Bearings inventions 09/09

20090238503 - Slide assembly: A slide assembly includes a bracket, having a first horizontal portion and a first vertical portion; a first rail member slidably disposed on the bracket, having a first horizontal portion, a first vertical portion, a second horizontal portion, and a second vertical portion; a second rail member slidably disposed on... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090238504 - Sliding bearing: A cylindrical sliding bearing having a cylindrical steel back metal, and a bearing alloy layer, serving as a sliding surface, on the inside of the steel back metal is provided. The cylindrical sliding bearing further have a coat layer of Bi or a Bi-based alloy formed on the outer back... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090238505 - Stampable thrust washer with flow cutouts: A stampable thrust washer for a torque converter including an inner circumference, an outer circumference, and a plurality of cutouts disposed in the thrust washer, wherein the cutouts are in fluid communication with the inner and outer circumferences when said thrust washer is engaged between two rotationally engaged components.... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090238506 - Journal bearing device: An increase in the temperature of a sliding bearing can be suppressed, and it is possible to reduce the temperature of the bearing and prevent burning and damage. The bearing is divided into two and composed of a liner and a base metal. The liner is provided on an inner... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090238507 - Sliding bearing: A halved sliding bearing is provided, two of which are paired into a cylindrical shape. The halved sliding bearing includes a steel back metal, and a bearing alloy layer, which serves as a sliding surface, on the inside of the steel back metal. A coat layer of Bi or a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090238508 - Slide member and bearing utilizing the same: A sliding member includes a silicon nitride sintered compact containing a rare earth element of 7 to 18 mass % in terms of oxide and at least one element M selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo and W of 0.1 to 3 mass % in terms... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090238509 - Multiple row, axially biased angular ball bearing and method for production thereof: The invention relates to a multiple-row and axially biased angular ball bearing with a one-piece outer ring and an inner ring consisting of two inner ring halves. In order to facilitate an easy and precise setting of the desired pretensioning force and to produce a transport-safe mount cartridge, it is... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090232426 - Pull-out guide assembly for a drawer: The invention relates to a pull-out guide (4) for drawers (3a, 3b) comprising a first rail and at least one second rail at least one carriage (8) being arranged between said two rails (6, 7). The carriage comprises a bearing group (9b) containing load-transmitting elements (10, 10a), preferably rollers, rolling... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090232427 - Sliding-assistance unit for a linear motion apparatus: A linear motion apparatus has a linear track, a slider and two sliding-assistant units for a linear motion apparatus. The sliding-assistant units for a linear motion apparatus is mounted between the track and the slider to enhance ease of movement between the track and the slider, and each sliding-assistant unit... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20090232428 - Texturing of the seal surface for a roller cone rock bit: Surface texturing is employed to modify the topography of one or more surfaces (radial or cylindrical) of the sealing system for a roller cone rock bit. The surface texturing results in a dimpled surface which retains additional lubricant helpful in reducing friction in the boundary and mixed lubrication regimes. Shot... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20090232429 - Device comprising a support structure and a rotating shaft and wind turbine: A device is provided having a support structure and a rotating shaft having a centre axis which rotating shaft and support structure are pivotable supported against each other by at least one hydrodynamic rotary bearing including a first bearing part and a second bearing part pivotable relatively to each other,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090232430 - Fluid dynamic bearing device and method of manufacturing the same: A housing part 7 as the resin member can be obtained by injection-molding a resin composition in which PPS is a base resin, and carbon fibers are compounded. The housing part 7 is in contact with an ester-based lubricating oil filled in the inside of the bearing. In this case,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090232431 - Plain bearing, method for production and use of a plain bearing of said type: In the case of a plain bearing having at least one support part (25), which is composed of an iron-containing base material, of a bearing sleeve (24) which is provided at the raceway side with a coating (8, 26) which is composed of a coating material, is formed as a... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20090232432 - Lubricating grease and lubricating grease-enclosed roller bearing: The present invention provides lubricating grease which is excellent in durability at a high temperature, restrains a reaction from occurring between fluorine and steel, and has a long life; and a rolling bearing in which the lubricating grease is enclosed. The lubricating grease contains perfluoropolyether oil as a base oil... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090232433 - Sealing device and rolling bearing apparatus: First portions are fixed to an outer ring, and second portions are fixed to an inner ring. Bimetal members and electromagnets are embedded in and fixed by elastic portions of the first portions and portions of the second portions are constituted by ferromagnetic members. Whereas at a normal temperature region,... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090232434 - Texturing of the bearing surface for a roller cone rock bit: Surface texturing is employed to modify the topography of one or more surfaces (radial or cylindrical) of the bearing system for a roller cone rock bit. The surface texturing results in a dimpled surface which retains additional lubricant helpful in reducing friction in the boundary and mixed lubrication regimes. Shot... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20090232435 - Wheel bearing apparatus for a vehicle: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member formed, on its inner circumference, with double row outer raceway surfaces. An inner member is formed on its outer circumference surface, with double row inner raceway surfaces arranged opposite to the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double ball groups are freely... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090232436 - Bicycle bearings: A bicycle has a frame with a bottom bracket shell, with the bottom bracket shell holding a bottom bracket for bearing a crank shaft having crank arms carrying pedals, wherein the bottom bracket comprises at least one bush bearing.... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090232437 - Bearing arrangement for a pivot bearing: In a bearing arrangement for a pivot bearing (7, 7″) of a roll, on which the conveyor belt (8) revolves, bearing receiving regions (11, 12) of lateral bearing carriers (6) are configured such that they enclose the pivot bearings (7, 7″) only partially and do not jut into the orbit... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20090226122 - Guide rail and method for manufacturing same: A guide rail and method of forming a guide rail is provided. The guide rail includes a base rail having a groove with a plurality of fingers formed therein and a race insert mounted in the groove. The race insert has at least two different load directions. The fingers extend... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20090226123 - Bearing bush assembly, bearing and semicircular bearing shell half: A bearing shell assembly has a bearing of length B1 and having two bearing shell halves each having a width B2<B1/2 spaced from each other axially. An oil duct extending angularly of the bearing shell halves is formed between the bearing shell halves.... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090226124 - Sealing device for bearing: In a sealing device for a bearing, a sub-seal lip is configured such that a slide contact surface is formed like an annular band. As the rotation speed of the bearing increases, the width of the slide contact surface is reduced by a centrifugal force. Thus, sliding friction can effectively... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090226125 - Bearing seal: A bearing seal that is designed so that it can be mounted between one element and the other element of a bearing rotating relative to each other, thereby sealing the bearing. The bearing seal includes a seal ring and a seal body. The seal ring and seal body being adapted... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090226126 - Eccentric thrust bearing assembly: A first aspect of the invention relates to a thrust bearing assembly a1 wherein a first radially outside member and a second radially inside member oppose each other at first positions a21 separately located and clamp therebetween a rolling element a8 disposed at each of the first positions a21, whereas... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090220179 - Sliding bearing: A sliding bearing 1 includes an upper casing 3 having an annular lower surface 2; a lower casing 5 which is superposed on the upper casing 3 so as to be rotatable about an axis O of the upper casing 3 and has an annular upper surface 4 opposed to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090220180 - Wheel bearing apparatus for a vehicle: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member formed, on its inner circumference, with double row outer raceway surfaces. An inner member includes a wheel hub integrally formed with a wheel mounting flange at its one end. The wheel hub outer circumference surface has double row inner raceway surfaces... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090220181 - Resin cage and rolling bearing: A resin snap cage 4 comprises a resin-made circular main part 10, a plurality of pockets 11 provided in one axial end face of the circular main part 10, and a circular reinforcing member 12 installed concentrically at the other end face in an axial direction of the circular main... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090220182 - Bearing apparatus for axle: An inner ring, an outer ring, a circular cone roller constituting a rolling elements arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, a first seal member arranged at an opening portion between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a second seal member arranged on an outer side... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090220183 - Wheel bearing assembly: A bearing assembly having improved impact Brinell resistance is provided. Due to a controlled gap between a rotating component and a non-rotating component or a vehicle suspension structure, the non-rotating component or the vehicle suspension structure is permitted to share impact loads caused by a sufficient side impact to the... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP