Patents
US 8016487 B2: Walking bearing systems structures and processes
- Granted
- 2011-09-13
- Filed
- 2009-01-19 application 12355897
- Type
- Utility · 30 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A bearing system comprises a support member and a rotational element having a generally cylindrical bearing surface, and a plurality of detents defined upon and extending in from the cylindrical bearing surface, and may include means for rotating the rotational element in relation to the support member. The bearing system also comprises at least three bearing assemblies, each comprising a cam member rotatably mounted to the support member. Each of the cam members comprises a cam surface having a profile that contacts the cylindrical bearing surface and rotates away from a home position when the cam is rotatably positioned to meet one of the bearing regions, and does not contact the cylindrical bearing surface when the cam is rotatably positioned to meet one of the detent regions. Each of the cam members are rotationally biased toward their home position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110913.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Long Now Foundation 3 patents | US company or organization | San Francisco, CA | LONG NOW FOUNDATION State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state LONG NOW FOUNDATION Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Salvagione | San Francisco, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory Staples | Bolinas, CA | 12 | 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 | F16C19/50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SALVAGIONE, PAOLO signed 2009-01-12 STAPLES, GREGORY signed 2009-01-12 | THE LONG NOW FOUNDATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 22124/347 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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