Patents Examined by James Pilkington
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Patent number: 12228174Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a housing having an annular interior portion, a bearing disposed radially inboard of the annular interior portion and operable to move axially along the annular interior portion, a first retainer operable between an assembled condition, wherein the first retainer extends axially along the annular interior portion a first distance, and a removed condition, and a second retainer operable between an assembled condition, wherein the second retainer extends axially along the annular interior portion a second distance, and a removed condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: Dennis Roffe
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Patent number: 12222001Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a radial sliding bearing may include coupling superhard contact elements to support rings where each superhard contact element includes a superhard contact surface and forming at least some of the superhard contact surfaces to comprise an arcute or a planar surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: US Synthetic CorporationInventor: S. Barrett Peterson
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Patent number: 12222007Abstract: A bearing unit for a marble cutting machine has a radially outer ring, rotatable with respect to an axis of rotation (X) and is provided with a radially outer flange portion. Additionally, the bearing unit is provided with a stationary radially inner ring with a through hole in which the ratio between a dimension of an internal diameter (D) of the through hole and a dimension of the axial thickness (T) of the radially inner ring is between about 6.7 and about 11.1. A row of rolling bodies is interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring. A sealing shield is made of composite material and interposed between the radially inner ring and the radially outer ring, rotatable with respect to the rotation axis (X) and steadily anchored to the radially outer ring. The shield is provided with a sensor molded in it.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Andrea A. Bertolini, Fausto Baracca, Fabio Cavacece, Pasquale Frezza, Alessio Nebbia Colomba
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Patent number: 12222000Abstract: A sliding linear motion guide device that is to be provided between a supporting body and a movable body is provided with: a rail (300) having a first guiding surface (302) and second guiding surfaces (304, 306) which are inclined; a carriage (200) having a receiving recess for receiving at least part of the rail and having a first sliding surface (204) facing the first guiding surface of the rail and second sliding surfaces (206, 208) facing the respective second guiding surfaces; and sliding members (10) each of which is a thin plate attached to one of the sliding surfaces. The sliding members each have a lubricant pocket (14) which is a recess surrounded by a land part (12).Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshio Hoshi
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Patent number: 12215741Abstract: A guide device includes a track member and a moving member with rolling elements interposed therebetween. A lubricating path is formed in the moving member for supplying lubricant to a circulation path for the rolling elements. The lubricating path has a common path including an inlet portion that serves as a supply port for the lubricant, a first path through which grease flows, and a second path through which lubricating oil flows. A cross-sectional area of the second path is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first path, and in the common path, a second communication portion of the second path is located closer to the inlet portion than a first communication portion of the first path. Further, the guide device includes a plug member for blocking the inlet portion of the common path, the plug member being removable and able to be moved within the common path.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: THK CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Yasutake, Ryuji Furusawa, Ryunosuke Ozeki, Ryosuke Maruki
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Patent number: 12203502Abstract: An improved configuration for a bearing housing assembly is disclosed herein in which a ring can be configured to be secured in at least two positions such that the bearing assembly positioned inside of the housing can be retained in either a fixed state or a floating state. The ring can be configured to be secured at least partially within the housing in at least a first configuration and a second configuration, such that: (i) the ring is configured to abut the bearing assembly in the first configuration such that the bearing assembly is axially fixed relative to the housing, and (ii) the ring is configured to be spaced apart from the bearing assembly in the second configuration such that the bearing assembly is axially displaceable within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Dennis Roffe, James Brown
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Patent number: 12196268Abstract: A retention assembly for a bearing assembly is disclosed herein. The retention assembly includes an inner ring defining an outer surface including a shoulder on an axial end of the inner ring. The outer surface includes at least one first area having a tapered profile and at least one second area defining a seat with the shoulder defined between the at least one first area and the at least one second area. A collar includes an inner surface defining a groove. A snap ring is arranged partially within the groove of the collar and is configured to face the shoulder and the seat of the inner ring.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: Chris Hutchison
