Brakes inventions 04/07

20070089940 - Electric parking brake device: In an electric parking brake device, an equalizer is pivotably carried at its center part on a nut which is caused by an electric motor to perform linear reciprocating motion, and parking brakes are operated by respective cables which are connected respectively to the opposite end portions of the equalizer.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070089941 - Wheel chock for tandem wheeled vehicles: A wheel chock, for use with tandem wheeled vehicles, having a pair of generally wedged shaped block members in spaced apart relation that are interconnected by a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly is operatively connected to a handle so as to horizontally displace the block members relative to each other.... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20070089942 - Disc brake assembly: A disc brake assembly for a vehicle having a caliper mounted to a non-rotating structure of the vehicle and a housing mounted to a rotating structure of the vehicle fixedly connected to a rotor within the housing. A pressure plate and a pair of annular brake discs on each side... Agent: Indiano Vaughan LLP.

20070089943 - Disk brake caliper having re-enforcing bridge: A brake apparatus includes a caliper with two housing members secured together by a C-section bridge. The housing members straddle a rotor, so as to be able to urge one or more pistons disposed therein to apply brake pads against the rotor, thereby effectuating a braking force on the rotor.... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20070089944 - Brake band assembly: A brake band assembly for use in a transmission is provided with a brake drum and a brake band arranged surrounding the brake drum and having a strap and a lining bonded on an inner surface of the strap. The brake band assembly includes an antitilt device for the brake... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070089945 - Closure device particularly for a sports shoe: A closure device for a sports shoe, comprising a toothed band, rigidly coupleable to a first flap of the shoe and associatable slidingly with a base rigidly coupleable to a second flap of the shoe. The base comprises a first pawl-shaped element having a first tip suitable to engage selectively... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20070089946 - Slimmed wheel motor having brake: A slimmed wheel motor having a brake. The slimmed wheel motor includes a motor device and a braking mechanism. The motor device includes a fixed spindle, a first cover being harnessed on the fixed spindle, and a second cover connecting the first cover. A motor stator and a motor rotor... Agent: Hdsl

20070089947 - Abutment module: In the case of an abutment module, in particular for automatic processing and conveying systems, comprising an abutment member, arranged on a base body, for articles moving in a plane of motion in a current working direction, which by means of an electrical servo member is able to be shifted... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070089948 - Viscous fluid sealing damper: The objective of the present invention is to provide a viscous fluid sealing damper having a compact and simple structure in which a sealed vessel is made of a single material having a high stirring efficiency and attenuation rate. The present invention proposes a viscous fluid sealing damper interposed between... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070089949 - Vibration damping rubber member and method of producing the same: A vibration damping rubber member comprising a metallic structure and a rubber material, which are interposed by an undercoating adhesive layer formed on the metallic structure and a finish coating adhesive layer formed on the undercoating adhesive layer and are integrally formed via the adhesive layers, wherein the undercoating adhesive... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070089950 - Shock absorber for vehicle: A shock absorber for a vehicle comprises a cylinder containing oil therein, the cylinder being connectable to one of an axle and a vehicle body, a piston movable within the cylinder to divide the interior space of the cylinder into a first chamber and a second chamber, the piston having... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070089951 - Air spring protective sleeve: The present invention discloses a protective device for vehicular air springs. An air spring is typically consists of an exposed flexible bladder mounted between the axle and the frame of the vehicle. The exposed bladder is subject to penetration by flying debris. The protective device shields the exposed bladders from... Agent: Law Office Of J. Curtis Edmondson

20070084676 - Railway freight car hand brake sensor: In combination with a railway car hand brake, there is an apparatus for sensing the hand brake release comprising a housing and a mounting mechanism for attaching the housing to a cover of such hand brake. An actuating mechanism is disposed in the housing. A sleeve member is disposed on... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070084677 - Method of managing an electromechanical brake actuator in particular for aircraft: The invention relates to a method of managing an electromechanical brake actuator comprising an electric motor adapted to move a pusher against a stack of disks to apply a braking force to the stack of disks, selectively, the method comprising the step of causing the actuator to operate in a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070084678 - Device for initiating and implementing a sudden vehicle deceleration: A device for initiating and implementing a sudden vehicle deceleration, especially for emergency braking situations, the deceleration being initiated by the explosion of at least one propelling charge or explosive charge that acts on at least one component of the deceleration devices. Due to the explosion of the propelling charge... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070084679 - Spring, a method of manufacturing such a spring and a disk brake including such a spring: The present invention relates mainly to guide means for guiding brake pads in a longer-life disk brake, to a disk brake including such means, and to a method of manufacturing such means. The present invention mainly provides resilient guide means for resiliently guiding a friction element for a disk brake,... Agent: Robert Bosch Corporation

20070084680 - Disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle: The invention relates to a disc brake, especially for a utility vehicle, said disc brake comprising a caliper which is provided with a brake disc able to interact with brake linings and is fixed to a brake anchor plate in such a way that it can be axially displaced in... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070084681 - Disc brake caliper: A disc brake caliper includes an inboard side housing and an actuation element movable relative to the inboard side housing for direct application of an inboard side brake pad. The disc brake caliper includes a bridge extending from the inboard side housing to an outboard side for direct application of... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070084682 - Parking brake adjustment for an aircraft having an electric brake system: A system and procedures for adjusting a parking brake for an aircraft having an electric brake system are disclosed. Adjustment of a parking brake as described herein can compensate for thermal expansion or contraction of components of a parking brake mechanism, generally seen during and subsequent to an aircraft landing.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070084683 - Wheel-based propulsion system for vehicles: A wheel-based propulsion system for a vehicle that includes a stator device and a reaction device disposed on the wheel components of a vehicle. The stator device is structured to generate an electric and/or magnetic field that causes the reaction device to rotate and/or move relative thereto and about an... Agent: Malloy & Malloy, P.A.

