Brakes inventions 08/07

20070199772 - Disk brake: A disk brake has a flange portion formed on the outer periphery of a portion of a caliper body main body where an opening is formed. The opening is used for insertion of a cutting tool for machining of a cylinder bore. The outer diameter of the flange portion is... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070199773 - Electromechanical brake system: In the controllers in an electromechanical brake, out of the component parts of the controllers, with regard to the electric caliper, control signals necessary to control the electric caliper are processed in the unsprung part controller and the motor driver circuitry is provided in the sprung part controller. A multiplex... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070199774 - Bottomed cylindrical piston and method of manufacturing bottomed cylindrical piston: By forging a metal material, there is formed a dustproof boot 20 in which a side of an opening end portion 20b formed with a groove 34 for a dustproof boot is provided with a diameter smaller than that of a side of a piston main body 20a, and a... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070199775 - Electro-mechanical brake apparatus: The invention provides a brake apparatus in which a vibration resistance and a heat resistance are improved, in a control apparatus of an integrally structured brake in which an electric circuit portion is attached to a brake force generating portion of the brake apparatus. In the control apparatus of the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070199776 - Mounting structure of speed reduction device and brake device of vehicle: A mounting structure for a speed reduction device of a vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a casing mounted on the vehicle frame at a casing mounting portion, a brake caliper mounted to the casing at a caliper mounting portion, a brake disc mounted on a drive axle of the vehicle,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070199777 - Drum brake: Faces of a rim portion 20b of a brake shoe 20 of a drum brake brought into contact with a backing plate 18 on a side of a wheel cylinder and on a side of an anchor are brought into contact with and supported by first ledge portions “b”, “c”... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070199778 - Vented disc brake rotor: A vented brake disc rotor including a first annulus-shaped braking plate having an inner surface and an outer surface, a second annulus-shaped braking plate having an inner surface and an outer surface, the second braking plate being generally parallel with and spaced apart from the first braking plate, wherein the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070199779 - End-tapered brake shoe: A railroad brake shoe has a pad has a central axis with an arcuate front face which terminates at upper and lower edges. Normal forces at an edge define a line of action. The pad includes support material on the side of the line of action opposite the central axis.... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070199780 - Method for adjusting a braking torque and permanently excited magnetic hysteresis brake: A permanently excited magnetic hysteresis brake (1) comprises a support roller (7) rotatable about a fixed axle (9), a magnetic element (3), a hysteresis element (2) and an adjusting device for adjusting the position of the magnetic element (3) and hysteresis element (2) relative to one another and for adjusting... Agent: Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP

20070199781 - Disc brake: A disc brake has a first caliper with first and second friction members that are moved into engagement with a rotor to effect a brake application. The actuator includes a second caliper retained on a pin and third and fourth friction member aligned with the rotor. First and second linkage... Agent: Leo H Mccormick

20070193835 - Actuator and brake assembly: An actuator, including an electric motor (14) having a stator (16) and a rotor (17), in which the rotor (17) defines a bearing surface (20) having a non-circular profile, and a radially flexible annular sleeve (24) defines a facing bearing surface. The flexible sleeve (24) adopts a non-circular shape complementary... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070193836 - Method and brake disc with composite insert member: A method and a brake disc with a composite insert member is disclosed. The method discloses the coupling of a carbon-carbon composite insert member with the brake disc to provide an interface for the brake disc.... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070193837 - Two-piece floating disc brake assembly: A two-piece floating disc brake assembly comprises a hub with a plurality of radially extending drive cogs that engage a corresponding plurality of teeth that extend radially inwardly from the disc brake rotor. The disc is retained to the rotor by a plurality of retainers that are bolted to the... Agent: The Cavanagh Law Firm

20070193838 - Parking brake system: A parking brake system is provided in which a parking brake state is obtained by forward movement of a parking piston (33) in response to the action of a parking control fluid pressure, and a forward operating state of the parking piston (33) is mechanically locked by a lock mechanism... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070193839 - Variable attenuation power damper: An attenuation power control mechanism which changes opening of orifices 46, 47 of a piston 25 fitted into a cylinder 22 includes first and second valve plates 37, 38, and first and second coils 44, 45 which generate magnetic fields, whereby the first and second valve plates 37, 38 are... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070193840 - Rotary damper and method for manufacturing rotary damper: The present invention is a rotary damper capable of reducing manufacturing cost, comprising: partition walls 3 that partition a space formed between a rotor 2 and a housing 1 for housing the rotor 2 to form fluid chambers filled with fluid; and vanes 4 provided in the fluid chamber, and... Agent: Wolf Block Schorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20070193841 - Chassis arrangement with stabilizing system for controlling a driving stability of a motor vehicle: A chassis arrangement includes a stabilizer having a single-piece center part with opposite ends, a first stabilizer arm connected to one of the opposite ends of the center part, and a second stabilizer arm connected to the other one of the opposite ends of the center part. A stabilizer support... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20070187188 - Bicycle hydraulic rim brake attachment system.: A novel method of attaching a bicycle hydraulic rim braking system to a bicycle which allows it to accommodate a large variation in different bicycle wheel rim widths and still operate in an efficient manner.... Agent: Michael James Poyzer

