (130) are formed among the crystalline grains; the micro-grooves communicate with each other thereby forming a net. The micro-grooves... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080175526 - Face spline for a driven wheel hub: The invention relates to a face spline of a toothed rim running in the circumferential direction around a rotation axis on a wheel-bearing arrangement for a driven wheel hub. The face spline is provided for play-free engagement with the counter-spline, facing the face spline and the teeth of the face... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080170815 - Hydrodynamic bearing assembly: This invention provides a hydrodynamic bearing assembly which realizes a high rotation rate in a stable manner with robust rigidity. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly has a total radial gap of 3 microns or less for preventing contact with the thrust bearing. The thrust bearing is a pump-out type, and the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080170816 - Rolling bearing, cam shaft assembly and cam shaft supporting apparatus: A cam shaft assembly is provided which includes a rolling bearing providing for effective oil feeding to a raceway. The assembly includes: a shaft 1; the rolling bearings 3 rotatably supporting the shaft 1; and cams 2 fitted on the shaft 1. The rolling bearing 3 includes a circumferential groove... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080170817 - Bearing assemly with integrated sensor system: The bearing assembly with integrated sensor system includes a hub defining a bore for coupling with a shaft, a housing, and at least one row of rolling elements positioned between the hub and the housing allowing rotational motion therebetween while confining the hub axially and radially within the housing. It... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080166075 - Dust proof assembly of a five communicated tube: A dust proof assembly of a five communicated tube comprises a bearing; an inner edge of the bearing having an annular recess; a cover being a hollow annular ring; the cover having a buckle corresponding to the annular recess. By above mentioned components, the cover is buckled to the bearing;... Agent: Chiung-ling Chang

20080166076 - High speed aerospace generator resilient mount, combined centering spring and squeeze film damper: A rotor mount assembly for an electrical machine, such as a high speed aerospace generator, comprises a spring having a simple annular structure together with an oil squeeze film damper (SFD). The spring is engineered to move the rotor critical speeds outside of the extremes of the operating speed range... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080166077 - Self-lubrication alignment bearing: An self-lubrication alignment bearing includes a sleeve having therein a top recess defined in a top portion thereof, a bottom recess defined in a bottom portion thereof to communicate with the top recess via a longitudinally defined channel in which the shaft is rotatably received, a bottom cap received in... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080166078 - Sealing arrangement: The invention relates to a sealing arrangement (2) that seals at least one radial intermediate space (21) between at least one inner bearing ring (3) and at least one outer bearing ring (5). Said sealing arrangement (2) comprises at least one first support (17) that supports at least one elastic... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080166079 - Wheel bearing arrangement comprising an encoder: The invention relates to a wheel bearing arrangement comprising an encoder arranged in a radial annular region between an inner part and an outer part.... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080166080 - Grease composition and grease-enclosed rolling bearing: The present invention provides a grease composition capable of securely preventing an abnormal noise from being generated when it is cold and having a long life at a high temperature, and a rolling bearing in which this grease is enclosed. The grease composition having heat-resistant properties and performance of preventing... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080166081 - System and method for retaining rollers of a full complement needle bearing: A full complement needle bearing includes a race and a plurality of rollers. The race defines an opening for receiving an associated shaft. The race has first and second radially inwardly directed collars on opposing ends of the race to form a channel. The first collar includes a first groove... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20080166082 - Multiple-row angular contact antifriction bearing, particularly for mounting the bevel pinion shaft in a motor vehicle rear axle differential: The multiple-row angular contact antifriction bearing has an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, and roll bodies, which are arranged at least in two rows next to one another between the bearing rings. The roll bodies are ball discs having two lateral surfaces that are symmetrically flattened from a... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080159667 - Bearing bush and compound movement using the same: Provided is a bearing bush enabling excellent advancing and retreating movements of a shaft member by eliminating a clearance between the bearing bush and the shaft member to eliminate a backlash therebetween, capable of reducing a load of dimension control on both the bearing bush and the shaft member, and... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080159668 - Linear motion guide apparatus having lubricating device: A linear motion guide device includes a slider slidably attached onto the guide rail, a ball bearing device disposed between the slider and the guide rail, and a lubricating device having a housing slidably attached onto the guide rail for receiving and for supplying a lubricant to lubricate the ball... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080159669 - Linear motion guide apparatus having changeable wiper: A linear motion guide device includes a slider slidably attached onto a guide rail, an end cap and a wiper attached to the slider, the wiper includes one or more catches engaged with the end cap for anchoring the wiper to the end cap, and includes one or more spring-biased... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080159670 - Ball bearing slide assembly: A ball bearing slide assembly includes a first slide, a second slide slidably receiving the first slide, a slide-aiding member, and a positioning member slidably attached to the second slide. The slide-aiding member is slidably sandwiched between the first slide and the second slide. The slide-aiding member includes two arms... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080159671 - Anti-friction layer for a bearing element: The invention describes an anti-friction layer for a bearing element comprising a synthetic polymer layer. The polymer layer comprises at least a first part-layer and a second part-layer of a different composition.... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20080159672 - Joint assembly, particularly for bogie brake linkages: The axle (2) and/or the ring (1) are subjected to a hardening surface treatment by diffusion or by structural transformation followed by a finishing surface treatment and a treatment suitable for reducing the tendency to jamming and for reducing the sensitivity to corrosion, the bore of the said ring and/or... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080159674 - Bearing with cage-mounted sensors: An antifriction bearing (A) for accommodating rotation about an axis (X) comprises an inner race (2) having a raceway (12), an outer race (4) having a raceway (22), rolling elements (6) positioned between the inner and outer races (2, 4) and contacting the raceways (12, 22) of those races (2,... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080159673 - Vehicle wheel bearing apparatus: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus that protects the encoder, improves the sensing ability of the detecting sensor, prevents penetration of rain water or dust, and prevents leakage of differential gear oil has an inboard side seal (13) with an annular supporting plate (17a) fit onto the outer circumferential surface of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080159675 - Wheel bearing apparatus incorporated with a wheel speed detecting apparatus and method of its assembly: A wheel bearing apparatus incorporating a wheel speed detecting apparatus and a method for manufacturing the wheel bearing apparatus has a wheel speed detecting apparatus (21) with a sensor holder (22). The sensor holder (22) includes a steel annular fitting ring (24) to be fit onto the end of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080159676 - Ball bearing retainer, and ball bearing employing the same: An inventive ball bearing retainer (4) is entirely composed of a resin composition, and has pocket surfaces (6) for retaining balls (5) and projections (8) provided on the pocket surfaces (6) and containing a solid lubricant (CB). A ball bearing (1) incorporates the ball bearing retainer (4). By the effect... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080159677 - Wheel bearing arrangement with face spline: The invention relates to a wheel bearing arrangement which as at least two rows of rolling bodies which are used to bear a wheel hub which can be driven by means of a drive element and which comprises a wheel bearing arrangement. Said wheel hub is connected to the drive... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080159678 - Ball bearing assembly for bicycle: A ball bearing assembly for a bicycle comprises a outer race, a ball cage, settled in the outer race, a cap, having a center hole and a ring portion extended axially from the periphery of the center hole, an inner race, with the inner surface thereof closely surrounding the outer... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.