Brakes inventions

20080105500 - Disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle: A disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle, includes a brake caliper that straddles the brake disc, and a clamping device, which is located in the brake caliper and which presses brake linings against both sides of the brake disc during a braking procedure. The brake caliper is held... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080105501 - Disc brake: Disc brake comprising an hydraulic actuator for clamping shoes guided by a calliper (14) and an annular seal (10) lodged with axial clearance (J) in a groove (28) of the actuator for ensuring fluid-tightness between the piston (16) and the cylinder of the actuator, characterized in that the groove (28)... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080105502 - Electromechanical parking brake device and electronic system for operating same: It is proposed, for an electronic system for operating an electromechanical parking brake device of a vehicle with an input unit for detecting a driver command which is evaluated by a control unit which activates at least one actuating unit for actuating at least one brake, that the control unit... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080105503 - Axial rotary eddy current brake with self-adjustable braking force: An axial rotary eddy current brake with self adjustable braking force includes two spaced apart support structures defining a gap therebetween, at least two permanent magnets opposingly disposed in said gap and supported by the support structure in a spaced apart relationship and a diamagnetic disk disposed for rotation between... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080105504 - Magnetorheological damper system: A magnetorheological damper system comprising a reservoir in communication with a damper. The damper comprises a damper cylinder defining a damper chamber, wherein the damper chamber contains a magnetorheological fluid and a movable damper piston. The damper piston comprises at least two coil windings on the outer surface of the... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20080105505 - Front fork: The front fork (100) includes a fork main body (3) in which an inner tube (2) is inserted into an outer tube (1) to enable free expansion and contraction, a damper (10) generates a damping force when a rod (5) moves within a cylinder (4) as the fork main body... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080105506 - Stabilizer: An improved stabilizer for the steering of a vehicle. The stabilizer comprises a housing containing one or more sector-shaped chambers with a wiper rotatably mounted in the housing. For each chamber a paddle extends from the rotor of the wiper into the chamber. The wiper moves sealingly past the housing.... Agent: Thompson E. Fehr Goldenwest Corporate Center

20080099286 - Brake system by see-saw movement for in-line roller skate: Function of braking is performed by pivotally mounted wheel frames which are divided and move see-saw movement. The see-saw movement of wheel frames or main frame induce resistance between wheels and brake pads which are locate at frontend and rearend of the main frame.... Agent: Max Dalho Lee

20080099287 - Disc brake: A disc brake includes a mechanism for bringing at least one brake pad into engagement with a rotating brake disc. The brake pad is movable, in relation to the disc brake itself, to a certain extent together with the brake disc. A guiding mechanism is provided for positively guiding the... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080099288 - Anti-lock brake device for use with a brake rotor disc: A disc brake assembly includes a rotor with an ABS tone ring insert assembly that functions as a rotation indicator in an anti-lock braking system. The insert is positioned in the hat of a rotor disc in a spaced relationship and is mounted to the mounting flange of the rotor... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080099289 - Coulomb damped disc brake rotor and method of manufacturing: The invention provides a method for manufacturing a coulomb damped disc brake rotor, including the steps of: (A) providing a mold having the general shape of the coulomb damped disc brake rotor; (B) placing a coulomb damper insert having a generally annular body and at least one tab extending generally... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080093181 - Brake caliper guide pin assembly: A brake caliper guide pin assembly including a caliper body defining an elongated bore, the elongated bore defining a central axis, a bushing positioned in the elongated bore, the bushing including at least a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer is formed from a rigid material... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080093179 - Method for controlling a braking system of a motor vehicle: Disclosed is a method for controlling a brake system (1) of a motor vehicle, which includes an electric generator (4) and a number of hydraulic, electronically controllable friction brakes (2) being allocated to axles of the motor vehicle, and the brake torque of which is composed of the brake torque... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080093180 - Disc brake system: There is disclosed a disc brake system incorporating a split calliper having a first calliper half integrally formed with a mounting plate for mounting the calliper on a vehicle. A second calliper half is fixedly and removably attached to the first calliper half in spaced apart relation to provide room... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080093182 - Apparatus and method for connecting hydraulic brake lines to brake assemblies on towed trailers: The installation of hydraulic brake lines on trailers can be simplified by using flexible hose sections and a custom three-way coupling adapted to fit in the tight space constraints around a hydraulic fluid port on a brake assembly. The custom three-way coupling has a first fitting for connecting to the... Agent: Rudolf O. Siegesmund Gordon & Rees, LLP

