Assembly for a bearing and methods of making and using the same

US11333199B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Lukas Plioska · Viersen, DE
• Brandon S. Murphy · West Milford, US
• Kristen A. Michaelson · Morristown, US
• Abe Sanchez · Dover, US
• Man Fung Chow · Staten Island, US
• Grzegorz Kraszewski · Glenwood, US
• Baltasar R. Garcia · Mahwah, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 28, 2018
• Grant date: May 17, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 28, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2326/26
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An assembly comprising: a core in the form of a toroid; and at least one washer overlying the core, the washer comprising a polymer, wherein the washer has an arcuate cross-section so as to have a shape complementary to the core.