Patents by Inventor Benjamin Michael

Benjamin Michael 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).

  • A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GUIDE ROLLER, AND CORRESPONDING GUIDE ROLLER AND WIRE ROLLING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20240139879
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a guide roller for hot wire rolling includes the steps of providing a guide roller made of an Al alloy, the guide roller including a wire guiding surface, and applying a coating onto at least a part of the wire guiding surface by a metallic wire Direct Energy Deposition (DED) operation and/or a metallic powder DED operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Marcus C. ANDERSSON, Benjamin MICHAEL, Gregory DUNON
  • Bicycle rolling-element bearing assembly
    Patent number: 10948016
    Abstract: A bicycle rolling-element bearing assembly includes an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the outer bearing ring and the inner bearing ring and rotatably supporting the outer bearing ring relative to the inner bearing ring, and a lubricant reservoir, configured as a first cage, for storing and dispensing a lubricant, the first cage including bridge elements extending between the rolling elements and at least one side ring connecting the bridge elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Benjamin Michael
  • Spherical roller bearing
    Patent number: 10844903
    Abstract: A spherical roller bearing includes at least one outer ring and one inner ring and at least one rolling element disposed between the at least one outer ring and the one inner ring. The outer ring is axially enlarged with respect to the inner ring in a one-sided manner on a load-zone side of the spherical roller bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Benjamin Michael
  • Guide roller
    Patent number: 10702901
    Abstract: A guide roller configured to guide a wire to or from a work roller in a wire rolling line includes a rolling-element bearing having a rotatable outer ring, a fixed inner ring, and rolling elements between the outer ring and the inner ring. The outer ring has a profile configured to guide the wire on a radially outer surface thereof. The guide roller is configured as a double row preloaded rolling-element bearing and is installable as a finished component on a fixed shaft of the wire rolling line without adjusting the preload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Henning Kern, Benjamin Michael
  • Bicycle rolling-element bearing assembly
    Patent number: 10436253
    Abstract: A bicycle rolling-element bearing assembly includes an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the outer bearing ring and the inner bearing ring and rotatably supporting the outer bearing ring relative to the inner bearing ring, and a lubricant reservoir, configured as a first cage, for storing and dispensing a lubricant, the first cage including bridge elements extending between the rolling elements and at least one side ring connecting the bridge elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Benjamin Michael
  • BICYCLE ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190257359
    Abstract: A bicycle rolling-element bearing assembly includes an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the outer bearing ring and the inner bearing ring and rotatably supporting the outer bearing ring relative to the inner bearing ring, and a lubricant reservoir, configured as a first cage, for storing and dispensing a lubricant, the first cage including bridge elements extending between the rolling elements and at least one side ring connecting the bridge elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Benjamin Michael
  • GUIDE ROLLER
    Publication number: 20180193890
    Abstract: A guide roller configured to guide a wire to or from a work roller in a wire rolling line includes a rolling-element bearing having a rotatable outer ring, a fixed inner ring, and rolling elements between the outer ring and the inner ring. The outer ring has a profile configured to guide the wire on a radially outer surface thereof. The guide roller is configured as a double row preloaded rolling-element bearing and is installable as a finished component on a fixed shaft of the wire rolling line without adjusting the preload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Henning Kern, Benjamin Michael
  • BICYCLE ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180003232
    Abstract: A bicycle rolling-element bearing assembly includes an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the outer bearing ring and the inner bearing ring and rotatably supporting the outer bearing ring relative to the inner bearing ring, and a lubricant reservoir, configured as a first cage, for storing and dispensing a lubricant, the first cage including bridge elements extending between the rolling elements and at least one side ring connecting the bridge elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Benjamin Michael
  • SPHERICAL ROLLER BEARING
    Publication number: 20170108036
    Abstract: A spherical roller bearing includes at least one outer ring and one inner ring and at least one rolling element disposed between the at least one outer ring and the one inner ring. The outer ring is axially enlarged with respect to the inner ring in a one-sided manner on a load-zone side of the spherical roller bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Benjamin Michael