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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181754 | Brake disk A brake disk is made up essentially of a brake cup and a friction ring. The friction ring includes two friction ring halves, between which cooling channels are situated. Additional air routing elements are situated at the level between the friction ring halves. The ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8146719 | Disk brake friction surfaces with tunable indent patterns for minimizing brake pad radial taper wear A brake rotor providing reduced brake pad radial taper wear by providing brake rotor friction surface indent patterns. For example, the indent patterns are the form of radial-biased grooves or linearly arranged cross-drill hole sets, patterned in a configuration tha... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8037980 | Brake disc A disc/hub connection for connecting the brake disc with the hub is provided. The brake disc has support elements on the inner peripheral area and the hub has cams. The hub has a pot-like, hollow cylinder section that merges with a disc section that extends outward ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028812 | Brake rotors for vehicles Diffusion bonded brake rotor and hub formed by powder metallurgy including metals such as titanium powder. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020676 | Tone ring for an anti-lock brake system An ABS tone ring is made of a thermo-set plastic material transparent to electro-magnetic radiation. A plurality of discrete, spaced magnets or ferro-magnetic buttons is arrayed in a circle, embedded in the tone ring. The thermo-set plastic is heat tolerant and resi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016086 | Friction lining A method for the production of a friction lining. The friction lining is produced in alternating layers wound in a helical shape and a star shape. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7997391 | 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 ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7980367 | Disc brake assembly with tone ring A disc brake assembly including a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from the barrel portion, the barrel portion defining an inner surface and the inner surface defining a groove, a... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967115 | Brake disc, particularly an internally ventilated brake disc The invention relates to a brake disc, particularly an internally ventilated brake disc, having at least one friction ring (12), which is connected to a brake-disc chamber (14) via fastening elements, the fastening elements taking the form of threaded ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963375 | Pole wheel which can be connected to a wheel hub of a motor vehicle A pole wheel is described, which can be connected to a wheel hub of a motor vehicle. The pole wheel comprises an annular-shaped wheel ring extending in a radial plane, and forming an outer edge comprising a plurality of openings arranged at substantially equal angul... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7958978 | Multi-disc brake hub assembly with disc slide pins A brake hub assembly including a hub defining a central axis, a plurality of guide pins, each of the plurality of guide pins extending from the hub and being generally aligned with the central axis, and a disc having at least two friction surfaces, the disc defining... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954608 | Friction lining The invention relates to a method for producing a friction lining. Said friction lining is wound in three layers with different winding ratios. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938236 | Composite article A composite article for use in an aircraft brake heat pack, the article comprises a core layer having a face portion and a wear layer attached to the face portion, wherein the wear layer has a density lower than the core layer. The core layer is preferably formed fr... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934586 | Vented rotor A disc brake rotor having a central hat portion for coupling a rotor to a vehicle wheel for rotation about a central axis, an inboard brakeplate for receiving a first friction surface and an outboard brakeplate for receiving a second friction surface. A plurality of... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7921972 | Rotors of high power engines The invention concerns a system, in particular suitable for high power engines, comprising at least a rotor and means comprising active sections fit for making the rotor(s) rotate by their synchronized deformation, characterized in that the rotor material comprises ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7861832 | Thermally accommodating interconnection for cast-in-place components A first component portion including a first material and that may have a flange. The flange may have one or more ribs located on a surface thereof. A second component portion including a second material that is different from the first material. The second component... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857111 | Reinforced disc brake rotor A reinforced disc brake rotor includes a disc rotor which has a connecting portion formed in a center thereof for adapting to be securely connected with a wheel hub. A friction portion is annularly formed on an outer edge of the disc rotor for adapting to be clamped... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7849980 | Disk braking device and motorcycle provided with the disk braking device A disk braking device for a motorcycle ensures radiation quality of a disk plate and reduces friction member abrasion of a friction member. A plurality of through-holes are formed in the disk plate and a plurality of notches are formed at peripheral edges of the dis... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7806243 | Vehicular brake rotors Vehicular brake rotor formed by powder metallurgy including metals such as titanium powder. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7789206 | Disk for a disk brake A disk for a disk brake is formed in two parts: a braking band which cooperates with a brake caliper to generate the braking torque, and a bell connected to a wheel hub and connected to the braking band by a tangential restraint system which provides for a plurality... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784592 | Straddle balance mill correction A method is provided for balancing a disc brake rotor having a first annular friction plate, a second annular friction plate, and a core gap. The first annular friction plate includes a first circumferential surface. The second annular friction plate includes a seco... