Patents by Inventor Bernard Wilm

Bernard Wilm 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).

  • Method of installing an antifriction bearing ring in a housing
    Patent number: 5911459
    Abstract: A method for installing the ring of an antifriction bearing in a bore of a housing or hub, wherein the ring is of a size that would interfere with the housing and prevent installation. The installation is done using a lengthwise force fit process without affecting the temperature of either the ring or housing at the bore by an inclined header rotating around the axis of the bore to apply an orbital, wobble, rolling movement to the ring and to press the ring into the bore. The interference of the bearing ring with the bore corresponds to tolerance fields set forth in DIN 7155.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: FAG Automobiltechnik AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Roland Langer, Bernard Wilm