Patents by Inventor Rainer Schöder

Rainer Schöder 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).

  • Self-aligning antifriction bearing and cage for said self-aligning antifriction bearing
    Patent number: 7427163
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-aligning antifriction bearing (1) comprising at least one first row (9) of rolling bodies (11) and a second row (10) of rolling bodies (11) adjacent to said first row (9) of rolling bodies (11), whereby every row (9, 10) comprises balls (5) and rollers (6) disposed peripherally about a central axis of the self-aligning antifriction bearing (1). The bearing is characterized in that the balls (5) have a greater outer diameter (28) than the rollers (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Rainer Schöder, Martin Grehn