Patents by Inventor Andreas Geyer

Andreas Geyer 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).

  • Ball bearing for longitudinal movements
    Patent number: 6068404
    Abstract: A ball bearing for permitting longitudinal movements with respect to a shaft includes a cage provided with at least two longitudinally extending guide tracks having opposite ends that are connected by semicircular turn around tracks. A plurality of balls are positioned in the guide tracks, with balls positioned in one of the guide tracks forming load-bearing balls and balls positioned in another one of the guide tracks forming non-load-bearing balls. The longitudinally extending guide track for the load-bearing balls is provided with a slit that is open radially inwardly for passage of the balls in a direction radially inwardly towards the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: SKF Linearsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Andreas Geyer, Hermann Glockner, Holger Kristandt, Zoltan Laszlofalvi, Uwe Mayer, Henryk Velde, Lothar Walter