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Brakes January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/11

20110017553 - Disk brake device: A cam housing assembly oscillates in association with rotation of an eccentric cam which is attached to a camshaft and is allowed to press a clutch by cam pins of the cam housing assembly. A pair of piston assemblies are provided of which each includes a piston which can slide... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20110017554 - Automatic parking brake having a slip controller: The invention relates to an automatic parking brake for motor vehicles having a plurality of brake actuators (4a, 4b) and an operating element (6) for actuating the parking brake, the braking actuators (4a, 4b) being connected to a controller (1, 11) performing individual wheel slip control upon occurrence of a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20110017555 - Damping device for a two-wheeled vehicle: A damping device for a two-wheeled vehicle having a first and a second damper chamber which are coupled to one another through a flow connection. The flow connection includes at least one flow valve provided with a damping channel. A magneto-rheological fluid is provided in the damping channel of the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20110017556 - Magnetorheological damping device for reduction or elimination of vibration in steering systems: A damping device for use with a rotatably-mounted steering shaft. The damping device comprises a magnetorheological material that can be embedded in an open-network carrier and is directly or indirectly in contact with the steering shaft, a coil arranged in effective proximity to the magnetorheological material, and a body indirectly... Agent: O'brien Jones, PLLC (w/ford Motor Co.)

20110017557 - Shock absorber with dual piston: A shock absorber comprising a damping cylinder is divided into a first damping chamber and a second damping chamber by a main piston device. The main piston device comprises a first main piston and a second main piston. The main pistons comprise continuous ducts that are delimited in a direction... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20110017558 - Shock absorber with increasing damping force: A vehicle shock absorber generates an additional counter-force acting counter to the direction of movement near the limit position of movement. The shock absorber substantially comprises a damping medium-filled damping cylinder that is divided into two damping chambers by a main piston. The main piston is axially moveable relative to... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20110017559 - Pressure reservoir for shock absorber: A reservoir comprises an upper reservoir part and a lower reservoir part divided by a member into a first reservoir chamber and second reservoir chamber. The reservoir mounts to a shock absorber having a generally cylindrical body. At least the lower reservoir part is delimited by two parallel-displaced flat base... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20110017560 - Master cylinder-mounted display for a motorcycle: A cover for a hydraulic master cylinder. The cover includes an interface configured to sealingly engage with a master cylinder body to jointly define a hydraulic fluid reservoir. An electronic display unit is positioned at least partially within the cover and viewable from outside the cover.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20110017561 - Vibration damping apparatus: A vibration damping apparatus has a first looped rope member and a second looped rope member each having a loop portion formed of a rope member in a loop shape, the rope member being formed by twining a plurality of linear members. Further, the vibration damping apparatus has a first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20110017562 - Vibration damping system for utility poles: A vibration damping mechanism for utility poles includes a cylindrical hollow tube including a sidewall having outer and inner side surfaces. The inner side surface forms an elongated inner chamber defining a longitudinal axis and having longitudinally spaced upper and lower ends. An unrestricted cylindrical rod disposed in the chamber... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110011688 - Control device for tread contact conditions of vehicles: This invention is a control device to vary the contact conditions of the tread of a vehicle to improve driving functions, such as skid prevention, noise reduction, road surface protection or road marking, by the choice of the appropriate trodden tips in given road conditions. The trodden tips and connected... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20110011683 - Hydraulic caliper brake for a bicycle: An apparatus for a bicycle brake comprises a housing with a first piston bore and a second piston bore, a first piston disposed in the first piston bore, a first piston rod attached to the first piston and extending from the first piston toward the outside of the housing for... Agent: Deland Law Office

20110011684 - Quick-release apparatus for a bicycle hydraulic caliper brake: An apparatus for a bicycle brake comprises a housing with a first piston bore, a first piston disposed in the first piston bore, and a first piston rod fixedly attached to the first piston and extending from the first piston toward the outside of the housing. The first piston rod... Agent: Deland Law Office

20110011685 - Rotary damper: The present invention provides a rotary damper in which both yields and braking characteristics can be enhanced. The rotary damper of the invention includes a valve mechanism which comprises an operating chamber 7 through which fluid can pass, a valve body 8 which forwardly moves from a natural state position... Agent: Cozen O''''connor

20110011686 - Damper unit: A damper unit which brakes the speed of movement of a moving body by using a piston damper provided with a cylinder and a piston rod which is connected to a piston inside the cylinder, is provided. The damper unit includes a case wherein the above-mentioned piston damper is disposed;... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20110011687 - S cam assembly: An S cam assembly, includes an S cam member having a shank, the shank having a machined shank outer margin, a tubular bushing holder member disposable annular to the shank, and a single S cam bushing member disposable intermediate the shank machined shank outer margin and an inside margin of... Agent: Patterson Thuente Christensen Pedersen, P.A.

