Patents by Inventor Bo Xiao Zhou

Bo Xiao Zhou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Low-friction seal
    Patent number: 9644678
    Abstract: An elastomeric seal, the seal (10) having an elastomeric part (15) with a contact surface (17) for contacting, in use, a movable surface (30), the contact surface having a distribution of dimples thereon, the dimples having a depth of at least 9 ?m, an aspect ratio of at least 0.2 and an area density of from 0.05 to 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Bo Xiao Zhou, Stellario Barbera
  • LOW-FRICTION SEAL
    Publication number: 20130187342
    Abstract: The present invention provides an elastomeric seal, the seal (10) having an elastomeric part (15) with a contact surface (17) for contacting, in use, a movable surface (30), the contact surface having a distribution of dimples thereon, the dimples having a depth of at least 9 ?m, an aspect ratio of at least 0.2 and an area density of from 0.05 to 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Bo Xiao Zhou, Stellario Barbera