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Bearings December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/09

20090324145 - Aerostatic device damper: An aerostatic device for ultra precision machine tools, the aerostatic device having a damping device for use at any angle, including vertical, and comprising a male part (14) having a projecting portion (16), a female part (10) having a channel (12) in which the projecting portion (16) of the male... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20090324146 - Linear guide unit: A linear guide unit, with a guide carriage arranged on a guide rail, and rolling bodies which circulate in circulating channels. Each circulating channel has a load section, a return section and two deflection sections endlessly connecting the load section to the return section. The load section is delimited by... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090324147 - Thin liquid film for a spindle motor gas bearing surface: A system and method are provided for reduced power consumption and reduced wear in a spindle motor. The spindle motor includes a fluid dynamic bearing containing gas defined between a stationary component and a rotatable component. A liquid layer is coated on at least a portion of at least one... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20090324148 - Fiber optic sensing device and method for monitoring foil bearings: A rotary machine includes a rotary component disposed to rotate with respect to a stationary component. A foil bearing is disposed between the stationary component and the rotary component and configured to rotatably support the rotary component. A fiber optic sensing system including one or more fiber optic sensors is... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20090324149 - Fluid dynamic bearing device: An outer peripheral surface (8d) of a bearing sleeve (8) is formed on a radially inside with respect to a first dynamic pressure generation portion (B1). In this case, it is possible to reduce a thickness of the bearing sleeve (8) while securing a first thrust dynamic pressure generating portion... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090324150 - Through-shaft fluid recirculation for a spindle motor: An apparatus and method are described for a fluid dynamic bearing motor as may be utilized in a disc drive memory system. A fluid seal is situated at a first axial end of a bearing, and a grooved pumping seal is situated at a second axial end of the bearing.... Agent: Wax Law Group

20090324151 - Slew bearing system: A slew bearing system includes a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring concentrically positioned relative to each other forming at least upper and lower raceways there between, a plurality of bearing rollers positioned in each raceway between the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring, a plurality... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20090324152 - Wheel support bearing assembly equipped with sensor: In a wheel support bearing assembly including double row rolling elements (3) between an outer member (1) and an inner member (2), a sensor unit (21) is fitted to one of the outer and inner members (1) and (2), which serves as a stationary member. The sensor unit (21) is... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090324153 - Element for sealing two parts that can be rotated in relation to one another: The invention relates to an element (10) for scaling two part (2, 3) that can be rotated in relation to one another Said element comprises at least one first sealing ring (11) consisting of a permanently elastic material, which is fixed to one of the two rotatable parts and comprises... Agent: Scott R Foster Pandiscio & Pandiscio

20090324154 - Wheel bearing apparatus: A bearing apparatus includes an inner ring including a flange a tubular portion which has an end face; an outer ring coupled to the inner ring through a plurality of rolling elements; and a drive force-receiving portion including a plurality of teeth which is radially formed on the end face... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090324155 - Tapered roller bearing: A tapered roller bearing comprises an inner ring having a conical surface-like raceway surface in it outer periphery and formed with a cone back face rib and a cone front face rib on the opposite sides of the raceway, an outer ring having a conical surface-like raceway in its inner... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090317025 - Steering yoke: A yoke for use in a rack and pinion steering assembly is described. The yoke may include a bearing surface that provides a low coefficient of friction, allowing for a greater biasing force against the rack shaft. The materials and design of the yoke can provide for a quieter system... Agent: Saint-gobain/gtpp

20090317026 - Bearing structure, toner storage device and image forming apparatus provided with the bearing structure: A bearing structure for a rotary member includes a rotary shaft provided in the rotary member, a flange formed at an end portion of the rotary shaft, the flange having a portion projecting radially outward from the rotary shaft, a shaft end portion projecting from the rotary shaft longitudinally outward... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090317027 - Position sensing assembly: A position sensing assembly includes a bearing element and a helically shaped rotational member used to drive a portion of a sensor assembly, such as a Digital Rotary Magnetic Encoder. Interaction between the bearing element and a helically shaped rotational member minimizes the presence of backlash in the position sensing... Agent: Bainwood, Huang & Associates, LLC

