Patents by Inventor Robert Ringle

Robert Ringle 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).

  • Wire-formed bearing cage
    Patent number: 10955004
    Abstract: A bearing cage is formed from a single piece of wire bent into shape and includes a first axial end ring, a second axial end ring including a distal end of the single piece of wire, a plurality of axially-extending bridge portions between the first and second axial end rings, and a plurality of circumferentially-extending connection portions interconnecting adjacent bridge portions. The connection portions are alternately positioned adjacent the first and second axial end rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: The Timken Company
    Inventors: Rahul Chaudhari, Robert Ringle, Douglas H. Smith
  • WIRE-FORMED BEARING CAGE
    Publication number: 20210003174
    Abstract: A bearing cage is formed from a single piece of wire bent into shape and includes a first axial end ring, a second axial end ring including a distal end of the single piece of wire, a plurality of axially-extending bridge portions between the first and second axial end rings, and a plurality of circumferentially-extending connection portions interconnecting adjacent bridge portions. The connection portions are alternately positioned adjacent the first and second axial end rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Rahul Chaudhari, Robert Ringle, Douglas H. Smith