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775332 | Bi-metal disc brake rotor and method of manufacturing The invention provides a method for manufacturing a friction damped disc brake rotor, including the steps of: (A) positioning at least one insert into a mold, wherein the insert has a body with tabs extending therefrom to hold the insert in a desired position within... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770699 | Brake disk comprising a friction ring and a linking element A brake disk with a friction ring (2) and a linking element (4) which are interconnected by a threaded fastener arrangement (6). The threaded fastener arrangement (6)encompasses a screw, a nut, and an intermediate element (12). The... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766133 | Insert and retainer for securing same to an aircraft brake disk An aircraft brake rotor (60) or stator (110) includes a circular disk having first and second walls (62, 112) and a peripheral wall (64, 114) including at least one notch (66, 116) having a bottom (70) and first and second s... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762379 | Floating type disk brake A floating type disc brake “A” used for a vehicle such as a motorcycle comprising a braking rotor 1A and a hub 2A arranged inside the braking rotor 1A, the braking rotor 1A including an annular rotor portion 11 and a plurality ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7703583 | Ventilated disc braking band for a disc brake A braking band of a disc for a disc brake of the ventilated type, unusually capable of improving the disc cooling efficiency, extends between an inner diameter close to an axis of rotation of the disc and an outer diameter away from the said axis of rotation of the ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703584 | Divided disk brake arrangement A divided disk brake arrangement has a braking disk (13) with braking surfaces (11), and a disk holder (12), which is connected in a torsion-proof manner to the braking disk (13) and secured by a screw connection. The disk holder (12 | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690484 | Braking band, a ventilated disk-brake disk, and a core box for the production of a disk-brake disk core A braking band with a remarkable capacity for improved cooling, for use in disk-brake disks, comprises two plates coaxial with an axis, facing one another, and spaced apart to form a space in which an air-flow takes place from the axis towards the outer side of the ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677368 | Apparatus for controlling the coning in a brake rotor An apparatus for controlling the coning in a brake rotor in which the brake rotor comprises a central rotor portion, a first set of mounting members connected to the central rotor portion and an inboard friction section and a second set of mounting members connected... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673725 | Disc brake system A disc brake system comprises a mounting hub and at least one disc supported by the mounting hub. The mounting hub has a center portion and an outer portion substantially perpendicular to the center portion and defines a central axis extending perpendicular to the c... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7641027 | Brake disc A brake disc of the type comprising a braking band, a connecting portion and connecting spokes made in a single piece. In said disc at least one spoke exhibits an active section reduction that is sufficient to prevent vibrations and whistling during the braking phas... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7610999 | Wheel hub A wheel hub for a corner assembly on a vehicle wherein a wheel and a rotor for a brake system are attached to the wheel hub. The wheel hub has a cylindrical body with a peripheral surface thereon having a flange to which the rotor and the rim of a wheel are attached... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600614 | Assembly comprised of a brake disk with a hub An assembly comprised of a brake disk with a hub. Webs which are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction extend between and are anchored to the brake disk and are attached to the hub. At least two of the webs which are adjacent to one another in the... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7594568 | Rotor assembly and method The apparatus of the present invention provides a brake rotor assembly. The brake rotor assembly includes a generally annular rotor having a frictional surface and a radially inner rotor flange defining a plurality of rotor teeth. The brake rotor assembly also inclu... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7575107 | Brake disc A brake disc capable of sufficiently absorbing thermal stress associated with thermal expansion and deformation of the braking section. The brake disc includes a mounting section for attachment to a wheel, a braking section located at the outside circumference of th... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7568560 | Center mount two piece brake rotor Embodiments of the present invention are directed to disc brake rotor assemblies which include disc brake rotor ring and a disc brake rotor hat. The disc brake rotor ring may include a first side including an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, a first annular b... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7552805 | Braking disc with irregular profile and brake comprising this disc A braking disc of a brake of a wheel of vehicles is intended to be fixed to the wheel to be braked and comprises an annular braking track intended to cooperate with pads of the brake for performing braking of the wheel. Along an edge of the braking track of the disc... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7543691 | Brake rotor assembly A brake rotor assembly for a dual brake disc braking system includes an annular ring having a plurality of teeth. The teeth are disposed radially about a central axis of the annular ring, and extend inward toward the central axis. The teeth are for slideably engagin... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7500546 | Brake lining cup attachment method for reduced wear A brake lining assembly having an annular carrier disk, and a plurality of segmented brake lining cups, each having a center, secured to the carrier disk and filled with brake lining material, wherein the brake lining material is secured to the carrier disk through ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7487862 | Snap in ABS exciter ring An exciter ring/disc brake rotor assembly allows snap in fitting of the exciter ring onto the disc brake rotor. Either of two snap fit mechanisms limits clocking of the ring in use. ... | 02/10/2009 |
