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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Stephen Alan Peet, Lincoln, GB;
Paul Raymond Smith, Lincoln, GB;
Tobias Martin Huelsen, Langen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Minebea Co. Ltd, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thrust bearing and method of assembling a thrust bearing, the bearing comprising: an outer housing having a substantially circular base, wherein a cylindrical side wall and a central post are upstanding from the base; an outer ball seated on and at least partially within the outer housing; and an inner ball mounted on the central post, wherein the outer ball is sandwiched between the inner ball and the outer housing.