| THE TIMKEN COMPANY Patent applications |
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| 20120128279 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS IN ROLLING MILLS - A method for assembling a set of bearing assemblies | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120085753 | APPARATUS FOR INDUCTION HARDENING - An apparatus for magnetic induction hardening of a workpiece includes a magnetic tool having a body portion formed of a generally non-magnetic material. The body portion has a surface configured to be positioned in close proximity to the workpiece being hardened. The apparatus further includes a magnetic arrangement coupled to the body portion at or adjacent the surface of the body portion and configured to provide regions of alternating polarity. A workpiece holder is configured to support the workpiece in close proximity to the surface of the magnetic tool. A drive arrangement for rotating the magnetic tool relative to the workpiece holder about an axis of rotation is provided to induce heating of the workpiece to achieve a temperature in the austenitic range of the workpiece resulting in hardening of the workpiece through a microstructural transformation. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120040797 | EPICYCLIC GEAR SYSTEM WITH SEMI-INTEGRATED FLEXPIN ASSEMBLIES - An epicyclic gear system (A) includes a sun gear ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120019234 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A sensor assembly includes a magnetic track having a plurality of magnetic poles separated by a plurality of pole junctions. The sensor assembly also includes a first magnetic sensor disposed proximate a high-resolution portion of the magnetic track and a second magnetic sensor disposed proximate a reference portion of the magnetic track. The second magnetic sensor spans adjacent pole junctions in the magnetic track. Each of the adjacent pole junctions includes a high-resolution segment corresponding with the high-resolution portion of the magnetic track and a reference segment corresponding with the reference portion of the magnetic track. The reference segment of each pole junction is one of offset and aligned with the corresponding high-resolution segment in each pole junction. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20110311175 | Oscillating Ball Bearing - An angular contact or oscillating ball bearing ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110299805 | Prong Cage for an Angular Contact Ball Bearing and Method for Assembling an Angular Contact Ball Bearing - An angular contact ball bearing cylindrical retainer element ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110206312 | ENDCAP FOR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY - A wheel bearing assembly endcap | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110165983 | Power Train For Wind Turbine - A geared power train ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110155722 | INDUCTIVE HEATING FOR HARDENING OF GEAR TEETH AND COMPONENTS ALIKE - An apparatus ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110127826 | HUB AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A wheel hub assembly configured to receive and support a brake rotor component in either a fixed or floating arrangement, such that a wheel assembly mounted to the wheel hub abuts directly against the outboard flange of the hub, and not against an entrapped brake rotor surface. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110091143 | SPHERICAL BEARING TRIPLE-LIP SEAL - A seal component ( | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110082005 | Epicyclic Gear System With Flexpins And Helical Gearing - An epicyclic gear system (A) includes helical sun and ring gears ( | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110074238 | Electric Motor With Axially Movable Rotor Assembly - A mechanical structure ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110059418 | HIGH SPEED BALL BEARING FOR DENTAL OR MEDICAL HANDPIECES - A bearing assembly ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110053730 | Epicyclic Gear System Having Two Arrays Of Pinions Mounted On Flexpins With Compensation For Carrier Distortion - An epicyclic gear system (A) includes sun and ring gears ( | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110039654 | Epicyclic Gear System With Flexpins - A flexpin assembly (B) for an epicyclic gear system (A) includes a flexpin ( | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110011359 | CONTROL STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CAMSHAFT PHASE SHIFTING DEVICE - A camshaft phase shifting device ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100285890 | COMPACT WHEEL END AND CORNER MODULE - A compact wheel end (A) serves to couple a road wheel (B) to a suspension system component (C) on an automotive vehicle and to transmit torque from a CV joint (D) to the road wheel. The wheel end includes a housing ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100218619 | DRIVE TORQUE SENSING WHEEL END - A sensing system for sensing the drive torque applied to a vehicle wheel end assembly ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100183255 | Seal Guard - A seal guard | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100150486 | ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MULTISTAGE SEALING OF ROLLER BEARINGS - A bearing assembly for accommodating rotation about an axis includes an outer race ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100129023 | POSITIONING MEANS FOR CAMSHAFT ROLLER BEARING - A roller bearing assembly includes a plurality of rollers ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100124514 | METHOD OF PRODUCING UNIFORM BLENDS OF NANO AND MICRON POWDERS - A method of uniformly dispersing a nano powder throughout a micron powder. Ordinary mixing or agitation does not succeed in attaining uniform dispersal: the nano powder agglomerates into microscopic masses. In one form of the invention, a charge of a micron powder, with fifty weight percent of charge of nanopowder is loaded into a ball mill. The mixture is ball milled for less than two hours, at room temperature in a dry condition, and produces a highly uniform distribution of the nano powder throughout the micron powder. