Bearing, Bushing, Or Pillow Block Patents (Class D15/143)
  • Patent number: 7004636
    Abstract: The concept of the invention is based on a machine housing with a bearing housing, the bearing seat of which is connected to a housing wall of the machine housing by a bearing housing wall provided with ribs (42, 43) and is subjected to radially directed forces (11, 44). The proposal is made that the bearing housing wall possess at least one ring shaped annular rib (42) which at least partially encompasses the bearing seat in an area (21), the angle (?) of inclination of which, relative to its original unloaded condition, would change itself to the greatest extent under load (11). Further proposed is that a plurality of additional ribs (43) run transverse to the annular rib (42). Thereby, with a relatively small consumption of material, a good shape-retention is achieved. In addition, a tilting of the bearing seat and the bearing is held to a lesser extent than is the case of conventional bearing housing structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Arnulf Deschler
  • Patent number: D436117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventor: William Chuang
  • Patent number: D502474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Linak A/S
    Inventor: Howard Raarup
  • Patent number: D502477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Inventors: Darryl Beadle, Kurt Blankemeyer, Hung Nguyen
  • Patent number: D440581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Corporation
    Inventors: William Eugene Sherman, II, Randall Michael Zonca, Timothy James Posey, David Thomas Sadanowicz
  • Patent number: D440990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Go Asai
  • Patent number: D441381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryushiro Kaneko, Shinji Miyazoe
  • Patent number: D442197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Industrial Door Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Willet
  • Patent number: D443285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gen Sasaki, Shinichi Akao
  • Patent number: D443627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Maryland Wire Belts, Inc.
    Inventor: H. William West
  • Patent number: D444802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: JLV Industries Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kingsley Bruce Dyson, Derek Alfred Sealey
  • Patent number: D509520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Linak A/S
    Inventors: Norbert Klinke, Christian Platz
  • Patent number: D446229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junya Kaneko
  • Patent number: D446230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: SKF Mekan AB
    Inventor: Henrik Olsson
  • Patent number: D447157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gen Sasaki, Shinichi Akao
  • Patent number: D448781
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Inventor: Robert R. Whitler
  • Patent number: D514146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Dewert Antriebs- und Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Frank Haneball
  • Patent number: D518069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventor: Drew J. Van Norman
  • Patent number: D453347
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryushiro Kaneko, Shinji Miyazoe
  • Patent number: D456826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigekazu Nagai, Akio Saitoh, Masaru Saitoh
  • Patent number: D456827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Sampo, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian B. Butts
  • Patent number: D458284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Linak A/S
    Inventors: John Landerholm, Peter Lund
  • Patent number: D458285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: U-Haul International, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Votruba, Patrick W. Breslin, Michael H. Dilgard, David L. Simpson
  • Patent number: D459742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Linak A/S
    Inventors: John Abrahamsen, Finn Jacobsen
  • Patent number: D460770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Ochiai
  • Patent number: D465796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryushiro Kaneko, Shinji Miyazoe
  • Patent number: D465797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Linak A/S
    Inventors: John Landerholm, Peter Lund
  • Patent number: D480405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Jan Kleffmann, Steffen Sailer
  • Patent number: D482051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hanne, Jiro Mandokoro
  • Patent number: D482707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Tri-Tech, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith Kowalski
  • Patent number: D485285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventor: Hy Kramer
  • Patent number: D487902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Linak A/S
    Inventors: Jens Jørgen Nielsen, Finn Jacobsen, Martin Riis
  • Patent number: D490447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Jacobs Corporation
    Inventors: Ron R. Ronfeldt, Christine D. Petersen
  • Patent number: D494659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Air Torque S.p.A.
    Inventors: Antonio Marinoni, Ignazio Paris, Rota Santo, Libero Trapletti
  • Patent number: D497372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventor: Masakatsu Kato
  • Patent number: D384359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Inventor: Robert B. Walker
  • Patent number: D385892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Yazaki Industrial Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hisaji Kawai
  • Patent number: D389162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Inventor: Lyle Stewart
  • Patent number: D390855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Inventor: Steven R. Benson
  • Patent number: D398313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: ABB Power T&D Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Jimmie R. Allen
  • Patent number: D409625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Howa Machinery, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yonezawa, Mitsuo Noda
  • Patent number: D412336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: GBR Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Bakoledis
  • Patent number: D418847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Inventor: Takashi Ichihara
  • Patent number: D420373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Inventor: Nikolaus Bonitz
  • Patent number: D420688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Inventor: Takashi Ichihara
  • Patent number: D427217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: SKF Mekan AB
    Inventor: Sture Ostling
  • Patent number: D430179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Go Asai, Kazuhiro Iida
  • Patent number: D430585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignees: Nippon Bearing Co., Ltd., Kuroda Precision Industry Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Yamazaki, Satoshi Iwata, Hirokazu Irie
  • Patent number: D433039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Alf J. Gilmour
  • Patent number: D435055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Inventors: Luis Orlando Puigcerver, David Edwin Bowling, Robert Wayne Hobson