Patents by Inventor David M. Prock

David M. Prock 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 cage with T-shaped pitoling pads
    Patent number: 5816713
    Abstract: Two end rims are spaced along a common axis and are connected by crossbars such that elongated pockets are formed for rollers. Piloting pads extend axially along the crossbars and a portion of the end rims and extend circumferentially along a portion of the ends of the roller pockets. A radially outward surface of the end rims is recessed with respect to the piloting pads and provides a lubrication channel connecting the roller pockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: David M. Prock, John S. Hayward, Christopher Senger