20080093183 - Actuator system: An actuator system (5) has an electric actuating drive (7) and a first and a second output shaft. The actuator system (5) additionally has at least one actuating element which is coupled to the first output shaft and/or to the second output shaft. The actuating element is designed for coupling... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080093185 - Ceramic-forming polymer material: Disclosed is a polymer material comprised of at least one non-cyclic ceramic-forming polymer. The porosity and elemental composition of the resulting ceramic can be varied by inclusion of polymers with particular ratios of carbon, silicon, oxygen, and hydrogen and by manipulation of the conditions under which the polymer material is... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20080093184 - Brake disc assembly: A brake disc rotor assembly formed of a radially inner part adapted for securement to a hub and a radially outer part spaced from the inner part and secured thereto by a plurality of fasteners engaged into apertures formed by opposing U-shaped slots having two parallel sidewalls and an arched... Agent: Donn K. Harms Patent & Trademark Law Center

20080093186 - Vibration damping member: A vibration damping member to be attached to a vibrating member for damping a vibration of the vibrating member comprises a plurality of plate members which are stacked one over the other in such a manner that they are relatively moveable with respect to each other.... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080087503 - Pad sets for disk brakes: The present invention can include a disk brake having a pad with an engaging groove formed in the pad, the pad also includes a convex member projected from one portion of the pad, a shim is positioned between the pad and a pressing member for pressing the pad toward a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080087505 - Adjustable cam actuated brake assembly: In a cam actuated brake, an adjustable cam disposable intermediate a pair of following surfaces on first ends of a pair of arms. The arms being rotatable about parallel axes and having a pair of opposing brake surfaces at second ends. The cam comprises a body having a first and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080087504 - Roller housing having retaining arms: In a braking device having a pair of opposed arms rotatable about parallel axes having first ends coupleable to opposing brake pads to brake a disk therebetween, a cam follower connected to the second ends and retainable against a cam is disclosed. The braking device further including an actuated cam... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080087506 - Friction element and disc brake: A friction element for a disk brake that includes a support plate (2) on which is fixed a friction material designed to come into contact with a first face of a brake disk. The friction element also includes an elastic element for returning the friction element to its rest position,... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080087507 - Disc brake assembly and method of assembly: This invention relates to an improved disc brake assembly. The disc brake assembly includes a member adapted to be secured to a vehicle component, the member having a pair of ears each provided with at least a first opening formed therethrough; a brake caliper supported relative to the member; a... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080087508 - Drum brake adjusters: A method of manufacturing a drum brake engagement fork. The method includes selecting a blank of flat sheet material, forming the blank so as to have tongue portions on one side and grooves on the other side of said blank, forming a tube from the blank with the side seam... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20080087509 - Method and device for actuating a braking system, in particular a parking brake of a motor vehicle: To securely park a motor vehicle (1) a parking brake (5) is often used, the brake actuating a hydraulically or electrically-assisted braking system (5, 5a) by means of a control button. If a speed signal is not available the reliable functioning of the parking brake (5) is no longer guaranteed.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080087510 - Motion retarding system and method: A motion retarding system includes a linear array of permanent magnets for providing a magnetic flux along with a diamagnetic member for engaging the magnetic flux and producing eddy currents in the diamagnetic member which results in the braking force between the linear array of permanent magnets and the diamagnetic... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080087511 - Internal structure for landing bag shape control: An impact attenuation bag has a height-reducing structure in the form of an internal rib that draws the upper and lower surfaces of the bag closer together, reducing the overall height of the bag when inflated as compared with the same bag in the absence of the rib. This gives... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080087512 - Shock absorber having a continuously variable semi-active valve: A shock absorber includes an external valve which controls the damping characteristics of the shock absorber. The external valve controls the flow of fluid between the lower working chamber of the shock absorber and the reservoir chamber and between the upper working chamber of the shock absorber. The damping characteristics... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C