Patents
US 11624402 B2: Non-elliptical contact profile for roller bearing
- Granted
- 2023-04-11
- Filed
- 2021-05-28 application 17334071
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A roller bearing includes an inner race ring, an outer race ring, and a roller arranged between and in contact with the inner and outer rings. The bearing has a flange on the inner race ring at one axial end, and a flange on the outer race ring at an opposite axial end. At least one of the flanges, or an end of the roller, has a profile including a principal segment with a reference point C defining a contact location between the roller and the flange, the principal segment having a continuously changing radius of curvature, on both sides of reference point C, that decreases as a distance from the reference point C increases.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230411.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TIMKEN COMPANY 94 patents | US company or organization | North Canton, OH | THE TIMKEN COMPANY State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state THE TIMKEN COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiaolan Ai | Massillon, OH | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jerry P. Rhodes | Canton, OH | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C33/34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AI, XIAOLAN signed 2018-04-26 RHODES, JERRY P. signed 2018-04-26 | THE TIMKEN COMPANY NORTH CANTON, OH | 56387/167 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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