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100072017 | RELEASEABLE ONE-WAY CLUTCH | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100064997 | CONTINUOUS CAMSHAFT PHASE SHIFTING APPARATUS - A phase shift mechanism (A) for controlling a phase shift angle between a camshaft ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100050998 | Variable Speed Supercharger With Electric Power Generation - A supercharger for boosting intake manifold pressure in an internal combustion engine and producing electrical energy comprises an input shaft ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20090302094 | WELDING TOGETHER LOW AND HIGH CARBON STEELS - A weld joins a thin overlay of low carbon steel to a base that contains high carbon steel, at least at its surface along which the weld is formed. The weld may be effected by fusion (melting) or by solid-state diffusion. With either it creates a heat affected zone (HAZ) in the base around the weld. The HAZ contains enough austenite, and perhaps bainite as well, to render the HAZ relatively ductile and also crack resistant. Adjacent to the weld the HAZ has a hardness that does not exceed 58 HRC. The weld may be produced with a high energy beam or with resistance welding equipment. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090301215 | DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - A displacement, strain, and/or force sensor assembly ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090291797 | THREE SHAFT FRICTION DRIVE UNIT - A friction drive ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090266138 | Method and Apparatus for Shear Strain Testing of Strain Sensors - A method and apparatus for testing, evaluating, and/or calibrating strain sensors. A test beam ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090232618 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly includes a fastener having a head and a shank, with a necked portion, extending from the head. The fastener assembly also includes a retainer having an aperture through which the shank is inserted and at least one radially inwardly-projecting tang engaged with the necked portion of the shank to limit movement of the retainer along the shank to within the necked portion. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090190874 | PILLOW BLOCK HOUSING WITH TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS - A spherical outer diameter tapered roller bearing pillow block system ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090180725 | X-Ray Tube Rotating Anode Assembly Bearing - A thermally stable tribological coating is applied to the outer surface of a moveable bearing outer ring in a bearing assembly for an x-ray tube rotating anode and/or the surface of a housing bore of the X-ray tube rotating anode which receives the bearing assembly. If the tribological coating is applied to the outer surface of the bearing outer ring, it is made of a material that is metallurgically incompatible with the material from which the housing containing the bearing is made. The coating includes one or more of the following: Cr, W, Mo, or Nb, or nitrides, carbides, oxides, or sulfides of Cr, W, Mo, or Nb. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090160392 | Virtual Moving Air Gap For An Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Motor With Dual Stators - An axial flux electric motor comprising a rotor and a first and second stator. The first and second stators have a first and second air gap located between the first and second stators and the rotor, respectively, and the second air gap is greater than the first gap. In one embodiment, the coils of the first stator and the coils of the second stator are in parallel. The motor further comprises switches which alternatingly energize the coils of the first stator and of the second stator based upon required torque and required speed of the motor. In a second embodiment, the coils of the first stator and the coils of the second stator are in series and the motor further comprises switches which selectively bypass the coils of the second stator in order to reduce the back EMF of the motor and increase the maximum speed of the motor at a given input voltage. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090148093 | ADJUSTABLE ANTIFRICTION BEARING ARRANGEMENT - A shaft is supported in a housing on the front and rear antifriction bearings that are mounted in opposition. The front bearing has an outer race provided with an external thread that engages an internal thread within the housing. That outer race is fitted with a locking ring that is engaged to turn the race and thereby bring the front and rear bearings to a desired setting. The locking ring has a flange that lies along a radially directed face of the housing, and once the bearings achieve a desired setting, a screw is extended through the flange and into the housing to secure the locking ring and the outer race against rotation. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090127963 | ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH FIELD WEAKENING - An electric motor comprising a rotor, a stator and a field weakening device. The rotor has a plurality of magnets mounted thereto, and the stator is located adjacent to the rotor and has a plurality of slots defined therein. The slots define raised teeth and are wound with electrical wiring to generate a magnetic field when the wiring is energized with current. The field weakening device is made from a highly magnetically permeable material and a comparatively lower magnetically permeable material. The field weakening device is disposed between the rotor and the stator and is selectively movable between a first position to align the highly magnetically permeable material between the teeth of the stator and the magnets of the rotor and a second position to align the comparatively lower magnetically permeable material between the teeth of the stator and the magnets of the rotor. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090123099 | Bearing Assembly With a Seal-Forming Bore Clip - A bearing assembly (A | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090102461 | ABSOLUTE POSITION MAGNETIC ENCODER WITH BINARY AND DECIMAL OUTPUT - An absolute position magnetic encoder includes a first magnetic track configured for a binary output, a second magnetic track configured for a decimal output, a first magnetic sensor positioned proximate the first magnetic track to detect the magnetic field of the first magnetic track, and a second magnetic sensor positioned proximate the second magnetic track to detect the magnetic field of the second magnetic track. The encoder is selectively operable to provide one of the binary output and the decimal output. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090080824 | BEARING HAVING THERMAL COMPENSATING CAPABILITY - A roller bearing for use in transmission cases ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090078525 | Method and Apparatus For Limiting Wheel End Clutch Ring Travel - A travel limiter associated with a wheel end adapted to selectively engage and disengage a drive shaft via a sliding clutch ring. The travel limiter operatively disposed on a coupler of the wheel end and configured to limit axial displacement of the sliding clutch ring towards the wheel assembly when engaging the drive shaft. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090053486 | WEAR AND CORROSION RESISTANT COATING - A method for treating a substrate (such as the gears of a gear set) to provide the substrate with both wear protection and corrosion resistance is disclosed. The method comprises providing the substrate with a wear protection layer and providing corrosion resistant layer. The wear protection layer can be applied to the gear and then the corrosion resistant layer can be applied over the wear resistant layer. Alternatively, the corrosion resistant lay can be provided and then the wear resistant layer can be formed over the corrosion resistant layer. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090048052 | HIGH RATIO ECCENTRIC PLANETARY TRACTION DRIVE TRANSMISSION - A traction drive transmission has an outer ring | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090039700 | SOLID REAR AXLE FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A solid axle for the driving wheels of an automotive vehicle has axle tubes through which axle shafts extend. Each tube at its outboard end is fitted with a wheel end, including a housing that is secured firmly to the tube, a hub having a drive flange located beyond the housing and a spindle that projects into the housing, and an antifriction bearing located between the housing and the hub spindle. Each axle shaft at its outboard end has a drive spindle that emerges from shoulder. The drive spindle projects through the hub at the end of its axle shaft and beyond the hub is deformed outwardly over a surface of the hub in the provision of a formed end, so that the hub is captured between the shoulder and the formed end, thus unifying the axle shaft and wheel end. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090032355 | Clutch Ring Travel Limiter - An integrated wheel end which includes a movable clutch ring for selective engagement between an engaged and disengaged position for transferring driving torque from a drive shaft to the wheel end. The integrated wheel end incorporates a clutch ring abutment feature or travel limiter configured to position the movable clutch ring relative to a coupler on the wheel end during assembly with the drive shaft. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090000583 | SEGMENTED ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING - A rocker arm assembly including a rocker arm, a bearing support member, and a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly is supported on the support member and engages the rocker arm. The bearing assembly includes a race defining a raceway having a stop member coupled thereto, and a plurality of rolling elements positioned on the raceway such that the movement of the rolling elements on the raceway is limited by the stop member. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080304783 | Method of Protecting Rolling Element Bearings Against Oil-Out Conditions and Bearings Made Thereby - A method of enhancing the operating life of roller bearings assemblies (B) subject to oil-out conditions is disclosed. The method comprises applying a tribological metal carbide reinforced amorphous hydrocarbon coating layer ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080298732 | Unitized Single Row Bearing with Reverse Thrust Capabilities - An antifriction bearing A capable of transferring radial loads as well as thrust in both axial directions. The bearing A comprises an outer race ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080236318 | Compact Axial Flux Motor Drive - A drive (A) for imparting rotation about an axis (X) includes an axial flux motor ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080230296 | Front to Rear Torque Vectoring Axle with Overspaced Capability for Vehicle Dynamic Control Systems - A torque bias coupling ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080218014 | Friction Drive Spindle Unit - A spindle unit (A) for effecting a manufacturing or repair procedure includes a spindle assembly ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080213480 | APPLICATOR AND METHOD OF APPLYING A CORROSION PREVENTATIVE TO A SURFACE - An applicator and method of discharging a corrosion preventative. The applicator controllably and uniformly applies a corrosion preventative to a surface that has a sensor instrument mounted thereon. The applicator comprises a reservoir block that defines an interior reservoir that is configured to contain an amount of the corrosion preventative. The applicator further comprises a plate attached to the top of the reservoir block. The plate includes a sensor guide that extends outward from the top surface which is configured to engage the surface. Discharge tubes attach to the plate and extend outward from the plate in a pattern around the sensor instrument, wherein the tubes operatively communicate with the reservoir. A proximity sensor which is positioned within the sensor bore is configured to sense and to signal a presence of the sensor instrument positioned within the sensor bore. In response to the signaling of the sensor instrument position within the sensor bore, the discharge tubes uniformly discharge controlled amounts of the corrosion preventative onto the surface. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080211198 | Load Sensing Wheel Support Knuckle Assembly and Method for Use - A method and apparatus for providing a measurement of wheel forces (Fx, Fy, Fz) on a vehicle wheel assembly ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080202235 | Sensor Assembly - A sensor assembly. A sensor assembly | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080199117 | Load Sensing Bearing - A roller bearing assembly ( | 08-21-2008 |
