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Brakes November USPTO class listing 11/08

20080289913 - Self-amplifying electromechanical friction brake: The present invention relates to an electromechanical disk brake (1), having a self-amplifying device (10) equipped with a wedge mechanism. According to the present invention, the disk brake (1) is embodied with a lockable, automatically releasing support (17) for a friction brake lining (4). It is thus possible to provide... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080289914 - Disk brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle: A disc brake, particularly for a utility vehicle, includes a caliper that is fastened to a brake support and is provided with a receiving chamber for a clamping mechanism, as well as a brake disc which can be effectively connected to brake pads. The disc brake includes a retaining clip,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080289915 - Braking structure of a lathe for allowing a workpiece to be gripped in position: A spindle braking mechanism of a lathe includes a pressing piece held in a head stock of the lathe, a brake pad positioned around and securely coupled to a spindle projecting from the head stock, a disc-brake disc interposed between the pressing piece and the brake pad, several elastic pushing... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080289924 - Manually guided implement and method of producing a brake mechanism of a manually guided implement: A manually guided implement having a tool and a brake mechanism for the tool. The brake mechanism includes a brake band that is looped about a brake drum. The brake band and the brake drum form abrasion partners that cooperate with one another during a braking process. At least one... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20080289916 - Cylinder apparatus and disk brake: A method of manufacturing a cylinder apparatus wherein although an opening of a cylinder body is closed by a covering member, processing and parts costs are reduced, fluid leakage is prevented, and the apparatus can be reduced in size. The cylinder apparatus includes a piston (17) which is caused to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080289917 - Device for supplying a hydraulic brake circuit comprising a particle filter: The device 1 for supplying a hydraulic brake fluid, termed a downstream hydraulic fluid, to a hydraulic brake circuit of a motor vehicle equipped with a clutch comprises an enclosure 2 intended to contain said hydraulic fluid, said enclosure 2 being provided with at least one outlet nozzle 20 and... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080289918 - Internally vented brake disk with improved heat dissipation: A vented brake disk has improved heat dissipation by cooling channels that extend from an inner circumference to an outer circumference and the channel walls of which are formed with flow obstructions in the form of a female thread.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080289919 - Limit switch device for an actuator: A limit switch device for an actuator comprises a brake rod, a mounting frame and two switches. The brake rod is axially movable with respect to the mounting frame. The two switches are mounted on the mounting frame and located in the axial direction of the brake rod and are... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080289920 - Pneumatic cylinder with a self-adjusting end position damping arrangement, and method for self-adjusting end position damping: A self-adjusting end position damping arrangement includes a stroke space 9 which is delimited by a movable stroke element 7, 24 and a part of the pneumatic cylinder 1, with the stroke space 9 being connected via a connecting duct 14 to the working pressure P1 which acts on the... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080289921 - Shock absorber for switching-device operating device: A shock absorber includes a casing that is filled-in with a working fluid, a cylinder body that is housed in the casing and that forms chambers inside and outside the cylinder body, a sliding shaft that passes through the cylinder body and forms a flow path between the sliding shaft... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080289922 - Drum brake: The invention relates to a drum brake having an electromechanical actuating device. The invention proposes to convert a rotating drive movement of the actuating device by use of a gearwheel and two toothed racks. The toothed racks mesh with the gearwheel on opposite sides thereof and are driven in opposite... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080289923 - Vibration suppressing device and vibration suppressing method for machine tool: A vibration suppressing device and a vibration suppressing method that are capable of obtaining an accurate optimum rotation speed and shortening a time period from generation of chatter vibration to calculation of the optimum rotation speed are provided. The vibration suppressing device 10 includes: vibration sensors 2a to 2c for... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080283344 - Vehicle braking system: A vehicle braking system that eases assembly of a plurality of rotational friction plates and a plurality of fixed friction plates to a system body. The braking system can include a plurality of rotational friction plates and a plurality of fixed friction plates assembled on a periphery of an annular... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080283345 - Hydraulic vehicle brake with integrated electromechanically operable parking brake: In order to achieve a higher rate of overall efficiency as well as a reduced electric energy consumption, a two-step gear is interposed between the electromechanical actuator (7) and the actuating device (4), wherein the first gear step (11, 21, 31) on the inlet side is connected to an output... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080283346 - Controller for electromechanical braking system with running clearance adjustment and method: A system and method for establishing a running clearance position for an electromechanical actuator (28), wherein the running clearance is based on an actuator ram (34) position attained during a force application to a brake stack (30). In particular, a running clearance calibrator (66) determines a position value corresponding to... Agent: Don W. Bulson (grco) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080283347 - Electromechanical friction brake: The invention relates to a self-energizing electromechanical friction brake includes a self-energizing device provided with, for example, a wedge mechanism. According to the invention, the friction brake is equipped with a linear drive, for example an electromagnet, for brake actuation. The self-energizing device converts a friction force exerted by a... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080283348 - Vehicle drive system: An electric drive system for a vehicle; said drive system including an electric motor at least one wheel of said vehicle; said electric motor comprising an electric field source adapted to induce rotational torque in the brake disc associated with said wheel of said vehicle. In an alternative form there... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080277210 - Vehicle braking system: A vehicle braking system that includes an interior space for accommodating a plurality of rotational friction plates and a plurality of fixed friction plates. The interior spaced is formed by a brake housing and a wheel hub, and lubrication oil for lubricating the plurality of rotational friction plates and the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080277211 - Wheel chock: A wheel chock including a head for engagement with a vehicle wheel. The head has a blade that defines a pair of conjoined wedges oriented 180° apart. A hosel is affixed to, and extends laterally from, the middle of the blade. A handle is affixed to, and extends upwardly from,... Agent: Stephen R. Greiner, Esquire Greiner Law Offices, P.C.

20080277212 - Service disc brake for a heavy vehicle: A service disc brake is provided for a heavy vehicle. The brake includes a brake disc, a first brake pad and a second brake pad arranged on opposite sides of the brake disc, a first displaceable piston and a second displaceable piston which are arranged to act on the first... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080277213 - Rotor brake for a rotary-wing aircraft: A rotor brake for a rotary-wing aircraft includes a rotor shaft, a braking-force actuator configured to be hydraulically actuated, a braking-force pick-up element connected to the rotor shaft and operationally connected to the braking-force actuator, an electromechanical piston control element, and a first hydraulic line connecting the electromechanical piston control... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080277214 - Electromagnetic brake device: An electromagnetic brake device includes a motor, a control mechanism and an operation unit. The control mechanism includes a fixed seat, an electromagnetic valve, a press button and a rotation plate. The operation unit includes a mounting tube, a locking bar, a push button, and an elastic member. Thus, a... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20080277215 - Holding device for the brake linings of a disk brake and associated brake lining: A brake lining for a disc brake of a road vehicle has a blade-type retaining spring for the lining. At least two peripheral lining springs are situated on each brake lining, adjacent to the retaining spring, and exert a compressive force on at least some sections of the periphery of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080277216 - Disc brake caliper with a cooling duct: A disc brake caliper comprising a suspension side portion, facing an associable suspension to support said caliper, a wheel side portion facing a wheel being rotatably integrally associable to a brake disc, said wheel side and suspension side portions comprising cylinders suitable to house pistons facing pads for breaking the... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20080277217 - Vehicle damper of variable damping force: A vehicle damper of variable damping force including a cylinder, a piston and valves is disclosed. The valves have opening/closing parts and supporting parts. The opening/closing parts and the supporting parts are positioned separately so that a sufficient distance is obtained. Lengthening the distance from the supporting parts to the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080277218 - Damper with pressure-sensitive compression damping: A damper includes a piston rod, a damping piston, at least one cylinder containing a damping liquid, a fixed partition member for partitioning the interior of the damper into two liquid chambers, a pressure source, and a valve in communication with the pressure source which reacts as a function of... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080271962 - Method and apparatus for constraining a bicycle: A device and method adapted to keep a bicycle upright and stable while not in use that engages one or more brake levers and the brakes of the bicycle, while the bicycle is leaned against an object. A device and method which is lightweight, easy to keep with the bicycle,... Agent: Michael A. Guth

20080271963 - Disc brake for a commercial vehicle: A disc brake, particularly for a commercial vehicle, has a brake caliper, which overlaps a brake disc, and brake pads, which each consist of a friction lining and of a pad supporting plate and which, when in an operational position, contact the brake disc on both sides. Each pad supporting... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080271964 - Electro-pneumatic latching valve system: The electro-pneumatic latching valve system having an electrical switch unit that further includes an “apply” or “activate” switch, a “release” or “deactivate” switch, and a power supply. A first solenoid valve is in electrical communication with the activate switch and a second solenoid valve is in electrical communication with the... Agent: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC

20080271965 - Spring elements for composite brake disks: The invention relates to spring elements having steps for composite brake disks which can also be made as lock washers, and the composite brake disks containing them with improved ease of braking.... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg LLP