20070084684 - Self-locking braking device for rotary shafts, and relevant applications: A self-locking braking device, for rotary shafts connectable to external loads, comprises braking means which can be operated to lock, respectively to release the rotation of a drive shaft; the braking means consist of a rigid braking disk, rotating with the drive shaft, and slidingly supported in an axial direction... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070084685 - Intermediate elements for a brake-disc/hub assembly and a brake-disc/hub assembly: A brake-disc/hub assembly is provided with a disc/hub connection for connecting a brake disc to a brake disc hub. The brake disc includes support elements on the inner circumference thereof, the brake disc hub is provided on the outer circumference thereof with cams, and intermediate elements are radially distributed in... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070084686 - Rotary damper: A rotary damper allows for fluid bypass through the interior of the hydraulic chamber, as opposed to dampers where fluid bypass occurs only along the walls of the hydraulic chamber. Additionally, the damper accommodates bi-directional damping, by providing a universal piece and switching the position of a component in the... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC

20070084687 - Vibration damper with adjustable damping force: The vibration damper with an adjustable damping force includes a cylinder filled with a damping medium, a piston rod axially movable in the cylinder and carrying a piston which divides the cylinder into a first working space on the piston rod side and a second working space on the side... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070084688 - Collapsible member: A collapsible member that includes a base. The base includes slots that are formed therein. A projection member extends from the base and includes at least two stepped portions that are spaced from each other. The at least two stepped portions include a varying thickness allowing a controlled collapse of... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070080028 - Device and method for measuring slack and tread depth: A device and method for measuring slack in a vehicle braking system is described. The device includes an elongated body and a slidable member disposed within a channel of the elongated body. The elongated body has markings for measuring distance, and the slidable member may have a flange or magnet... Agent: The Law Offices Of Robert T. Braun

20070080029 - Parking brake apparatus: A parking brake apparatus has a base, a ratchet plate fixed to the base, an operation lever includes a rotational base portion pivotally supported on the base; a pawl adapted to engage/disengage with the ratchet plate; an arc-shaped intermediate member comprises an arc-shaped relay rod; and a grip for controlling... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070080030 - Brake assembly for beds: A brake assembly particularly suitable for use with an articulating bed comprises a contact member that is adapted to be situated between the bed and a supporting surface. A resilient member is situated to act upon the contact member to cause the contact member to engage the supporting surface to... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070080031 - Bush bearing with a radial stiffness which changes in the circumferential direction: A bush bearing with a radial stiffness that changes in the circumferential direction. The bearing has at least one radial web with a high radial stiffness in a first radial major load-bearing direction, and at least one pocket with a significantly smaller radial stiffness than in the region of the... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20070080032 - Disc brake: A disc brake designed to prevent formation of a pressure recess caused by a braking operation when a vehicle is moving forward, and reduce rattling caused by a braking operation when the vehicle is moving rearward. The disc brake comprises: a caliper body including pistons that are disposed in opposing... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070080033 - Centrifugal brake: A centrifugal brake has a rotational element, a brake drum that extends at least partially over the rotational element, at least one centrifugal shoe which is movable substantially radially between the rotational element and an inner wall of the brake drum and is located on the rotational element, and a... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070080034 - Vibration damper with amplitude-selective damping force: A vibration damper with amplitude-selective damping force includes a piston rod carrying a piston arrangement axially movably arranged in a cylinder and dividing the cylinder into two working spaces. A flow connection is present between the working spaces and controlled by an axially movable switching ring which cooperates with a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070080035 - Vibration damper, a method of producing a vibration damper and a dampening arrangement for dampening the vibrations of an engine: A vibration damper comprising a body part via which the damper can be fastened to the object to be dampened, an oscillating piece movably arranged in the space of the body part and fastened by at least one spring to the body part, the oscillating piece consisting of more than... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070074936 - Braking shell for shopping cart security device: A braking member for rotatable mounting on a wheel axle of a hand-driven wheeled vehicle such as a shopping cart has a first part having an opening for mounting on a wheel axle, and a second part releasably secured to the first part and having a braking surface adapted to... Agent: Neil K. Nydegger Nydegger & Associates

20070074937 - Pad contact detection method: The invention provides an electric brake system and method. The electric brake system includes an electric motor having a portion moveable along a path between a plurality of positions for moving a brake pad and applying a selectable amount of braking force on a brake rotor. One of the plurality... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070074938 - Brake actuating apparatus using an electric motor: Disclosed is a brake actuating apparatus which can perform braking without converting a rotational motion into a linear motion. The brake actuating apparatus includes a caliper body with a cylinder. An electric motor is fixed to the caliper body. A pressing piston is installed in the cylinder. A housing or... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070074939 - Hydraulic type shock-absorbing front fork: A hydraulic type shock-absorbing front fork used in a bicycle includes a locking mechanism fixedly mounted in the upper fork tube of the front fork, a main adjustment unit mounted in the top end of the upper fork tube of the front fork and adjustable to allow or not allow... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070074940 - Lateral displacement preventing device for stabilizer: A lateral displacement preventing device for a stabilizer, the device including a flat plate having a first end portion and a second end portion and having an upper surface which contacts the stabilizer and a lower surface at a side that is opposite from the upper surface, and cut-out step... Agent: Mccracken & Frank LLP