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Patent number: 12196258Abstract: A spherical plain bearing includes an outer ring having a concave interior spherical surface, and an inner member having a convex exterior spherical surface. The inner member is pivotally disposed in the outer ring such that the inner member and the outer ring are angularly misalignable relative to one another. The spherical plain bearing includes an angular misalignment restraint system which includes an inner member restraint feature on the inner member and an outer ring restraint feature on the outer member. The first and second portions are spaced apart when the inner member and the outer ring are angularly misaligned relative to one another by less than a predetermined maximum angle ?, and come into abutment when the inner member and the outer ring are angularly misaligned relative to one another by angle ?. The abutment prevents any further relative angular misalignment of the inner member and the outer ring.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.Inventors: Brian Rowe, Jr., James Voisine
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Patent number: 12196261Abstract: A friction of a planetary gearbox, having first and second rotatably connected components. Oil adjacent an oil feed pocket of the first component is directed into a bearing clearance. The oil is directed into the pocket by a line that opens into the pocket. An oil supply unit supplies oil to the bearing clearance at a defined pressure. A ratio between the pulse, via which the oil is directed into the bearing clearance and which corresponds to the product of the square of the inflow rate of the oil into the clearance and the oil density, and the pulse of the oil which adheres to the internal side of the second component ?5*10?3. The pulse of the oil adhering to the second component is equal to the product of the square of the velocity of the oil adhering to the second component and the oil density.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Stephan Uhkötter, Uwe Kracht, Wolfram Kurz-Hardjosoekatmo, Rens Douma, Ivo Martin
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Patent number: 12196264Abstract: Disclosed is a rotatable module, which includes a lower ring and an upper ring, wherein a top surface of the lower ring forms a concentrically-arranged annular groove, and the upper ring is embedded in the annular groove to form a coaxial rotational fit with the lower ring; the lower ring includes a first half-ring and a second half-ring that are detachably spliced into a ring, and the upper ring includes a third half-ring and a fourth half-ring that are detachably spliced into a ring. The invention is easy to collect and store, takes up less space, and has better portability.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2024Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Inventor: Xiaohe Huang
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Patent number: 12196257Abstract: A bearing device includes: at least one bearing that has a rolling element and a raceway surface to support a main shaft; a member disposed on a path through which pressing force generating a preload between the rolling element and the raceway surface is transmitted; and at least one load sensor element fixed to the member to measure the pressing force. At least one load sensor element is a chip component including a thin film pattern of which resistance changes according to the pressing force and a protective layer that insulates and protects thin film pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Koike, Yasuyuki Fukushima, Yusuke Shibuya, Daichi Kondou
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Patent number: 12196255Abstract: A hub bearing 1 including an outer ring 2 that serves as a stationary side raceway ring, a hub wheel 3 and an inner ring 5 serving as a rotatable side raceway ring, balls 4 serving as a plurality of rolling elements disposed between a raceway surface of the stationary side raceway ring and a raceway surface of the rotatable side raceway ring, and grease that lubricates a rolling contact part between each of the raceway surfaces and the rolling elements. The surface roughness of at least one raceway surface selected from the raceway surface of the stationary side raceway ring and the raceway surface of the rotatable side raceway ring in the rolling contact part is 0.03 ?m Ra or less.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoya Sakaguchi, Naoto Shibuya, Makoto Seki
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Patent number: 12196265Abstract: A motor vehicle drive wheel assembly comprising a fixed subassembly comprising two outer raceways; and, a rotating subassembly comprising a first inner race, a second inner race and two rows of balls arranged in two pitch planes PP1 and PP2. The second inner bearing race has an outer diameter, measured in a section plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation and located between the first pitch plane and the second pitch plane, at a measurement distance DM of the first pitch plane, which is greater than a given threshold value VS.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: NTN-SNR ROULEMENTSInventors: Alexandre Baudu, Vincent Pourroy-Solari, Siegfried Ruhland
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Patent number: 12188518Abstract: A bearing arrangement for the mounting of a container processing carousel with respect to a base frame of a container processing apparatus in a beverage filling installation, comprising including a bearing shaft which extends along a longitudinal axis, a bearing cup which is rotatable relative to the bearing shaft, an adjusted bearing assembly, arranged between the bearing shaft and the bearing cup, for the mounting of the bearing cup with respect to the bearing shaft, and a ring-shaped preload unit for imparting a specified preload to the adjusted bearing assembly, wherein the ring-shaped preload unit includes a multiplicity of spring assemblies, which are distributed uniformly in a circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis, for applying the preload to the adjusted bearing assembly. A container processing apparatus including the bearing arrangement, and a method for preloading an adjusted bearing assembly of the bearing arrangement are described.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Albert Echtenacher, Markus Schoenfelder
