Patents by Inventor John Delbert Bere

John Delbert Bere 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).

  • Patent number: 6318900
    Abstract: A one-piece ball bearing mounting member 16 is provided for mounting a ball bearing in a housing. The mounting member includes a ring member 18. Tolerance take-up structure 22 extends from the ring member 18 in one direction and is constructed and arranged to engage at least a portion of a periphery of a ball bearing. At least a portion of the tolerance take-up structure 22 is resilient so that when inserted into the housing the resilient portion contacts a wall of the housing to take-up tolerances between the periphery of the ball bearing and the wall of the housing. A retaining structure 34 extends from the ring member 18 in a direction opposite the one direction. The retaining structure 34 is constructed and arranged 1) to permit insertion of the ball bearing mounting member into the housing in an insertion direction, and 2) to prevent movement of the ball bearing mounting member from the housing in a direction opposite the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: John Delbert Bere, Stefan Zenon Smorowski