Patents by Inventor Samuel O. Ricard

Samuel O. Ricard 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).

  • Split bearing ring and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 6485186
    Abstract: A strip of metal is wrapped into a ring configuration such that ends of the strip are positioned in a predetermined relationship to each other. The ends of the strip are attached together by a temporary weld joining the two ends of the strip, thereby forming a temporary continuous ring. After heat treating the temporary continuous ring, the ring is separated at the temporary weld to provide a heat treated split bearing ring with a controlled clearance at the split.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Eric A. Wood, Samuel O. Ricard
  • Split bearing ring and method for manufacturing same
    Publication number: 20020067873
    Abstract: A strip of metal is wrapped into a ring configuration such that ends of the strip are positioned in a predetermined relationship to each other. The ends of the strip are attached together by a temporary weld joining the two ends of the strip, thereby forming a temporary continuous ring. After heat treating the temporary continuous ring, the ring is separated at the temporary weld to provide a heat treated split bearing ring with a controlled clearance at the split.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Eric A. Wood, Samuel O. Ricard