Brakes inventions 01/08

20080023274 - Brake operating device of traveling vehicle: A brake operation system having left and right independent brake pedals, preventing the pulling of one of the brakes. The brake operation system comprises: left and right independent brake pedals, and a master brake pedal for simultaneously operating left and right independent brake pedals. Master brake pedal is disposed at... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080023275 - Wet brake system: A brake system (100) utilizes a ring gear assembly (13). The ring gear assembly (13) includes a ring gear (13G) that rotates in the oil in the oil sump formed by the housing (101). The ring gear picks up oil as it rotates and as the oil is carried with... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20080023276 - Caliper for a disk-brake: A caliper (1) for a disc-brake comprises two side walls (2) at a distance from each other which delimit a space (3) to accommodate a portion of a brake disc in which one of said two side walls (2) comprises means (4) for attaching the caliper (1) to a vehicle... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080023273 - Device for brake light control: A device for controlling the brake lights in a motor vehicle having a brake system, designed to be operated by outside forces, is described. The device includes a control device for actuating the brakes of the vehicle in such a manner that an automatic braking operation can be carried out... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080023277 - Brake rotor and tone ring assembly: A wheel assembly includes a wheel hub and brake rotor that rotate about an axis. The brake rotor includes a first mount interface for attachment to the wheel hub and a second mount interface for attachment to a tone ring. The first and second mount interfaces are independent of each... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080023278 - System and method for magnetorheological-fluid damping utilizing porous media: A magnetorheological fluid damping system includes a hydraulic cylinder, a piston head, a piston rod, and a porous valve. The hydraulic cylinder configured for disposing magnetorheological fluid therein. The piston head is disposed within the hydraulic cylinder and has first and second sides defining first and second chambers within the... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080023279 - Shock absorber with a damping device: A shock absorber has an outer tube, an inner tub, a piston rod, a piston and a damping device. The inner tube is slidably inserted into the outer tube and has an inner space with an inner diameter. The piston is securely mounted on the piston rod, is slidably held... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080023280 - Valve apparatus: A check valve, a retainer and a washer are secured to a valve body by inserting a pin therethrough and staking a distal end portion of the pin to form a staked portion. A restraining member is interposed between the washer and the staked portion. The fit clearance between the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080023281 - Hydraulic shock absorber: In a hydraulic shock absorber in which an inner tube in an axle side is slidably inserted into an outer tube in a vehicle body side, a partition wall member is provided in an inner periphery of the inner tube, a working fluid chamber is comparted on a lower side... Agent: Orum & Roth LLC

20080017458 - Brake caliper for a disk brake of a motor vehicle: In order to avoid oscillations and brake screeching associated with such oscillations, a brake caliper is provided with a reinforcing element. The reinforcing element is formed with a C-shaped profile element that is connected to the brake caliper on the underside of the housing of said brake caliper. The reinforcing... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080017459 - Parking brake system: A parking brake system is provided in which, a lock mechanism (25) is provided within a casing (23) to the rear of a parking piston (24) that can give a parking brake state by forward movement in response to the action of a parking control fluid pressure, the lock mechanism... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080017460 - Internally ventilated disc brake: An internally ventilated disc brake comprising a brake disc, having two friction rings that are spaced apart by ribs. Air cooling channels are formed between the ribs with at least one heat dissipating element provided between the friction rings. The two friction rings and the heat dissipating element form an... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080017461 - Damper in a washing machine and fabricating method of the same: A damper for a washing machine includes: a cylinder; a piston body having one end inserted into the cylinder; a first friction member interposed in a contact surface between the piston body and the cylinder; an extension bar extended from an inserted portion of the piston body, the extension bar... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080017462 - Wheel support device: A wheel support device (200) includes a spring (302, 304) fitted to an in-wheel motor (70) and damping the vibration of a motor-driven wheel (100) and the in-wheel motor (70) by extending and retracting, a knuckle (180) attached to the spring (302, 304) and rotatably supporting the motor-driven wheel (100),... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080011561 - Brake rotor assembly: A brake rotor assembly for a dual brake disc braking system includes an annular ring having a plurality of teeth. The teeth are disposed radially about a central axis of the annular ring, and extend inward toward the central axis. The teeth are for slideably engaging a hub (wheel end)... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080011559 - Self boosting electromechanical friction brake: A self-boosting electromechanical friction brake for a motor vehicle in which, with an electromechanical actuator, a friction brake lining can be pressed against a brake disk, and the friction brake lining is braced in the brake caliper via a wedge mechanism, which effects a self boosting. A friction brake lining... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080011560 - Motor-driven disk brake system and control device for the motor-driven disk brake system: A motor-driven disk brake system capable of preventing a pressing member from moving beyond a predetermined position at a time of stopping a motor. When a command for system termination is issued, a process of alternate intervals A and B is conducted to reduce a motor current intermittently and to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080011562 - Multiple layer friction material brake pad: A brake pad has a backing plate and a friction pad. The friction pad is provided with a plurality of layers. Each layer is formed from a desired material such that at least two layers are formed from different materials. A first layer of said plurality of layers is adapted... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080011563 - Vehicle parking brake device: A parking brake device for a vehicle includes a vehicle operating lever pivotally mounted on a bar-type steering handle having one end thereof provided with a grip that may be gripped by a driver, and a parking lever manually movable between an actuated position, at which a parking brake mechanism... Agent: Joseph W. Price Snell & Wilmer LLP