20110005870 - Method for actuating a wet multiple disc brake and a wet multiple disc brake: A method is provided for actuating a wet multiple disc brake, running with cooling oil, especially for a road vehicle. Stationary and rotating radially oriented discs are pressed against one another during braking while overcoming a clearance. The method is characterized in that once the brake is released, the discs... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110005871 - Pneumatically actuated disc brake with actuation tappet: A pneumatically actuated disc brake, includes a caliper, at least one brake application-side and one reaction-side brake lining, a brake disc, and a brake cylinder to which compressed air can be applied as a braking force generator. The brake cylinder acts on a brake application device for applying the brake... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110005872 - Disc brake: A disc brake includes a brake caliper which engages over a brake disc and which has a caliper head and a caliper back connected thereto by tension struts. Brake pads are received in the brake caliper, are radially secured by a retaining bracket that extends in the axial direction of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110005873 - Brake for a work machine, a wheel hub unit and a work machine: A brake for a work machine includes a brake rotor, a hydraulically operated device for actuating the brake by clamping the brake rotor, and an arrangement for damping jerks resulting from a sudden brake actuation. The brake rotor includes a pair of brake force transmitting discs and the damping arrangement... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20110005874 - Brake system for a vehicle and brake pedal device for such a brake system: The invention relates to a braking system (16) for a vehicle (10), particularly a commercial vehicle, having an operating brake device for providing an operating brake function for braking the vehicle, and a parking brake device (92) for providing a parking brake function independently of the operating brake system. In... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20110005875 - Pneumatic brake system with safe drainage circuit and method of operating the same: A pneumatic brake system for a motor vehicle includes a compressed air system including a plurality of compressed air reservoirs containing compressed air. A service brake system in fluid communication with the compressed air system is operably engaged by application of the compressed air from the compressed air system. A... Agent: Timothy M. Schaeberle

20110005876 - Drum wear indicator: A brake drum includes at least one groove formed within an inner braking surface. The groove defines a maximum uniform depth that is set at a drum discard diameter. If the groove is visible during inspection it is an indication that the brake drum is still useable. When the groove... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20110005877 - Damping cylinder with annular bladder: An improvement to damping cylinders in which the damping fluid needs to be separated from a gas is disclosed. In particular, an annular bladder is used. An annular bladder allows for a control shaft to extend at least a portion of the length of the damping cylinder. This configuration effectively... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20110000748 - Bolt for hydraulic disc brake caliper: A bolt for use with a hydraulic disc brake caliper. The bolt includes a head and a shaft extending outwardly from the head. The shaft includes a threaded portion having a diameter, at least one channel defined at least partially in the outer surface of the threaded portion, and a... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, LLP

20110000749 - One piece hydraulic disc brake caliper with one way plumbing: A hydraulic disc brake caliper that includes a housing that has first and second side portions and first and second end portions that cooperate to define a braking opening. The housing also includes first and second piston receiving openings and first and second fluid openings. The caliper also includes a... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, LLP

20110000750 - Wet brake cooling fluid system: A wet brake cooling fluid system includes a cooling fluid supply line that is divided into a plurality of parallel paths. One path is in fluid communication with the motive side of a venturi eductor pump. Another pump is directed into the brake after passing through a fixed orifice that... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20110000751 - Electromagnetic brake system and electromagnetic brake for controlling motion: An electromagnetic brake system and brake for controlling motion between a first machine body (32) and a second machine body (34) is provided. The electromagnetic brake system and brake include an interior core member (36), the interior core member coupling with the first body (32). The electromagnetic brake includes an... Agent: Lord Corporation Patent & Legal Services

20110000752 - Disc brake with system for checking the position in which brake pads are installed, and brake pad: Provided is a disc brake with a system for checking the position in which brake pads are installed, and brake pads having, in both halves, notches defining a point of correspondence for fitting with respective projections formed in the housings for holding the brake pads, such that the notches in... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20110000753 - Shock absorber and its hydraulic stopper: Disclosed is a hydraulic stopper of a shock absorber. The shock absorber includes a cylinder and a piston rod having a piston valve. The stopper includes a closing member at one side of the piston rod to protect the piston valve, a free piston movable between the closing member and... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP