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Brakes September class, title,number 09/10

20100243383 - Clamping device: A clamping device with a housing, a spindle which is rotationally mounted in the housing, and an elastic clamping element, the clamping element being movable by application of a force out of a first position in which the spindle can be turned into a second position in which the spindle... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20100243384 - Disc brake apparatus: The present invention is to stabilize behavior of brake pads at the time of braking of a disc brake so as to suppress generation of brake noise, and also to reduce the roll moment of the brake pads generated at the time of braking so as to suppress uneven abrasion... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100243385 - Vehicle disk brake: A vehicle disc brake includes pad retainers. Each pad retainer includes: a pair of retainer portions; a connecting piece connecting the pair of retainer portions together; and pad returning portions. The retainer portion includes: an inner piece; an outer piece; and a deep side piece which is laid on the... Agent: Robert A Rye

20100243386 - Electric parking brake apparatus having emergency release function for vehicle: An electric parking brake apparatus having an emergency releasing function for a vehicle, includes an actuator having a driven member, and an emergency release mechanism releasing a parking brake without relying on an electric motor and including an emergency driving member, and an operation mechanism, which is provided between an... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100243387 - Electromechanical friction brake: The invention relates to an electromechanical friction brake, for example in the form of a disc brake having an electromechanical actuation device. The electric motor of the actuation device presses a frictional brake lining against a brake disc by means of a reduction gearbox and a ball ramp mechanism. The... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20100243388 - Electromechanical brake system with a failsafe energy supply and method for failsafe energy supply in an electromechanical brake system for vehicles: An electromechanical brake system and an associated method with a failsafe energy supply, have a first to fourth brake module with at least one control unit and brake actuation unit. In order to supply the modules with electrical energy, the control unit and the brake actuation unit are each connected... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20100243389 - Disk brake for vehicle: A disk brake for a vehicle includes: a caliper bracket; a pair of caliper support arms; pad guide grooves that have outer side surfaces, inner side surfaces and opposed surfaces; and lug pieces that protrude on both side parts of back plates of friction pads supported by the pad guide... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20100243390 - Brake disks for a vehicle, method of manufacturing same, and vehicle incorporating same: A method of manufacturing brake disks for front and rear wheels of a saddle-type vehicle includes steps of cutting out a disk member from a stainless steel plate member, further cutting out an intermediate portion in a diametrical direction of the disk member in a wave shape in a circumferential... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20100243391 - Steering damper device for saddle-riding type vehicle: A saddle riding type vehicle includes a vehicle body frame 4 constituting the vehicle, a front wheel disposed steerably on the vehicle body frame 4, a steering shaft 27 transmitting a steering input from a rider to the front wheel, and a steering damper 36 giving a steering mechanism 57... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20100243392 - system for damping oscillations in a structure: The system for damping oscillations in a structure according to the invention provides two masses that can be controlled to rotate at the frequency of oscillation of the structure and in opposite directions about axes of rotation transverse to the direction of the oscillations. The masses have individually controllable moments... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100236873 - Bicycle brake assembly: Various bicycle brake assemblies are described. In some embodiments, a bicycle brake assembly comprises a multi-lever linkage assembly comprising an input link and an output link coupled with a brake pad, wherein the multi-lever linkage assembly is configured to provide a greater mechanical advantage when the brake assembly is in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100236874 - Mechanism for quickly loosening and tightening brake cable in caliper brake of bicycle: A bicycle caliper brake includes a cable housing at an upper end of a first arm; a pivotal second arm comprising a coupling member at one end and a stepped groove on a bottom edge of the coupling member; a brake cable loosening and tightening device comprising a first unit,... Agent: Sam Chen

