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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091693 | Method and plant for filling a hydraulic circuit with a control fluid A method and a plant for filling a hydraulic circuit with a control fluid, in which a vacuum is generated within the hydraulic circuit, the control fluid is supplied to a degasification chamber, a vacuum is generated in the degasification chamber containing the cont... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8051963 | Motorcycle A motorcycle with a disk brake device and an anti-dip device for improving the external appearance of the front forks and for simplifying the fixing of the hoses. A single hose includes a hydraulic passage k extending from a secondary master cylinder and one end of ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7913824 | Disk brake device A vehicular disk brake device having a first air discharge mouth and a first hose connection mouth connected to a center cylinder project from an outer face of the caliper case in close proximity and so that the axes of the first hose connection mouth and the first ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7426983 | Landing gear strut damper, and landing gear with independent struts comprising same A damper for an airplane landing gear leg comprises a main strut (11) and a rod piston (13) co-operating with the strut (11) to define a main chamber (15) and annular chamber (16) for hydraulic fluid, and presenting internally two ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7387347 | Brake system for a motorcycle and a method of filling the brake system A method of filling a brake system for a motorcycle including a brake system having a master cylinder assembly and a caliper assembly. The master cylinder assembly includes a housing and a cover coupled to the housing to define an enclosed reservoir. The caliper ass... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374253 | Method for monitoring the air bleeding quality of an electrohydraulic braking system The invention discloses a method for determining the air content of the brake fluid in a hydraulic braking system. This method also permits determining the quality of the bleeding of the braking system. The principle of the method is a comparison of the volum... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368650 | Pedal assembly A pedal assembly has a base and a pedal. The pedal is pivotally mounted on the base and has two mounting sleeve mounted between the base and the pedal. A resilient element is mounted between the mounting sleeves. A retaining element is secured to the base. Each moun... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7344206 | Method used for bleeding a hydraulic vehicle brake system The invention relates to a method for degassing a hydraulic vehicle brake system that has an external-force service brake system and a muscle-powered auxiliary brake system. For the degassing, brake pressure buildup valves are opened, preferably successively, so tha... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341097 | Coolant sensor and bleed valve A coolant sensor doubles as a bleed valve for purging trapped air from a cooling system. The sensor slides into a port placing a sensor element in contact with the coolant. The sensor includes a pair of encircling o-rings for sealing the system from atmosphere in on... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7222486 | Diaphragm assembly A diaphragm assembly for use with a hydraulic apparatus. The diaphragm assembly includes a cap formed of a rigid material and a diaphragm formed of an elastomeric material. The diaphragm is generally tubular and includes an upper annular collar portion defining an o... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195096 | Pedal pusher A pedal pusher to provide for single handed manipulation of two (2) pedals of a motor vehicle, such as a golf cart, is disclosed. A first manipulation of the device in an arc range of motion controls a first pedal of the vehicle while a second manipulation of the de... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195108 | Caliper disc brake protective device and caliper disc brake The protective device can be associated with a caliper body of a disc-brake caliper having a median plane of the caliper body which can be superimposed on a median plane of the disc arranged perpendicularly relative to an axis of rotation of the disc, the caliper bo... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7152636 | Brake flush accelerator A Brake Flush Accelerator (BFA) selectively depresses a brake pedal while the master cylinder reservoir is under pressure from a brake flush machine, forcing fluid through the system at a very rapid rate. The BFA also provides a thorough flush as internal hydraulic ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131520 | Actuator unit for an electro-hydraulic brake system An actuator unit for an electro-hydraulic brake system of the ‘brake-by-wire’ type, the first and second pistons thereof being preloaded by a resetting spring each in opposition to the actuating direction. The first pressure chamber of the tandem master cylinder... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7040447 | Pedal pusher A pedal pusher to provide for hand manipulation of a pedal of a motor vehicle, such as a golf cart, is disclosed. Means are disclosed to provide for release of a substantial portion of the device where the pedal of the vehicle may be operated without substantial int... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013642 | Clutch bleeder tool apparatus and method The present invention provides a clutch bleeder tool assembly to force air bubbles from a clutch hydraulic control assembly of a standard vehicle transmission. The clutch bleeder tool assembly includes an adaptor cap to replace the factory cap on the hydraulic fluid... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997293 | Front fork of motor cycle In a front fork of a motor cycle or the like, an outer peripheral portion of a seat member is clamped and fixed between a bottom portion of an axle bracket and a lower end portion of an axle side tube. A flange portion is provided in an outer periphery of a lower en... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978869 | Master cylinder with a braking stroke simulator The present invention is directed to a master cylinder having a braking stroke simulator, wherein a master piston is slidably accommodated in a housing having an atmospheric pressure chamber and a master pressure chamber, and a simulator piston is slidably accommoda... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6929036 | Automotive fluid exchange system and method of use Replacing fluid in a sealed system interconnected by fluid conduction tubes with a lower port of a spent fluid container and a lower port of a new fluid container. A fluid pump is interconnected by the fluid conductors in such manner as to suck air from an upper por... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918466 | Lockable brake pedal fastener An improved brake pedal fastener adapted for use with a tandem-type braking system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the brake pedal fastener can be selectively locked against and removed from varying sized brake pedals in a quick and easy manner. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912851 | Hydraulic brake valve A hydraulic brake valve comprising a body, a passageway defined in the body, an inlet to the passageway, an outlet from the passageway and a movable valve member in the passageway, the valve member is movable between a first position blocking the passageway to preve... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6729698 | Hydraulic brake device for vehicle A hydraulic brake device for applying a braking force to a wheel of a vehicle which can detect an air-containing in a hydraulic circuit. The hydraulic brake device includes a hydraulic pressure generating device for generating and outputting a hydraulic pressure in ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6581905 | Brake bleed tool A brake bleed tool includes a pliable plastic tube which sealingly engages a bleed fitting. A bleed wrench coaxially slides along the tool to engage the bleed fitting. The bleed wrench includes a socket end for engaging the bleed fitting at one end and a ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6554111 | Method for emptying the pressure medium from a hydraulic unit of a hydraulic brake system of motor vehicles A method of employing a hydraulic unit of a brake system containing brake lines extending between a master cylinder and wheel brakes and valves which are actuatable by exertion of magnetic force and which have removable electrical coils and when unactuate... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550591 | Reservoir apparatus and auxiliary reservoir To provides a technique capable of replenishing a working fluid smoothly while employing a method for replacing an atmospheric air with the working fluid. The reservoir apparatus (10) includes a main reservoir (20) having an inlet opening for feeding a hy... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6357465 | Shipping cap for evacuation valve A cap for use in a hydraulic control unit. The cap retains a poppet in a fill position within a sleeve. The cap has at least one body. The body has a retaining surface, for insertion into the sleeve for limiting movement of the poppet within the sleeve. T... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6336525 | Disc brake oil pressure adjusting device for bikes A disc brake oil-adjusting device for bikes includes a handle, a main cylinder and an auxiliary cylinder having one end communication with the main cylinder and the other end protruding out of the handle. An adjusting device screws with the interior of th... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6334459 | Multi-fuctional brake bleeder tool A brake bleeding tool having a positive locking device, one for each, of the standard and the recessed bleeder valves of vehicle braking systems. These tools have a nut driver configuration on the proximal end allowing the mechanic to open and close the v... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6298961 | Reservoir cap and bleed mechanism The present invention provides a reservoir cap and bleed mechanism for use with the fluid reservoir of a dry interface corner actuator. The reservoir cap and bleed mechanism displaces a portion of the reservoir volume during filling and provides a diaphra... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6269921 | One-time bleed valve with reset capability for anti-lock brake hydraulic control unit and a brake system using same A one-time bleed valve with reset capability for an anti-lock hydraulic control unit comprises a piston adapted to be sealingly installed in a bore made in a body of the hydraulic control unit in response to a brake pressure. The bore is located in a port... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6250447 | Hydraulic operating system, particularly for a motorcycle brake and/or clutch A hydraulic operating system for a vehicle brake and/or clutch, in which a filler connection piece is situated in the area of a hydraulic piston. In this manner, the hydraulic fluid is not charged as in the prior art by way of a compensating tank of the s... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6238013 | Solenoid-activated contaminant ejecting relay valve A contaminant-ejecting relay valve for a pneumatic brake system is disclosed. Two embodiments of the valve are disclosed: in one embodiment, the valve is actuated by pilot air pressure, which is either supply air pressure or control air pressure; in anoth... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238010 | Electropneumatic brake valve with release and running modes An electropneumatic brake controller of the present invention including a main reservoir, pneumatic brake pipe relay and first and second restrictions connected in series with the main reservoir, the brake pipe relay and brake pipe and first electropneuma... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6209969 | Hydraulic vehicle brake system with wheel slip control A hydraulic automotive vehicle brake system with wheel slip control includes at least one non-return valve with a closure member that is lifted from its valve seat during evacuation of the brake system. An elastomeric sealing element is arranged between t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6199958 | Hydraulic unit The present invention relates to a hydraulic unit for an automotive vehicle brake system according to the recirculation principle, wherein each brake system in the area of the hydraulic unit includes a prefilling location which opens into the pump suction... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196365 | Braking hydraulic pressure control apparatus and method of use for vehicle A braking hydraulic pressure control apparatus for a vehicle comprising switching valve capable of switching between communicating and shut-off states between a master cylinder and hydraulic passages, and between communicating and shut-off states between ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6196364 | Brake bleeder check valve A brake bleeder check valve comprises an elongated valve body and a valve seat member. The elongated valve body has an externally threaded cylindrical wall portion, and is integral with a nut portion and hose connecting portion at a first end, and a cylin... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193031 | Process for bleeding an anti-slip, hydraulic, twin-circuit braking system for motor vehicles and device for implementing it The present invention relates to a process of bleeding and filling a slip-controlled hydraulic dual-circuit brake system for automotive vehicles which includes pressure modulation valves and at least one pump, a bleeding device and a filling device, and t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6179392 | Method of eliminating the inclusion of gas bubbles when filling of brake fluid into a hydraulic automotive vehicle brake system The present invention relates to a method of bubble-free filling of brake fluid into a hydraulic automotive vehicle brake system, which is equipped with slip control and/or automatic braking intervention, the pump of which, under operating conditions, del... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6131712 | Brake pedal actuator for bleeding brakes A brake pedal actuator having a tubular member and a stem telescopically mounted in the tubular member. A J-shaped hook is mounted on the stem for attachment to a segment of a steering wheel of a vehicle. A pedal clamping mechanism is mounted on the tubul... | 10/17/2000 |
