Patents by Inventor Andriy Volodymyrovych Rychahivskyy

Andriy Volodymyrovych Rychahivskyy 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).

  • Bearing and method of inhibiting crack propagation in a bearing component
    Patent number: 8967875
    Abstract: A bearing includes a liquid lubricant and at least one ceramic component, which, during operation of the bearing, is subject to rolling contact load. A tribological surface of the at least one ceramic component is impregnated with a sealant, such that the liquid lubricant is prevented from entering discontinuities in the tribological surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Andriy Volodymyrovych Rychahivskyy, Charlotte Vieillard, Xiaobo Zhou
  • BEARING AND METHOD OF INHIBITING CRACK PROPAGATION IN A BEARING COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20130315520
    Abstract: The present invention relates a bearing comprising a liquid lubricant and at least one ceramic component (105, 115, 125), which, during operation of the bearing, is subject to rolling contact load. According to the invention, a tribological surface (110, 120, 130) of the at least one ceramic component is impregnated with a sealant, such that the liquid lubricant is prevented from entering discontinuities in the tribological surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Andriy Volodymyrovych Rychahivskyy, Charlotte Vieillard, Xiaobo Zhou