20100236875 - Air disk brake caliper pre-stressing method and pre-stressed caliper apparatus: A cast iron brake caliper with improved fatigue life, and a process and process equipment for pre-stressing a cast iron brake caliper to provide improved fatigue life, is provided. In the process, a load is applied to a cast iron caliper, where the load is high enough to locally yield... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20100236876 - Brake lining for a single-disk or multi-disk brake: Disclosed is a brake lining (3) for a multi-disk brake, comprising a first brake lining (33) with a first carrier plate (6), a first friction lining (4) which is arranged on a front (7) of the first carrier plate (6), a second brake lining (33′) with a second carrier plate... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20100236877 - Breaking device, in particular for a motor vehicle: A braking device, in particular for a motor vehicle, which has a brake disk, a brake caliper fitting around the brake disk, and two brake pads, which rest against the brake disk for the purpose of braking. One of the brake pads can be moved by a motor-driven ball screw... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20100236878 - Disc brake: Among abutment parts (Af, Bf, Cf, Ar) of pad-side engagement parts (11a, 11b) and support-member-side engagement parts (10a, 10a), a portion (Af) which bears a tangential force (Ff) applied to the pad (5a, 6a) during a forward rotation of the rotor on a forward side of the forward rotation of... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20100236883 - Pneumatic constricting drum brake assembly: A pneumatic constricting drum brake with seals attached to axially opposite sides of the hub of the rotating drum with wiper portions of the seals rotatably contacting correspondingly located stationary sealing surfaces on the housing for sealing the hub. At least one of the housing sealing surfaces includes a bearing... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20100236879 - Method for releasing a parking brake of a motor vehicle: In the method a drive tool (1) is inserted through an opening (3), closed by a membrane (2), of the housing (4) of the control drive (5) of the parking brake into the housing (4) and is placed in a receiving part (6). The receiving part (6) is connected to... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20100236880 - Method and device for brake dust collection: A method and device for capturing particulates produced by a brake shoe of a motorized vehicle are provided. A strip of material is attached to an inner planar race of a wheel rim and is positioned to capture particulates (“brake dust”) caused by the friction braking process. Particulates may be... Agent: Patrick Reilly

20100236881 - Variable resistance strut assemblies and articles containing the same: Disclosed herein is a strut assembly that comprises a piston that is in slideable communication with a housing. The piston comprises a piston head having a channel in operative communication with a fluid that is disposed in the housing. An elastic member and an active element are disposed in the... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20100236882 - Hydraulic shock absorber: In a hydraulic shock absorber 10, a piston holder 41 has an axial side surface 41e formed with an opening of an inclined hole 48b exposed to a rod-side oil chamber 43B. A block ring 71 capable of closing the opening of the inclined hole 48b is provided around a... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20100230214 - Safe braking apparatus: A safe braking apparatus using in a two-wheel vehicle includes a left brake unit that drives the real brake unit and the front brake unit simultaneously, a right brake unit that drives the real brake unit and the front brake unit simultaneously, a front brake unit that actuates a front-wheel... Agent: Portal Ipr Services

20100230215 - Link unit of brake assembly for bicycles: A brake system for bicycles includes two pivotably connected first and second arms and two brake pads are respectively connected to the first and second arms. A cable unit is connected to the second arm and includes a brake cable. A link unit includes a first link which is connected... Agent: Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20100230216 - Brake device for a rail vehicle: A brake device is disclosed for rail vehicles. In at least one embodiment, the brake device includes an electromagnetic spring pressure brake, the brake force being applied by an elastic force to the part to be braked and a magnetic arrangement being provided for neutralizing the brake force. The magnetic... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100230217 - Linear motor brake: A mechanical brake for arresting movement of the armature of a linear electric motor in the absence of electrical power comprising a pivotably mounted plate (17) having an aperture (19) for receiving a member (10) attached to the armature of the motor, and an electrically operated holding device (23) contacting... Agent: Day Pitney LLP Account: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20100230219 - Disc brake, in particular for a utility vehicle: A disc brake, in particular, for a commercial vehicle, has a brake caliper which engages over a brake disc, brake linings which make contact with the brake disc in a functional position, and a brake application device with which one of the brake linings can be pressed, via at least... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20100230218 - Hydraulic caliper brake assembly with self-adjusting feature: A hydraulic caliper brake assembly with self-adjusting feature includes a cylindrical body, an elastomer, a pushing rod, a force resisting member, and a retaining ring. The cylindrical body has a chamber. The elastomer is sealing disposed in the chamber and has a receiving hole. The elastomer provides a resilient force.... Agent: Yen Jung Sung

20100230220 - Disk brake and lining carrier and pressure plate for a disk brake of said type: The invention relates to a disk brake, in particular for utility vehicles, having a brake disk (30) with a rotational axis (D), having a pressing device (10, 38) which, for braking, is pressed in the direction of the rotational axis against the brake disk, and a holding-down device (40), wherein... Agent: Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20100230221 - Ventilated brake disc: The invention relates to a brake disc (1) comprising a support cap (2), which is intended to be connected to a wheel hub of a vehicle, and a braking band (3), which is intended to cooperate with a caliper of the disc brake. The braking band comprises two plates (31,... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20100230222 - Vehicle structural element serving to absorb certain shocks by plastic deformation: A mechanical device including an elongated structural element provided for absorbing, at least in part, certain shocks by deformation. The structural element or piece has a selected right sectional profile, the profile being provided with localized alterations, shapes, and with selected respective positions for approximately satisfying a given law of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100224453 - Railway brake shoe: A brake shoe without a metal backing has a metal insert (9) comprising a main body (10), two wing-like extensions (12/13) integral with, on opposite sides of and extending away from the main body having back faces adjacent to the back surface of the brake shoe, two generally parallel radially... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100224454 - Stepless pressure-varying shock absorber: A shock absorber includes a partitioning board fixed in a chamber of a cylinder to separate the chamber into first and second compartments receiving a damping fluid. The partitioning board includes a first through-hole in communication with the first and second compartments. A buffering disc is mounted in the chamber... Agent: Chiayuan Chang

20100224455 - Bicycle damper: A damper for a bicycle having a primary unit and a remote unit that, in some arrangements, is substantially entirely outside of the primary unit. The primary unit includes a damper tube, a spring chamber, and a piston rod that supports a main piston. The main piston is movable within... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100224456 - Bicycle damper: A damper for a bicycle having a primary unit and a remote unit that, in some arrangements, is substantially entirely outside of the primary unit. The primary unit includes a damper tube, a spring chamber, and a piston rod that supports a main piston. The main piston is movable within... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100219029 - Actuator, particularly for a motor vehicle parking brake: An actuator (1), especially for a motor vehicle parking brake has a telescopic device (2) that actuates a brake cable (6), and a drive unit which is equipped with an electromechanical drive for actuating the telescopic device (2). The actuator (1) further has a displacement sensor unit for detecting the... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20100219026 - Brake apparatus brake control apparatus, and brake control method: In a brake apparatus, an activation current for opening a simulator cut valve from a closed state is applied, whereupon a steady-state current is applied continuously to maintain the open state. A brake control apparatus and a brake control method are employed to perform control in which a valve opening... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100219027 - Disk brake and sliding member: There is provided a disk brake comprising: a piston that presses a brake pad to a disk rotor; and a caliper at which the piston is slidably provided through a piston seal, the caliper making the piston moved forward by hydraulic pressure, wherein the piston has that an anodized film... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20100219028 - Rail vehicle brake unit: A brake unit, preferably for a rail vehicle, including in a housing: a piston, and a push rod in the form of a spindle in an axial slack adjuster. The axial directions of the piston and the push rod are substantially perpendicular to each other, and means are provided for... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20100219030 - Brake pad for a partially-lined disk brake: A brake pad for a partially-lined disk brake and a method for making such a brake pad. The brake pad has a back plate, a friction lining arranged fixedly on a front side of the back plate and a damping plate provided on a rear side. At least one hook-shaped... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20100219031 - Impact absorber for vehicle: An impact absorber for a vehicle has a tubular shape and is disposed between a side member and a bumper beam of the vehicle, so as to be crushed in an axial direction thereof upon application of a compressive load, for absorbing an impact energy. The impact absorber includes: a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

20100219032 - Impact-absorbing member: The peak value of an initial load in a self-fracture occurring during transition to a stable sequential fracture mode is controlled, and a desired amount of absorbed energy is ensured. An impact-absorbing member (3) is formed of reinforcing fiber and resin and includes a plurality of fiber-reinforced resin layers that... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.