20070187189 - Brake disc: A brake disc capable of sufficiently absorbing thermal stress associated with thermal expansion and deformation of the braking section. The brake disc includes a mounting section for attachment to a wheel, a braking section located at the outside circumference of the mounting section for brake pads to be brought into... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070187190 - Disc brake for vehicles having an application device with a needle bearing: A disc brake for vehicles, in particular to a pneumatically actuated disc brake for utility vehicles, is provided. The disc brake includes a brake caliper and an application device for applying the brake. The application device has a first component in the form of a rotary lever, which is displaceably... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070187191 - Symmetric master cylinder lever for a hydraulic disc brake: A hydraulic disc brake master cylinder having a bar clamp attached to a master cylinder housing allowing the attachment of the master cylinder to a handle bar along a longitudinal clamp axis. The master cylinder also includes a cylinder wall associated with the master cylinder housing extending axially along the... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun L.L.C.

20070187192 - Electric brake for aircraft: An electric brake comprises an actuator module including a module housing, a reciprocating ram, and an electric motor operatively connected to the reciprocating ram for selectively extending and retracting the reciprocating ram with respect to the module housing. The ram has an inner portion of non-circular cross-section and an outer... Agent: Don W. Bulson (goodrich) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070187193 - Blocking device, gear-drive unit containing such a blocking device, and method for producing such a gear-drive unit: A blocking device, and a gear-drive unit containing such a blocking device, and a method for producing such a gear-drive unit for blocking a rotary motion of a shaft (14) relative to a housing (16) of the gear-drive unit (10), having a first, rotatable blocking element (32) and a second... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20070187194 - Spring system: A spring system has a first pulling part with a first fastening element connected by a tension spring to a second pulling part with a second fastening element. The pulling parts are moveable relative to one another so as to increase or relieve stressing on the tension spring. A damping... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070187195 - Glove box lamp switch: A glove box lamp switch is installed to a glove box damper including a damper cylinder at an end of which is connected to one side of an inner portion of an instrument panel and a damper piston is connected to one end of a glove box. The glove box... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070187197 - Dust boot: A bellows (2) of a dust boot (1, 30) having large diameter parts (3) and small diameter parts (4) disposed alternately covers a piston rod (R) projecting from a cylinder (C). A bump stopper (B) fixed to the cylinder (C) projects into the bellows (2) as a projecting portion. The... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070187198 - Lockable piston-cylinder assembly: A piston rod is connected to a piston and extends through a seal in the end face of a cylinder. A locking tube which surrounds the cylinder when the piston rod is retracted has a first end section mounted to the free end of the piston rod so that the... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070187199 - Gas spring: A gas spring (1) comprises a piston rod (4) projecting from an open end of a cylinder (2) so as to be able to elongate and contract axially, and a dust seal (10) which is in contact with the piston rod (4) to prevent dust from invading the cylinder (2).... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070187200 - Method for producing a mechanical part provided with a plastic moulded lining and mechanical part obtained with said method: placing the body in a mould (25) as central core, closing the mould, injecting plastic material to mould the lining onto the body, opening the mould, removing from the mould the mechanical part comprising the body and its lining, detaching the detachable member from the body. Brake piston... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070187196 - Device for determining the viscosity of fluids: A device for determining the viscosity of fluids. The device includes an injector, which has a piston and a hollow cylinder with a nozzle. The device further includes a cannula. The device also includes a forward-feed device with the aid of which the piston is displaceable at a uniform speed.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070187201 - Impact attenuator for vehicle and method: The invention relates to an impact attenuator, which is arranged flexible longitudinally as well as sideways (as a trailer). The impact attenuator (1) comprises a rear part (2) with two wheels (22), an attenuating part (39 and a front part (4) with two pivot wheels (41) and a coupling part... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070181386 - Brake actuator with retainer for restricting lateral movement of lever: The present invention provides for a brake actuator for use in a motor vehicle. In a motor vehicle with one or more brakes activated by a cable system, there is a mounting bracket mounted in the motor vehicle. Movably mounted to the mounting bracket is a lever that can move... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070181387 - Brake assembly, brake actuator and method of making a brake actuator: A brake assembly includes a brake, an actuator, and an automatic slack adjuster for adjusting the clearance between the brake shoes and the brake drum. The actuator includes a housing, a piston moveably disposed in the housing, a yoke disposed outside of the housing, and a pushrod extending through the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070181388 - Brake disk comprising a friction ring and a linking element: The invention relates to a brake disk comprising a friction ring (2) and a linking element (4) which are interconnected by means of a screwing arrangement (6). The screwing arrangement (6) encompasses a screw, a nut, and an intermediate element (12). Said intermediate element (12) prevents direct contact between the... Agent: Stephan A. Pendorf, P.A.

20070181390 - Air-cooled brake rotor system: An air-cooled brake rotor system defining an inter-rotor disk slot through which spacers in the form of turbine or fan vanes propel air when the brake rotor system is turned. An inner disk brake rotor plate is attached to a hub which in turn may be attached to an axle... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070181389 - Railway brake disc: A brake disc comprises a cylindrical hub, two parallel friction rings, and a plurality of spokes joining the hub to the friction rings. The spokes having an I-beam shaped cross section taken parallel to the hub axis.... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070181391 - Brake with field responsive material: A controllable brake includes a housing and a rotor supported on a shaft. The rotor is housed within a chamber containing a field controllable material which is acted upon by a magnetic field generator to impede movement of the rotor. The shaft is supported by bearings. The controllable brake housing... Agent: Lord Corporation Patent & Legal Services

20070181392 - Gas strut protective cover: An improved protective cover is provided for a piston-cylinder unit. The cover has an elongated body with a convoluted portion and a cylindrical portion. The convoluted portion covers the piston rod of the piston-cylinder unit and allows the protective cover to contract and extend when said unit moves from a... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070181393 - Impact absorbing device of vehicle: An impact absorbing device of a vehicle, comprising a cylindrical body having step parts and having a diameter gradually changing in the axial direction. The step parts (3) are spirally formed around the axis (4) of the cylindrical body so that an impact energy in the collision of the vehicle... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070175708 - Novel motor vehicle wheel which is made, for example, from light alloy, and production method thereof: The wheel of the invention is remarkable in that it comprises: a one-piece main portion forming a front face (FA) and a substantial portion of a rim (CJ), and including first arrangements (CI, API, HI) for a first tire seat at the opposite from the front face; and an annular... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070175709 - Low friction stator insert assembly: Brake disc drive inserts for use in carbon-carbon composite brake discs. A rotatable brake disc annular drive insert includes a cylindrical steel body having one side of the body truncated to provide an insert opening which extends axially through the body. The insert opening extends into the body along a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Law Department Ab 2

20070175710 - Method and brake disc assembly to utilize worn refurbished brake material: A method and brake disc assembly to utilize worn refurbished brake material is disclosed. The method discloses the use of a brake disc for braking and the subsequent machining or refurbishment of the brake disc so that the brake disc can be used for three tours of braking to increase... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070175711 - Balanced support of brake pads: A back plate of a disc brake comprising a caliper surrounding one or more brake discs and one or more back plates receiving one or more brake pads, and a brake actuating mechanism house attached to the caliper, characterized in that the back plate has extended parts giving extended areas... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070175712 - Spring brake for an industrial truck: Spring brake for an industrial truck with a brake disc, which is splinedly mounted on a rotatable motor shaft, a brake magnet disposed in a vehicle-fixed brake housing, a splined axially movable pressure plate between brake disc and brake magnet, which is pie-tensioned against the brake disc by a spring... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070175713 - Method and system to increase electric brake clamping force accuracy: The method and system for increasing accuracy of clamping force of electric aircraft carbon brakes, once braking has been commenced, provides a first pair of electric brake actuators with a range of low brake clamping force responsive to low brake clamping force commands, and a second pair of electric brake... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070175714 - Parking brake for a motor vehicle: A parking brake for a motor vehicle comprises a disk packet (12) on an axle body in a brake housing (1) with at least one brake disk, one spring (8), by way of which the closure of the brake is effected by compression of the disk packet and a piston... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070175715 - Pole wheel which can be connected to a wheel hub of a motor vehicle: A pole wheel is described, which can be connected to a wheel hub of a motor vehicle. The pole wheel comprises an annular-shaped wheel ring extending in a radial plane, and forming an outer edge comprising a plurality of openings arranged at substantially equal angular distances in relation to each... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070175716 - Shock absorber generator: A car's shock absorber equipped for a generator produces electrical power and charges a hybrid car's battery, making use of the up-and-down vibration of a running car's shock absorbers. A shock absorber generator equips induction coils inside shock absorber's cylinder cover and permanent magnet rings outside a cylinder piston, so... Agent: Eugene Oak

20070175717 - Device for damping or decelerating movable parts or pieces of furniture: Disclosed is a device (10) for damping or decelerating the movement of parts of pieces of furniture which are movable relative to a stationary part thereof. Said device comprises a cylinder (12) inside which a piston (10) is mounted so as to be movable in a longitudinal direction and which... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070175718 - Self-pumping hydropneumatic spring strut: A self-pumping hydropneumatic spring strut includes an oil-filled working cylinder which is divided into two working spaces by a working piston carried by a hollow piston rod. Two high-pressure chambers connectable to the cylinder in such that the piston rod is selectively supported in both directions of movement either on... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP