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Brakes May archived by USPTO category 05/09

20090133971 - Disk brake provided with an improved device for measuring the normal applied force: A disk brake, in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided. The disk includes a rotatable brake disk, a brake caliper covering the brake disk, an actuator for applying an actuation force and a friction lining applicable to the brake disk by means of the actuation force, and a device... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090133972 - 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: Nydegger & Associates

20090133973 - Parking brake apparatus: A parking brake apparatus includes a first braking member provided at a wheel and integrally rotated with the wheel, a second braking member provided at a vehicle body side for stopping a rotation of the first braking member, a parking brake device for pressing the second braking member to the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090133974 - Dual actuator friction brake assembly: An industrial brake is provided through which tension and emergency braking are initiated at opposite axial ends of the brake in order to improve packaging and maintenance of the brake and to enable the addition of an emergency brake function to existing tension brakes without substantial modifications to the brake.... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC Suite 300

20090133975 - Vehicle brake, in particular caliper brake: The invention relates to a vehicle brake, in particular a caliper brake, having a housing, a brake piston accommodated in and linearly displaceable relative to the housing for displacing a brake lining, and a mechanical actuator arrangement for displacing the brake piston, wherein the brake piston is displaceable in the... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090133976 - Magnetorheological force transmission device: and which is characterized in that the magnetic circuit system of the magnetorheological force transmission device being designed and/or disposed to generate a magnetic flux within at least part of the MRF gap comprises at least one electromagnet 3, at least one permanent magnet 4 and at least one magnetic-field-balancing... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20090133977 - Shock absorber: A single-shock-use shock absorber having a first load application point; a second load application point; a deformable element between the points, the element being dimensioned for plastic shock absorbing deformation: and a bridge between the first and second load application points, the bridge dimensioned to fracture at a predetermined load... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090127042 - Trailer braking device: A trailer braking device having a high-pressure main hydraulic circuit of a tractor to which a trailer is attached; to a hydraulic circuit of a master brake cylinder of the tractor; and a trailer brake valve having a driver connected hydraulically to the high-pressure main hydraulic circuit and to the... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20090127034 - Disk brake for vehicles: Disclosed herein is a disk brake for vehicles including a gap adjuster to compensate for a gap between a frictional pad and a disk based upon the wear of the frictional pad. The disk brake includes a disk rotatable along with each wheel of a vehicle, a movable frictional pad... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20090127035 - Electric cart disc braking system: An electric cart braking system is shown having a brake cable adapter between the pedal and a hydraulic disk braking system. The method of installing the brake cable adapter and associated components is provided. A kit of components to facilitate in installation of brake cable adapter and associated components is... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20090127036 - Brake caliper: A brake caliper for a disk brake is disclosed. The brake caliper includes a caliper housing defining a bore that extends along a bore axis. A piston of an actuating device is mounted within the bore so as to be movable along the bore axis in an application direction and... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090127037 - Railway brake shoe: A brake shoe without a metal backing has a metal insert comprising two spaced apart bodies, a connecting portion having a back face adjacent to the back surface of the brake shoe, and two generally parallel radially extending flanges integral with the connecting portion. The parallel extensions define a keyway,... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090127038 - Braking systems with cooling: A braking system includes an axle, a support element mounted on the axle, a brake ring connected to the periphery of the support element and a brake calliper for applying a braking force to the brake ring. The brake ring is connected to the support element in such a manner... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090127039 - Vibration damper: Disclosed is a vibration damper comprising a cylinder in which a piston rod is guided in an axially movable manner. A first piston (7) is mounted stationarily on the piston rod while a second piston (23) that is equipped with at least one valve disk biased by a spring assembly... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090127040 - Torsional vibration damper arrangement: A torsional vibration damper with a primary side and a secondary side, wherein rotation of the primary side relative to the secondary side causes displacement of hydraulic fluid from at least one displacement chamber and compression of pneumatic fluid in at least one compensating chamber. A first displacement chamber assembly... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090127041 - Vibration damper with amplitude selective damping force: Vibration damper with amplitude-selective damping force that includes a piston rod, which is guided with freedom of axial movement in a damping medium-filled cylinder. The piston rod carries a piston arrangement, which divides the cylinder into a working space on the side of the piston with the piston rod and... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090127043 - Insulator for vehicle suspension system: A wheel suspension system for a vehicle includes a mounting base and a striking base spaced from each other and moveable relative to each other along an arced line of motion. An insulator is coupled to and extends from the mounting base. The insulator is formed of an elastomeric material... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20090127044 - Bearing: The invention relates to a bearing, in particular chassis bearing for the rear axle of a motor vehicle, with an outer bearing sleeve, an inner bearing sleeve, at least one elastomer body arranged between the outer and inner bearing sleeves and two chambers which are arranged laterally opposite each other... Agent: Walter Ottesen

20090120735 - System and method for aircraft braking system usage monitoring: The system and method for monitoring wear of one or more aircraft parts, such as an aircraft brake, an aircraft tire, a standby system, and landing gear. One or more sensors are provided for sensing a parameter of usage, and an estimate of usage of the part can be determined... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20090120747 - Trailer vehicle brake-control module: A brake-control module for a first trailer of a tractor-trailer combination reduces braking response time for the second trailer and subsequent trailers in the vehicle train. The brake-control module includes a tractor interface. The tractor interface includes a tractor CAN interface for connecting to a tractor CAN connector of a... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090120736 - Automatic braking for a manually controlled wheeled cart: The present invention is a manually controlled and propelled wheeled vehicle whose wheels are locked or held in place via a braking mechanism. This invention includes a proximity sensing mechanism that determines when an operator is sufficiently in control of the wheeled vehicle. Upon an operator presence being determined, the... Agent: Michael Berns Maloney, Parkinson And Berns

20090120737 - Apparatus for mounting a hub brake to a bicycle frame: A bicycle brake apparatus comprises a securing bracket with an axle opening dimensioned to receive a bicycle wheel hub axle therethrough, a braked member that has a braking surface and is adapted to rotate with a bicycle wheel hub rotatably supported by the hub axle, a braking member adapted to... Agent: Deland Law Office

20090120738 - Rope control apparatus: Embodiments of the invention provide a simple and convenient way to ascend and descend a rope without using a belayer. Embodiments of the invention can smoothly transition from a rope clamping position to a rope unclamping position, conveniently providing an effective rope control device.... Agent: Edward E. Roberts

20090120739 - Aircraft brake and method with electromechanical actuator modules: An electrically actuated aircraft brake and method characterized by radial mount actuator modules which can be easily and quickly replaced as a unit. Quick and easy replacement of the actuator modules can be effected without disassembly of the overall brake and wheel assembly. Accordingly, brake manufacturing, repair costs, overhaul, parts... Agent: Don W. Bulson (grco) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090120740 - Brake support plate: A brake support plate secures a caliper for disk brakes or the components of a drum brake to a wheel suspension or to a wheel axle. The brake support plate includes an axle opening with a snug-fit section for receiving an axle element, wherein the snug-fit section is slightly smaller... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090120741 - Inertia brake: An inertia brake assembly is disclosed. In an embodiment, the inertia brake includes a rotor hub subassembly and an inertia brake subassembly. The inertia brake subassembly includes a first reaction plate arranged opposite a first side of the rotor hub assembly, a second reaction plate arranged opposite a second side... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20090120742 - Wear compensating devices for shoe brake devices: The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090120743 - Method of siliciding thermostructural composite materials, and parts obtained by the method: Within the pores of a porous thermostructural composite material, there is form an aerogel or xerogel made up of a precursor for a refractory material, the precursor is transformed by pyrolysis to obtain an aerogel or xerogel of refractory material, and then it is silicided by being impregnated with a... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090120744 - Electromechanical locking device for a brake piston: The invention is a electromechanical locking device for a brake piston of a hydraulically actuated wheel brake. The locking device is disposed at least in some portions in the interior of a hollow-cylindrical brake piston. This interior of the brake piston is filled with hydraulic pressure fluid and in the... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20090120745 - Damper: A damper (D) comprises a screw shaft (1), a screw nut (4) threadably and rotatably engaged with the screw shaft (1), a motor (M) having a rotor (R) connected to the screw nut (4), and a detent mechanism (5) for making the screw shaft (1) unrotatable. Thus, since the screw... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090120746 - Damping element: The invention relates to a damping element for a vibration damper that works with hydraulic damping fluid. The fundamental structure of the damping element includes a one-piece base body configured as a circular disk, which has a plurality of first flow-through openings, each having an entry cross-section in a first... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090120748 - Variable valve for impact dispersal device: A variable valve for impact dispersal of a force, such as a force caused by an impact or explosion. The apparatus includes a valve with a spring biased piston that engages an outlet bore as the piston moves in response to the pressure of a fluid at an inlet port.... Agent: Knox Patents

20090120749 - Vibration damper and method for the production of a three-pipe system for a vibration damper: A hydraulic vibration damper has an inner pipe, a center pipe, and an outer pipe. A piston on a piston rod is guided to be displaceable in a working space that is formed by the inner pipe. Flow spaces that are hydraulically separated from one another and connected with a... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090120750 - Hydraulic brake lever: A hydraulic brake lever generally includes a brake lever base, a handle hinged to the brake lever base, an oil reservoir and a half cover. The brake lever base may include a connecting portion and a main portion. A top of the connecting portion may be cooperable with the half... Agent: Eric Chan

20090120751 - Hydraulic brake lever: A hydraulic brake lever includes a body having a bladder chamber, a cavity and a flexible separator mounted between the bladder chamber and the cavity. The flexible separator holds hydraulic oil in a front section of the body and prevents a rear section of the body from contacting with the... Agent: Patenttm.us

20090114488 - Electrically actuated aircraft brakes: An electrically actuated aircraft brake with a carbon-carbon composite heat pack and an electrical actuator for engaging the heat pack and operating the brake. When the brake is not being applied, the brake actuator is adjusted in dependence upon temperature, for example, by controlling the actuator to maintain a temperature... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20090114489 - Coupled dual pivot brake device: The dual pivot, side-pull type caliper brake described in the current invention comprise of two brake arms. The first brake arm is pivoted to the second arm. The second brake arm pivots on a fixing bolt. The fixing bolt connects the brake caliper to the frame or fork of a... Agent: Matt Simkins

20090114490 - Disc-brake vibration damper: A disk brake vibration damper comprising a cylindrical element (4) equipped on its cylindrical peripheral surface (41) with a layer of a supple material (5) which exhibits properties of adhesion with the materials of the piston (3) and of the cylindrical element (4). This cylindrical element (4) is intended to... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090114491 - Drum brake shoe: Drum brake shoe, particularly for a motor vehicle, in which a brake cable (64) has an end terminal (66) for attachment to a lever (50) that acts on the shoe (4), this shoe comprising a rigid web one edge of which is formed with a cut-out (90) providing access to... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090114492 - Hybrid vehicle driveline noise damper: A vehicle driveline includes a hybrid transmission, having a mass damper that provides noise and vibration damping over a broad range of frequencies. The damper provides damping at a desired frequency and all greater frequencies to act as a low pass filter for noise and vibration. A specific mass and... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC