Patents by Inventor Steven OPACIC

Steven OPACIC 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: 9194429
    Abstract: A bearing cage for a rolling element bearing assembly, the bearing cage including a cage body having an inner surface defining a bore coaxially aligned with the principal rotational axis of the bearing cage; a plurality of pockets, each pocket being suitable for housing a rolling element of the rolling element bearing assembly, the pockets being arranged sequentially around the cage body with respect to the principal rotational axis of the bearing cage; and a skirt projecting from the cage body in the axial direction; characterized by a flow deflector projecting from the skirt in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Daren Richard Ashmore, James Alan Plant, Steven Opacic
  • Publication number: 20150043861
    Abstract: A bearing cage for a rolling element bearing assembly, the bearing cage including a cage body having an inner surface defining a bore coaxially aligned with the principal rotational axis of the bearing cage; a plurality of pockets, each pocket being suitable for housing a rolling element of the rolling element bearing assembly, the pockets being arranged sequentially around the cage body with respect to the principal rotational axis of the bearing cage; and a skirt projecting from the cage body in the axial direction; characterized by a flow deflector projecting from the skirt in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Daren Richard ASHMORE, James Alan PLANT, Steven OPACIC