Bearings inventions 02/09

20090052815 - Linear motion guide unit with mounting plate: A mounting plate is used to install any optional accoutrements or attachment on a linear motion guide unit. The mounting plate is made of a molded product which is inexpensive in production cost and easier in its accurate conjunction with a slider to get the attachment bringing out the best... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090052816 - Wear pads for head yoke plates: The present invention relates to a wear pad system adapted to be used with a machine yoke. The system comprises: at least one shim, each shim having a first side and a second side, the first side in direct contact with the machine yoke; at least one shoe in direct... Agent: Defillo & Associates, Inc.

20090052817 - Methods of hydraulic compensation for magnetically biased fluid dynamic bearing motor: A fluid dynamic bearing motor including a stationary sleeve, a rotating shaft axially disposed through the sleeve, a journal gap between the shaft and the sleeve, the gap defined by first and second interfacial surfaces of the shaft and sleeve, at least one set of fluid dynamic grooves formed on... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20090052818 - Hybrid bearing: Another embodiment is the hybrid bearing containing two types of bearings; a floating bearing and rolling bearings. In this embodiment, a floating bearing is in the center axis and rolling bearings are located outside the floating bearing, on a larger diameter circle. In ideal operating conditions, the floating bearing will... Agent: Jason Mitmesser

20090052819 - Spindle bearing device and corresponding bearing method: The invention relates to a spindle rotor which should be operated without vibrations. The orientation of the figure axis is accepted and the anchoring of the rotor bearing (SL) is configured such that the orientation of the geometric rotational axis adapts to the physical main axis of inertia. It is... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090052820 - Fan, motor and bushing thereof: A fan includes an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller to rotate. The motor includes a bushing and a rotating shaft penetrating through the bushing. The bushing includes a tube and at least one base connected with one end of the tube. An inner diameter of the tube... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090052821 - Method of supporting a shaft on bearings and bearing arrangement: A bearing arrangement for an output shaft of a gear of an electromotive windscreen wiper drive has the output shaft and an eccentric grommet configured to align the output shaft with at least one further gear element by rotation around an grommet axis. The eccentric grommet is anchored by being... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090052822 - Metal-backed plain bearing: A bearing comprises a resin matrix filled with fluoropolymer, graphite, and other discrete particles of an additive material that is attached to a backing material. The specific selection and mix of fillers with the resin matrix provides the desired blend of bearing properties such as wear resistance, fatigue and erosion... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090052823 - Bearing apparatus for a wheel of vehicle: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member with a body flange and double row outer raceway surfaces. An inner member includes a wheel hub and an inner ring. They include inner raceway surfaces arranged opposite to the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are freely... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090052824 - Device on a drafting system of a draw frame for textile fibre slivers: In a device on a drafting system for textile fibre slivers with weighting of the upper rolls of the drafting system which comprises roll pairs arranged one behind the other, the pairs having lower and upper rolls, the rotating journals at the ends of the upper roll are mounted by... Agent: Venable LLP

20090052825 - Preload measuring device for double row rolling bearing unit: A preload measuring device for a double row rolling bearing unit includes an outer bearing ring member having double rows of outer ring raceways on an inner circumferential surface, an inner bearing ring member having double rows of inner ring raceways on an outer circumferential surface, rolling elements rollably arranged... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090052826 - Rolling bearing unit for rotation support unit: A retainer plate 7a is fitted on a smaller-diameter step portion 9a of an outer ring 5a, and a retaining ring 11 fitted on the smaller-diameter step portion 9a is engaged with retaining; projections 15 formed on an inner circumferential surface of a fitting hole 12 formed through the retainer... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090046959 - Movement device: The present invention provides a movement device, in which a clearance between a contact body and a support rail is automatically eliminated, without an increase in preload and even with abrasion of the contact body and the support rail, so as to eliminate play of the movement device. The movement... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

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20090046961 - Thrust plate, hydrodynamic bearing device, spindle motor, and information apparatus equipped with same; and method for manufacturing thrust plate: With a thrust plate that is provided at one end of a shaft of a hydrodynamic bearing device and that closes off one end of a sleeve formed so as to surround the shaft via a lubricating fluid (oil), a laser irradiated portion is provided to the opposite side of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090046962 - Main bearing support structure for an internal combustion engine: A main bearing cap support structure is provided including a bulkhead and a main bearing cap removably mountable thereto by at least one threaded fastener. The threaded fastener includes a highly toleranced (i.e. controlled both dimensionally and geometrically) generally annular collar sufficiently configured to be received within a highly toleranced... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090046963 - Magnetic bearing device: A magnetic bearing device includes a main shaft (13), a flange shaped thrust plate (13a) coaxially mounted on the main shaft so as to extend perpendicular to the main shaft and made of a ferromagnetic material, a rolling bearing unit for supporting a radial load and a magnetic bearing unit... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090046964 - Method and apparatus for bearing monitoring: A technique for determining properties of a bearing assembly in use involves using an eddy current probe for detecting changes in material density within a raceway of the bearing assembly. A field of detection of the eddy current probe enters the bearing raceway intermediate races that define the raceway, and... Agent: National Research Council Of Canada 1200 Montreal Road

20090046965 - Lubricating device for rolling bearing: A lubricating device for a rolling bearing includes a lubricating oil introduction member (7) that has a discharge opening (8) opened to a circumferential groove (6) provided in an end face of an inner race (2) of a bearing (1). A slope section (2b) is provided on an outer peripheral... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090046966 - Sealing device for antifriction bearing comprising identifying means: The inventions concerns a sealing device for antifriction bearing comprising a fixed support (1,2) and a rotating support (2, 1), said sealing device comprising a metal frame (4) designed to be associated with a support (1, 2) of said bearing and a sealing joint, said frame including an annular seat... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090046967 - Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces: Diamond bearings and bearing components are disclosed. Some embodiments of the bearings and bearing components include polycrystalline diamond compacts sintered under high pressure and high temperature to create a diamond table chemically and mechanically bonded to a substrate, the diamond table presenting a durable and thermally stable load bearing and... Agent: BatemanIPLaw Group

20090046968 - Method of manufacturing split bearing races: A method of manufacturing or forming a split bearing race for an angular contact roller bearing is provided. The method includes the steps of: A) forming a generally annular blank having a first annular portion, a second annular portion, and a third annular portion disposed between the first and second... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090046969 - Vehicle wheel bearing apparatus: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member with double row outer raceway surfaces on its inner circumferential surface. An inner member includes a wheel hub and at least one inner ring. The wheel hub has a wheel mounting flange formed at one end. A cylindrical portion axially extends... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090046970 - Vehicle wheel bearing apparatus: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus for a driven wheel has an outer member integrally formed with a body mounting flange on its outer circumference. The body mounting flange is adapted to be mounted on a knuckle forming part of a suspension apparatus of the vehicle. The outer member inner circumference... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090046971 - Wheel bearing apparatus: A wheel bearing apparatus is formed as a unit of a wheel hub and a double row taper roller bearing. An outer member is formed with double row tapered outer raceway surfaces, each opened axially outward, on its inner circumference. An inner member, including the wheel hub, has a wheel... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090046972 - Bearing apparatus for a wheel of vehicle: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus with a back-to-back double row tapered roller bearing has an outer member integrally with a body mounting flange and double row outer raceway surfaces tapered open respectively axially inward and outward. An inner member include a wheel hub and an inner ring or an outer... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090046973 - Bearing retention method and apparatus: An apparatus for retaining a bearing member within a bore defined by a gear member is provided. The apparatus includes an outer bearing race defining at least one radially extending notch. A tab portion formed on the gear member and extending generally axially therefrom is also provided. The tab portion... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090046974 - Roller bearing, retainer segment, spacer and main shaft support structure of wind-power generator: A roller bearing comprises an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rollers arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring, and a plurality of retainer segments (11a) having a plurality of column parts (14a) and (14b) extending in a direction along a shaft so as to form... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090046975 - Bearing apparatus for a wheel of vehicle and an axle module having the bearing apparatus: An axle module with a bearing apparatus has an outer joint member 14 axially secured relative to a wheel hub 1 by a caulked portion 13. The caulked portion 12 is formed by plastically deforming the end portion of a shaft portion 20 of the outer joint member 14 onto... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090041396 - Movement device: The present invention provides a movement device using a roller unit, in which play in an axial direction of rollers is appropriately reduced, operation resistance is reduced and the rollers have less abrasion. Grooves 40 are formed in a guide face 2a of a support rail 2 and extended in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090041397 - Sleeve bearing device: A sleeve bearing device is disclosed for supporting a worm gear journal disposed within a casing of a valve actuator. The device includes a ring shaped portion having an inboard and an outboard end. The outboard end of the ring shaped portion defines a radially outwardly extending flange which cooperates... Agent: David J. Archer

