Patents by Inventor Roland Worsley

Roland Worsley 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: 10119573
    Abstract: A piston bearing unit having an actuating piston which has a receiving region. The actuating piston is designed to actuate an element by way of a linear movement. The piston bearing unit also comprises a bearing having a first raceway and a second raceway, wherein the bearing is designed for mounting the actuating piston rotatably with respect to the element. The first raceway and the second raceway are at least partially accommodated in the receiving region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Benoit Arnault, Eric Baudez, Andreas Heile, Gwenael Le Bars, Robert D. Pecak, Lance A Petzold, Thomas Wolf, Roland Worsley
  • Patent number: 9410555
    Abstract: A sealing assembly includes a seal support having a support ring made from an elastomeric material, at least one seal element having a ring made from a polymer material, and an abutment ring against which a radial portion of the seal element axially abuts. The seal element is connected in a materially-bonded manner to the support ring along a first radially outer portion of the seal element, and the seal element axially abuts on the abutment ring along a second radially inner portion of the seal element. The seal element and the abutment ring are free of any connection along the second radially inner portion of the seal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Helmut Benedix, Juergen Kurth, Willy Seewald, Roland Worsley
  • Publication number: 20160053813
    Abstract: A piston bearing unit having an actuating piston which has a receiving region. The actuating piston is designed to actuate an element by way of a linear movement. The piston bearing unit also comprises a bearing having a first raceway and a second raceway, wherein the bearing is designed for mounting the actuating piston rotatably with respect to the element. The first raceway and the second raceway are at least partially accommodated in the receiving region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Benoit ARNAULT, Eric BAUDEZ, Andreas HEILE, Gwenael LE BARS, Robert D. PECAK, Lance A. PETZOLD, Thomas WOLF, Roland WORSLEY
  • Publication number: 20150042044
    Abstract: A sealing assembly includes a seal support having a support ring made from an elastomeric material, at least one seal element having a ring made from a polymer material, and an abutment ring against which a radial portion of the seal element axially abuts. The seal element is connected in a materially-bonded manner to the support ring along a first radially outer portion of the seal element, and the seal element axially abuts on the abutment ring along a second radially inner portion of the seal element. The seal element and the abutment ring are free of any connection along the second radially inner portion of the seal element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Helmut Benedix, Juergen Kurth, Willy Seewald, Roland Worsley
  • Patent number: 8651496
    Abstract: A seal to seal a gap between a rotatable component (4, 18) and a non-rotatable component comprises: A fastening section adapted to be fixedly mounted in relation to the non-rotatable component, a sleeve-like section (3) adapted to be mounted around the rotatable component (4, 18), a resilient section (7) between the sleeve-like and fastening section comprising an arcuate portion (8), and in an unmounted condition, the sleeve-like section (3) has an inner diameter, DSEAL, with a predefined magnitude relative to an outer diameter of the rotating component, DSHAFT, such that 0.9?DSEAL/DSHAFT?1.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Jürgen Kurth, Clifford Roland Worsley
  • Publication number: 20120260937
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a surface of a component includes a high voltage source having a cathode configured to be electrically connected with the surface of the component. An ionization electrode includes at least one individual electrode configured to be electrically connected with an anode of the high voltage source. A movable carriage moves the ionization electrode relative to the surface of the component so that an electric field generated between the ionization electrode and the surface of the component is also moved relative to the surface of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Wolfgang Glaentz, Tilmann Haar, Steffen Hain, Andreas Kern-Trautmann, Jochen Lorenscheit, Ingo Schulz, Roland Worsley
  • Publication number: 20110031701
    Abstract: A seal to seal a gap between a rotatable component (4, 18) and a non-rotatable component comprises: A fastening section adapted to be fixedly mounted in relation to the non-rotatable component, a sleeve-like section (3) adapted to be mounted around the rotatable component (4, 18), a resilient section (7) between the sleeve-like and fastening section comprising an arcuate portion (8), and in an unmounted condition, the sleeve-like section (3) has an inner diameter, DSEAL, with a predefined magnitude relative to an outer diameter of the rotating component, DSHAFT, such that 0.9?DSEAL/DSHAFT?1.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Jürgen Kurth, Cliffor Roland Worsley