Patents by Inventor Sten Thunberg

Sten Thunberg 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: 9273726
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method to produce a cage (1) for a rolling bearing (40), wherein the method comprises the steps of; —(10): providing an elongated metal profile (1) comprising a first and second distant ends (12, 13), wherein the metal profile (1) is essentially ring-shaped, —(20): subsequently joining the first and second ends (12, 13) of the metal profile (1) to thereby form a closed ring (1), —(30): forming in the closed ring (1) a plurality of openings (14) on at least one axial side face of the ring (1), wherein the openings (14) are meant to receive at least one rolling element (43) of the rolling bearing (40), and wherein the forming of the openings (14) is made by drilling from the axial side face of the ring (1). Furthermore, the invention regards a cage (1) and a rolling bearing (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Sten Thunberg, Christophe Baillie, Sachin Naik
  • Publication number: 20150016764
    Abstract: A method to produce a cage for a rolling bearing, wherein the method comprises steps of: providing an elongated metal profile comprising a first and second distant ends, wherein the metal profile is essentially ring-shaped, subsequently joining the first and second ends of the metal profile to thereby form a closed ring, forming in the closed ring a plurality of openings on at least one axial side face of the ring, wherein the openings are meant to receive at least one rolling element of the rolling bearing, and wherein the forming of the openings is made by drilling from the axial side face of the ring. Furthermore, the invention regards a cage and a rolling bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Sten Thunberg, Christophe Baillie, Sachin Naik