20090041398 - Bearing structure for variable-compression-ratio internal combustion engine: An internal combustion engine varies a compression ratio according to a rotational displacement of a control shaft which is connected to a crankshaft via links. A crankshaft bearing cap supporting the crankshaft in association with a cylinder block is fixed to the cylinder block by a first pair of joint... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090041399 - Vehicle bearing assembly: A vehicle bearing assembly includes a sensor mounting hole provided in a cover of an outer ring member; a rotational speed sensor that is inserted in the sensor mounting hole; and an O-ring disposed between an inner peripheral surface of the sensor mounting hole and an outer peripheral surface of... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090041400 - Rolling bearing apparatus: A rolling bearing apparatus includes inner rings, an outer ring, and sealing devices each having a seal case fixed to the outer ring. The seal case includes a fixing portion press-fitted in the outer ring, and a ring-shaped portion extending radially inwardly from an axially-outer end of the fixing portion.... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090041401 - Vehicle wheel bearing apparatus: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member formed on its outer circumference with a body mounting flange to be mounted on a suspension of a vehicle. Its inner circumference includes double row outer raceway surfaces. An inner member includes a wheel hub formed on one end with a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090041402 - Thrust bearing assembly: A thrust bearing assembly generally includes a cage and a plurality of rolling elements. The cage has first and second cage halves with each cage half having a respective radial segment with a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings. Each opening has an opening perimeter. The cage halves are interconnected with... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090034887 - Hydrostatic gas bearing, rotator and ct scanner: A hydrostatic gas bearing capable of easily adjusting a clearance between a rotor and a radial bearing pad is provided. This hydrostatic gas bearing comprises a radial bearing pad radially supporting a rotor, a linear motion guide moving the radial bearing pad and a ball stud swingably coupling the radial... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090034888 - Hydrodynamic bearing unit: A housing for a hydrodynamic bearing unit of this type is formed from a resin material having high oil resistance and low outgassing property to ensure the cleanliness of the bearing unit. An ester-based lubricating oil is used as a lubricating oil filled inside the hydrodynamic bearing unit 1, and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090034889 - Fluid dynamic bearing, fluid dynamic bearing-type disc drive, and method of manufacturing fluid dynamic bearing: In a disclosed fluid dynamic bearing motor, and a disc drive employing the same, variations in motor performance due to a change in viscosity of a bearing fluid caused by a temperature change is canceled. The fluid dynamic bearing includes a sleeve with a shaft insertion hole in it. A... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090034890 - Drivetrain connection having film bearings: A drivetrain for use with a power unit is disclosed. The drivetrain may have a driving member, a driven member, and a sleeve disposed between the driving member and the driven member. The drivetrain may further have a first oil film bearing disposed between the sleeve and one of the... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090034891 - Hydrodynamic plain bearing: A hydrodynamic plain bearing is provided and includes a raceway which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and which is mounted in the axial direction on a plurality of carrying segments (12). A lubricating oil film is formed between the raceway and the carrying segments (12) in a bearing... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Alstom

20090034892 - Rolling bearing: A rolling bearing assembly includes an inner race (1), an outer race (2) and a plurality of rolling elements (3) interposed between respective raceway surfaces (1, 2a) of the inner and outer races (1, 2). A stationary raceway member (2), which is one of the inner and outer races (1,... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090034893 - Rolled plain bearing bush: The invention relates to a rolled plain bearing bush (2) having a plurality of grooves (8) which are provided on its outer periphery (4) and run in the peripheral direction, which grooves (8) are of wedge-shaped or V-shaped design, so that, in the course of the calibration of the plain... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20090034894 - Axle bearing assembly: An axle bearing assembly includes a flange, on which a wheel is mounted; a hub shaft constructed of a cylindrical portion provided on an inboard side of the flange; a bearing having an inner ring; an outer ring; and rolling elements disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring;... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090034895 - Non-diametrical multi-contact bearing: A multi-contact bearing includes, an inner race having a rotational axis, an outer race sharing the rotational axis of the inner race, and rolling bearing members constrained between the inner race and the outer race. A number of non-diametrically opposed sets of contact points are positioned on both the outer... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090034896 - Bearing retainer: A bearing retainer having an inner portion, an outer portion spaced apart from said inner portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the inner portion and the outer portion, such that the inner portion and the outer portion are radially spaced apart and define a space therebetween, and a contact surface... Agent: General Electric Company

20090034897 - Thrust cylindrical roller bearing: A diameter dimension of a chamfer 11 which is formed on axial end faces of a cylindrical roller 8 which is retained in each pocket 7 of a cage 2 whose axial positioning is realized by a roller guide at a portion which lies closer to an outside diameter side... Agent: Sughrue-265550