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Patent number: 12188521Abstract: A rolling bearing fully-filled with plastic oil comprises an outer ring, an inner ring, a rolling element between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, a cage, and a plastic oil to provide lubrication for the bearing. The plastic oil includes a porous lubricating material containing oil. The plastic oil in a fluid state is combined with the rolling element and the cage to present a plastic state and forms an assembly of the rolling element, the cage and the plastic oil after the plastic oil is heated and cured with the bearing. When the bearing is running, the assembly revolves, the rolling element rotates in a window or pocket of the cage, and the lubricating oil contained in micropores of the plastic oil spills out of the micropores to lubricate the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignees: LUOYANG MTP LUBRICATION TECH CO., LTD., SHANGHAI F&S BEARING TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Lianchun Zhao, Zhiwu Zheng, Sicheng Zhao, Shuying Chen
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Patent number: 12188519Abstract: A friction bearing of a planetary gearbox, has first and second rotatably connected components. Oil adjacent an oil feed pocket of the first component is directed into the bearing clearance between the components. The oil is directed into the pocket by a first line that opens into the pocket. The profile of the line conjointly with the radial direction of the bearing clearance encloses an angle to direct the oil from the line into the oil feed pocket, the angle being approximately 5°-60° to the radial direction of the bearing clearance and in the main rotation direction of the second component in relation to the first component, or at an angle of approximately 5°-20° to the radial direction of the bearing clearance and in the circumferential direction of the bearing clearance and counter to the main rotation direction of the second component to the first component.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Stephan Uhkötter, Uwe Kracht, Wolfram Kurz-Hardjosoekatmo, Rens Douma, Ivo Martin
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Patent number: 12188520Abstract: A rolling bearing assembly includes an inner ring and an outer ring that are coaxial about an axis of rotation and between which rolling elements are arranged. An annular metal rolling bearing cage is centered about the axis of rotation and arranged radially between the inner ring and the outer ring, the annular cage having recesses for retaining rolling elements, an outer annular face facing the outer ring, and an inner annular face facing the inner ring. At least one insert at least one tubular portion engaged in a recess of the annular cage, a tubular portion of the insert being connected at one radial end to a rim arranged in abutment against the inner annular face or the outer annular face of the annular cage. A latching means on the insert cooperates with a latching means in the annular cage to hold the insert in a recess.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventor: Geoffray Fernand Jacques Deterre
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Patent number: 12180997Abstract: A bearing for a bicycle has an outer collar, an inner collar, and an annular gasket. The outer collar and the inner collar are each made of a material comprising one of a self-lubricating material or a metal coated with a self-lubricating coating. The inner collar is mounted rotatably in the outer collar. The annular gasket is mounted between the outer collar and the inner collar, abuts with corresponding surfaces of the outer collar and the inner collar, and is made of a material having a hardness harder than a hardness of the materials for the inner collar and the outer collar.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: GLORY WHEEL ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.Inventor: Chien-Hao Lee
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Patent number: 12181000Abstract: A deep groove ball bearing with a split cage includes an outer ring, an inner ring, steel balls, an upper frame body, a bearing frame, and a lower frame body. Pocket grooves are formed in the bearing frame. The bearing frame is provided with a connecting piece. A first insertion groove and a second insertion groove are formed in both side walls of the connecting piece. A connecting groove is formed in a bottom surface of each of the pocket grooves. An oil storage cavity is formed in the upper frame body. The oil storage cavity is provided with a positioning flange at an opening. The positioning flange is in insertion fit with the connecting groove. The lower frame body is provided with arc-shaped grooves at positions corresponding to the pocket grooves. A connecting seat is formed on the lower frame body.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: C&U COMPANY LIMITED.Inventors: Xuefeng Bai, Jialiang Xu
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Patent number: 12180996Abstract: A bearing includes a washer and a retention band. The washer includes an annular portion, a cylindrical outer flange, and a radius portion connecting the outer portion to the flange. The retention band includes a cylindrical ring disposed radially inside of the cylindrical outer flange, and a tab extending radially outward from the cylindrical ring. In an example embodiment, the tab extends radially outside of the washer. In some example embodiments, the cylindrical ring has a split. In an example embodiment, the split is circumferentially offset from the tab. In an example embodiment, the retention band also includes an axial leg connecting the tab to the cylindrical ring. In an example embodiment, the retention band has exactly one tab. In an example embodiment, the retention band has a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: James Brown, Charles Schwab, Steven Corn