20090317028 - Seal assembly in situ lifetime measurement: A bearing system for bearing between two members including a polymer bearing disposed between the two members, a measurement device disposed within the bearing for measuring an aspect of at least one of the bearing and the environment between the two members, the device creating a signal related to the... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20090317029 - Bearing system: A bearing system includes an inner ring that surrounds an axis of rotation, an outer ring spaced radially outwards from the inner ring, and a cage that is positioned between the inner and outer rings to support a plurality of bearing elements. The inner ring includes an axial slot that... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090317030 - Angular contact roller bearings, in particular multi-row ball roller bearings: The invention relates to an angular contact roller bearing having an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, a plurality of ball rollers arranged between the rings, and a bearing cage. The ball rollers in the two adjacent rows have pressure angle axes extending parallel to one another and are... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090317031 - Roller bearing unit and gas control valve arrangement comprising a roller bearing unit: A roller bearing unit, in particular, a needle bearing unit, which has an outer ring, a roller body cage, roller bodies and several sealing rings. The roller bodies are housed in the roller body cage and are supported externally in the radial direction against the inner surface of the outer... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090310892 - Linear motion guide apparatus having changeable sealing structure: A linear motion guide device includes a slider slidably attached onto a guide rail, two end caps attached to two ends of the slider and each having a channel formed between two legs, two sealing members attached to the legs and located at two opposite side portions of the guide... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090310893 - Sliding mechanism: A sliding mechanism used in a portable electronic device is described. The sliding mechanism includes a fixed piece, a sliding piece and a friction reducing assembly. The fixed piece includes a main body and two sliding rails disposed at two opposite edges of the main body. The sliding piece is... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090310894 - Slide rail: A slide rail includes an outer rail, an intermediate rail slidably received in the outer rail, a first inner rail slidably received in the intermediate rail opposite to the outer rail, a second inner rail slidably received in the intermediate rail opposite to the outer rail, a protuberance disposed on... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090310895 - Bi-stable slider mechanism, associated devices and methods: A slider mechanism, for an electronic device, the slider mechanism comprising first and second parts arranged to be linearly slideable with respect to one another along an axis of the slider mechanism, the first part comprising a shaft and a biasing mechanism, the shaft extending in the axial sliding direction... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20090310896 - Tilting pad journal bearing mounted with stepped seal tooth at oil supply part disposed between bearing pads: A tilting pad journal bearing mounted with a stepped seal tooth at an oil supply part disposed between bearing pads is disclosed. More particularly, the tilting pad journal bearing is formed by mounting a plurality of the bearing pads between an inner circumference of a bearing case and an outer... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090310897 - Vehicle-wheel rolling bearing: A vehicle-wheel rolling bearing H includes a cylindrical fixed ring 1 which is fixed to a vehicle body; rotary rings 2 and 3 which are inserted through the fixed ring 1 so as to be rotatable therein; and plural rows of rolling elements 5 which are disposed between the fixed... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090310898 - Method for producing a rolling bearing component and rolling bearing component: A method for producing a rolling bearing component with a carbon gradient, at least in the region of its outer layer, wherein molten metal is sprayed onto a carrier in a spraying process, the carbon content of the metal to be sprayed on being varied during the spraying operation.... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090310899 - Double row tapered roller bearing unit: Both outer-side inner ring elements 14 apply preload to respective tapered rollers 16 by being pressed from both sides in an axial direction by an outwardly-directed, flange-like collar 30, formed on an outer circumferential surface of one end among both ends in the axial direction of an inner-side outer ring... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090304312 - Motion guide device and attachment for motion guide device: The motion guide device has a raceway rail 1 and a moving block 2 mounted on the raceway rail 1 slidably via rollers 3 as rolling elements. Onto each moving-directional end of the moving block 2, an endplate 32 is attached which has a direction change path 6 formed therein... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090304313 - Compliant hybrid gas journal bearing using integral wire mesh dampers: A compliant hybrid gas journal bearing includes compliant hybrid bearing pads having a hydrostatic recess and a capillary restrictor for providing a flow of pressurized gas to the bearing. The bearing also includes an inner rim adjacent the bearing pads, an outer rim and a damper bridge between the inner... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090304314 - Gas bearing fabrication method: A method of fabricating a bearing surface (11,13) for a gas or air bearing (2) is described. The method comprises taking a bulk bearing portion (30; 44) having at least one bearing surface region and providing a coating (32; 42) on the bearing surface region to define at least one... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090304315 - Bushing kits, bearings, and methods of installation: At least one embodiment of the invention generally relates to a bushing kit (102) and method of installing the same with a mandrel (300) having a tapered region (304). The bushing kit comprises an inner member (110) and an outer bushing (108). The inner member may include an inner surface... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090304316 - Horizontal shaft type rotary machine: The invention provides a horizontal shaft type rotary machine capable of simply feeding oil into thrust bearing devices. Leak oil introduction means are provided in the circumferential end parts of thrust bearing devices, for introducing leak oil of lubrication oil from horizontal type slide bearing devices onto slide surfaces of... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090304317 - Bearing cage: Bearing cage, in particular for rolling bearings, with a first cage portion and a second cage portion. According to the invention, the first cage portion has at least one first engagement element, and the second cage portion has at least one second engagement element, and these engagement elements can be... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090304318 - Electrolytic erosion preventing insulated rolling bearing, manufacturing method thereof, and bearing device: In order to ensure high levels of insulation performance, and low cost, and have an excellent external appearance, as a ceramic constituting an insulating coating 6 being a ceramic coating layer, one with alumina as its main component, and in which the content of titanium oxide is limited to 0.01... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090304319 - Bearing device for wheel: It is an object of the present invention to allow an assembly of retainers and tapered rollers to be easily incorporated into an outer ring having a rib portion on an inner peripheral surface on an outboard side thereof, whereby helping to achieve an improvement in terms of assembly workability.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090304320 - Radial cylinder roller bearing: A radial cylinder roller bearing that has an outer ring and an inner ring, both of which have a cylindrical running surface for cylinder rollers of at least one row of cylinder rollers. Each cylinder roller is braced between a loose marginal ring associated with the inner or outer ring... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090304321 - Cage for a roller bearing and method of producing the same: A cage for a roller bearing comprises a base body with a plurality of pockets for the reception of the roller elements of the roller bearing. At least a part of the surface of the base body is coated with a layer consisting of or containing fullerene-like carbon nitride (FL-CNx),... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC