Brakes inventions 03/09

20090078511 - Brake mechanism for a caster wheel on a offset rotary mower: A brake mechanism for a caster wheel(s) on an offset rotary mower apparatus wherein a hydraulic line or electric cable is connected at one end to the brake mechanism and at the other end to the tractor for remote control operation of the brake mechanism. The brake mechanism which is... Agent: Batoche Ag-design

20090078512 - Light weight bicycle brake assembly: A light weight brake assembly for bicycles is disclosed. Some embodiments of the invention are designed to enhance assembly adjustability, for example to accommodate geometric variations that occur with various bicycle frame and wheel geometries. Some embodiments of the invention are designed to allow for a brake leverage that can... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP Howard Hughes Center

20090078513 - Brake device, as well as brake carrier and brake caliper, for such brake: l

20090078515 - Lightweight brake rotor and components with composite materials: One embodiment of the invention includes a method comprising: placing a first insert and a second insert in a casting mold and wherein the first insert and second insert comprising a plurality of connecting post extending inbetween so that the first insert and second insert are in spaced-apart relationship in... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20090078514 - Method of making a fiber preform for manufacturing parts of a composite material of the carbon/carbon type incorporating ceramic particles, and products obtained thereby: One or more two-dimensional fiber fabrics of carbon or carbon precursor fibers are impregnated (58, 59) by a solution or a suspension capable of allowing a dispersion of discrete ceramic particles to remain in the fiber fabric, and a fiber preform (51) is made by superposing plies formed of two-dimensional... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090078516 - Friction material: The present invention is predicated upon friction material and more particularly to chopped basalt reinforcement fibers within a friction material.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20090078517 - Damping force adjusting structure of hydraulic shock absorber: In a damping force adjusting structure of a hydraulic shock absorber, a blow valve blowing an oil liquid in a pressurized piston side chamber to a rod side chamber is provided in a bypass path communicating the rod side chamber and the piston side chamber while bypassing a damping valve,... Agent: Orum & Roth LLC

20090078518 - Position sensitive shock absorber: A position-sensitive shock absorber is disclosed. The position-sensitive shock absorber includes a choking member positioned within the housing at a specific point along the stroke of the working piston that cooperates with the working piston to increase the resistance to fluid flow when the working piston reaches the specific point... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20090078519 - Vibration damping device: The damping device comprises a cluster of resonators with a predetermined frequency distribution, that, when attached to a main or “master” structure, is capable of absorbing irreversibly its vibrational or/and acoustic energy produced by a vi 5 brating body. the density of natural frequencies of the plurality of resonators is... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090078520 - Insert with tabs and damped products and methods of making the same: One embodiment includes an insert including a body portion; a plurality of tabs extending from the body portion, wherein the tabs are tapered; and wherein the insert is constructed and arranged to provide damping.... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20090071764 - Brake pad for a bicycle: A brake pad (5) having a braking surface (9, 109), intended to be pressed during braking against a side (8) of a rim (3) of a wheel (2) of the bicycle (1), and thermal transmission means (11, 111) suitable for transferring heat away from the braking surface (9, 109) is... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090071763 - Heat shield assembly for aircraft wheel and brake assembly: A heat shield assembly for a wheel and brake assembly includes one or more torque bars that include a coupling device which cooperates with a portion of a heat shield (and more particularly heat shield sections) at a location axially outwardly remote from the inboard end of the heat shield... Agent: Don W. Bulson (grco) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090071765 - Arrangement for reducing a rotational speed of a rotating member: An arrangement for reducing a rotational speed of a rotating member includes a first and second pressure member arranged at a distance from each other and an opposite sides of the rotating member for movement relative to each other between a retracted position and a forward position engaging the rotating... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090071766 - Brake pad assembly with wide slots for the reduction of noise: The present invention is directed to a brake pad comprising a backing plate and a friction member carried on the backing plate. The friction member includes a single mass of material with a thickness, and having a first end and a second end, an upper edge, a lower edge, and... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20090071767 - Disc brake caliper body and a disc brake caliper comprising such a body: A body for a disc brake caliper has a mounting side limb and a non-mounting side limb, each limb housing at least one hydraulic brake cylinder. The body has a peripheral stiffening band that extends about an outer lateral surface of at least one of the limbs. In a preferred... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20090071768 - Mechanical disc braking assembly: The disc brake assembly (10) comprises a caliper (4). The caliper (4) can be mounted on a vehicle, such as a trailer, for example, in a conventional fashion. The disc brake assembly further includes a cam (5) and a lever (11), seated on a cam shaft (5.1). The cam shaft... Agent: Hahn And Moodley, LLP

20090071769 - Single motor electronic wedge brake system locking parking force: While driving one motor, an electronic wedge brake (EWB) system according to an embodiment of the present invention implements a main braking function by self-energizing caused by a wedge operation. Since only one motor is used, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and to simplify the structure.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090071770 - Dirt scraper for a disc brake: A dirt scraper for a disc brake of a vehicle includes at least one scraper blade adapted to abut a braking surface of the disc for scraping off dirt when the disc rotates, and a heat sensitive structure for moving the at least one blade from a first position where... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090071771 - Brake device for a packagung strap-reel frame: A brake device for a packaging strap-reel frame includes a frame body having its intermediate portion secured with a tubular shaft. An inner disc and an outer disc are pivotally assembled on the shaft rod and have their opposite sides respectively provided with an annular projecting edge and their outer... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090071772 - Sensor module comprising acceleration sensor and relative displacement sensor, damper and electronically controllable suspension system comprising the same, and method of controlling vehicle movement using the same: The present invention relates to a sensor module comprising a relative displacement sensor and an acceleration sensor, and a damper equipped with the same. The damper comprises a cylinder which is formed with a hollow portion therein; a piston rod which is inserted through an upper portion of the cylinder;... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090071773 - Magnetorheological (mr) piston, mr piston assembly, and mr damper system: A magnetorheological (MR) piston assembly (10) includes an MR piston (12) and a rod (14). The MR piston (12) includes a central longitudinal axis (16), first and second longitudinal ends (18 and 20), an MR passageway (22), a main electric coil (24), and a valve (26). The MR passageway (22)... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090071774 - Piston valve assembly of continuous damping control damper: According to the present invention, the reliability and stability in the coupling between the piston rod and the piston valve assembly can be increased, thereby stably controlling the damping force of the damper. Further, the slot is formed in the core of the piston valve assembly so as to reduce... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090071775 - Damping force adjusting structure of hydraulic shock absorber: In a damping force adjusting structure of a hydraulic shock absorber in which a part of an oil liquid is introduced to a back pressure chamber provided in a back surface side of a damping valve from a back pressure introduction path, a pressure within the back pressure chamber is... Agent: Orum & Roth LLC

20090071776 - Bi-state solenoid with integral rebound cut-off: A hydraulic damper including a housing, a piston assembly slideably received within the housing to define a piston chamber and a rod chamber, the piston assembly including a valve and a solenoid, the solenoid including an integral piston, wherein the valve is actuateable by the solenoid, and a cup disposed... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090071777 - Electro-hydraulic control system with multiplexed solenoid for retarder operation and main pressure modulation: An electro-hydraulic control system is provided that utilizes a shift solenoid and shift valve to multiplex a single pressure control solenoid to control both modulation of a main pressure regulator valve and retarder operation (fill and pressure).... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090071778 - Valve for disconnecting the front braking and/or the trailer braking, for a farm tractor or a similar vehicle: A valve intended to disconnect, in specific circumstances, the braking of the front wheels, and/or of a trailer whose braking system is connected through a trailer braking valve, for the braking system of a farm tractor or similar vehicle which comprises two master cylinders, operated by two separate braking pedals,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090071779 - Damped part with insert: One embodiment of the invention may include a product including a body portion including a first face and a frictional damping insert overlying the first face of the body portion. The body portion may include a second face overlying the insert. The insert may have a throughhole and a portion... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20090065311 - Single motor electronic wedge brake system generating solenoid assisting force: While driving one motor, an electronic wedge brake (EWB) system according to an embodiment of the present invention implements a main braking function by self-energizing caused by a wedge operation. Since only one motor is used, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and to simplify the structure.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090065312 - Slack adjuster for railway vehicle brake rigging: The present invention teaches a double-acting compression actuatable slack adjuster to adjust the slack in the brake rigging of a railway vehicle which includes a pair of elongated members movable with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction. A positioning device carrying a pair of opposed abutting surfaces is... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090065313 - Composite brake drum with middle position squealer band: A novel composite brake drum with a shell and a drum liner that includes one or more mid-positioned squealer bands that are roughly in line with the ribs of the brake shoes. This places the most rigid part of the brake drum and the location of greatest heat sink over... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20090065314 - Damper: A damper (D1) comprising an actuator A connected to a sprung member (B) side of a vehicle, the actuator having a motion converting mechanism (T) for converting a linear motion into a rotational motion and a motor (M) to which the rotational motion resulting from the conversion by the motion... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090065315 - Damping force generating mechanism for shock absorber: A shock absorber comprises a first passage (2a, 2b) and a second passage (15) connecting a first fluid chamber (41) and a second fluid chamber (42). A throttle (12, 14) narrows an inflow of fluid to the first passage (2a, 2b) according to an applied displacement pressure. The displacement pressure... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090065316 - Hydraulic shock absorber for bicycle front fork: A hydraulic shock absorber for use in a bicycle front fork include a retractable tube set containing hydraulic fluid, a locking mechanism mounted inside the retractable tube set, and an adjustment mechanism mounted on a top side of the retractable tube set and controllable to lock out and open a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090065317 - Interchangeable energy-absorbing unit, in particular for use in combination with a buffer: The present invention relates to an energy-absorbing unit, including a UIC buffer or a side buffer, which provides an additional irreversible shock-absorbing stage for e.g., a UIC buffer which can be retroactively installed, an energy-absorbing unit, is proposed which is mountable to the support frame or undercarriage, of e.g., a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090057071 - Caliper brake attachment tool for rear wheel of bicycle: There is provided a caliper brake attachment tool which comprises: a supporting rod; a fixed part provided to one end side of the supporting rod capable of fixing an existing caliper brake; an applying part provided to the other end side of the supporting rod and applicable to a seat... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20090057072 - Pneumatic emergency brake assurance module: A pneumatic emergency brake assurance module comprises a high capacity transfer valve connected in a first position to the output of the variable load relay valve and in a second position connected to a source of emergency braking air pressure. A timing reservoir is in communication with the pilot port... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090057073 - Disk brake apparatus: In a disk brake apparatus of the present invention, it is determined whether a centering operation should be performed, and operation conditions for the centering operation (the length of the interval and the number of the operations) are set, according to a change of deformation of a disk rotor by... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090057074 - Electric brake device: An electric brake device comprises a caliper holding braking members and having an electric motor attached thereto, a reduction mechanism for transmitting an input rotation of one input element thereof from the electric motor to two output elements thereof at reduced speeds, a rotation-linear motion converting mechanism for converting the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090057075 - Ball-in-ramp brake caliper type parking brake for vehicle: In a BIR type brake caliper according to the embodiment of the present invention, when a BIR (Ball in Ramp) type cartridge assembly, which generates an axial force while rotating, presses pads against a disk plate during parking braking, balls provided between input and output ramps of the cartridge assembly... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090057076 - Brake device, as well as brake carrier and brake caliper, for such brake:

20090057077 - Ventilated brake disk and method: A vehicle brake disk is disclosed that can include an outer friction member having a first thickness in cross-section, and an inner friction member having a second thickness in cross-section that is thicker than the first thickness in cross-section of the outer friction member. A plurality of vanes can connect... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20090057078 - Reduced capacitance damper and method: A magneto rheological (MR) fluid damper system for use in a vehicle suspension system can include a twisted pair of conductors integrated into a hollow piston rod of the MR damper. The twisted pair of conductors provide a supply path for current to reach the actuating coil of the MR... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20090057079 - Disc spring intake: A disc valve assembly for a shock absorber opens due to axial movement of a valve disc. The valve disc is biased against a valve body by a valve spring. The valve spring is designed to provide a circumferentially asymmetrical load biasing the valve disc against the valve body. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090057080 - Shock absorber having a full displacement valve assembly: A shock absorber includes a piston assembly disposed within a pressure tube. The piston assembly has a first and a second housing and a valve assembly located adjacent the first housing. The valve assembly has a valve disc which engages the first housing to close at least one of a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090057081 - Vehicle damper and method: A damper for use in vehicle and automotive applications can include a structure for sealing a top portion of the damper such that standing water is prevented from residing adjacent the cylinder/tube, piston rod, gaskets, o-rings, grommets, or other structures located at a top portion of the damper. The structure... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP