Patents by Inventor Roy Orndorff

Roy Orndorff 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).

  • Integral bearing unit made from a slippery/polymer alloy
    Publication number: 20080063327
    Abstract: A bearing unit for holding a shaft, the bearing unit having a housing and integral lands extending inwardly from the inner surface of the housing for tangentially engaging the rotating shaft, the bearing unit being made from a slippery polymer alloy comprising a heterogeneous composition of a thermoplastic in a continuous phase, a thermoplastic rubber compound dispersed in the thermoplastic and a lubricant dispersed in the thermoplastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Duramax Marine, LLC an Ohio limited-liability company
    Inventor: Roy Orndorff
  • Stave bearing assembly and stave for a bearing assembly
    Publication number: 20050207683
    Abstract: A bearing stave for use in a water-lubricated bearing having a discontinuous surface with a plurality of discrete, separated contact locations for contacting the shaft, the discontinuous surface being made of slippery polymer alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Roy Orndorff