20080011564 - Damping structure for drawers: A damping structure for drawers includes a front portion, a slide portion, a rear portion, at least one spring member and a damping unit. When a user closes a drawer, the push portion of the track presses against the positioning rod, and then the positioning rod is pushed out of... Agent: Hdsl

20080011565 - Pneumatic spring with vibration damper: A vibration damper includes a cylinder and a piston rod which is free to move back and forth in the cylinder in the axial direction. The piston rod is connected to a component to be damped by a connecting bearing and the cylinder is installed in a sleeve tube. The... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080011566 - Method of bleeding a braking system: A lever assembly and a master cylinder are provided. The lever assembly includes a lever and an adjuster mechanism that changes the mechanical advantage of the lever. The reach of the lever relative to a handlebar can be adjusted. Both the mechanical advantage and reach of the lever can be... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c.

20080006489 - Pad clip for disc brake: The pad clip 14d is arranged between pins 12, 12 made to bridge an outer body portion and an inner body portion constituting a caliper and the two pads 10b, 11b. An engaging plate portion 27 is engaged with the respective pins 12, 12 without play. Press pieces 28, 28... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080006488 - Operating system for a parking brake: An operating system for a parking brake, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes an operating element which is manually brought from a release position to a brake position for engaging the parking brake and which can be removed from the brake position without disengaging the parking brake. The operating... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080006490 - Retention spring for brake pressure pads: A brake caliper has a retention spring to eliminate excessive movement of the pressure plates or pad pin with respect to the caliper housing. The retention spring has a pad pin contacting portion to exert a force on the pad pin. The spring includes a retention portion continuous with the... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

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20080006492 - Disc brake and spacer element: The invention refers to a disc brake having a caliper encircling one or more brake discs, of which at least one brake disc is received slideably on a hub by means of intermeshing splines of both the brake disc and the hub, wherein spacer elements are placed between the brake... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080006493 - Variable damping valve of shock absorber: A variable damping valve of a shock absorber is capable of properly adjusting a damping force according to read conditions, travel conditions and the like while a vehicle is traveling, thereby improving ride comfort and control stability. A flow of oil is controlled to generate a damping force and the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080006494 - Electronically controlled frequency dependent damping: A gas damper includes a gas pressurized working chamber and valving within the piston to control flow of the gas through the piston. A system is in communication with the working chamber to control the gas pressure within the working chamber in order to control the damping characteristics of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080006495 - Electronically controlled frequency dependent damping: A gas damper includes a gas pressurized working chamber and valving within the piston to control flow of the gas through the piston. A system is in communication with the working chamber to control the gas pressure within the working chamber in order to control the damping characteristics of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080006496 - Bicycle suspension system: A suspension system disposed in a bicycle fork. The suspension system includes inner and outer tubes, first and second bushings, a steering mechanism and a shock-absorbing mechanism. The first and second bushings are disposed between the inner and outer tubes to facilitate the sliding of the inner tube within the... Agent: Sram Corporation

20080006497 - Vibration damping configuration: An assembly of a vibration-generating unit and a housing accommodating the unit includes a vibration damper. The unit is retained on the housing by way of at least one dampened spring configuration that is linked with the unit on the one hand and the housing on the other hand, each... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080006498 - Apparatus for improving vehicle performance: There is provided a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, with a flywheel (18) which rotates counter to the direction of rotation of an associated vehicle wheel (10). The flywheel (18) produces a gyroscopic force which is counter the gyroscopic force produced by the rotating wheel (10) and thus reduces or... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.