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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4763958 | Apparatus for matching the brake pressure of vehicle combinations to the actual load Apparatus for matching the brake pressure of vehicle combinations to the actual load comprising tranducers (36, 41) for adjusting the brake pressure of the units (10, 13) included in the vehicle combination, in dependence on pulling and pushing, respectiv... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4756390 | Remote braking system An improved remote braking system (10, 100) is provided which allows simultaneous actuation of the braking system of a motor home (12) and an automobile (14) towed behind the motor home. An advantage of the present invention is the incorporation of the sy... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4721192 | Anti-theft device for vehicles An anti-theft hydraulic brake device is provided and consists of a valve placed in hydraulic fluid conduit going from a master cylinder to wheel brake cylinders that will keep the brakes locked when the valve is activated from the dashboard after the brak... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4697853 | Pressure-medium braking system for vehicles A multiple-circuit pressure-medium braking system for vehicle and trailer combinations that increases safety by allowing the front-wheel brake, the rear-wheel brake and the trailer brake to respond simultaneously. The system comprises electrical control c... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4402553 | Pressure controlled electro-hydraulic brake system A braking system for towed vehicles is disclosed which provides for controlled application of hydraulic brakes in a towed vehicle in response to the application of the brakes by the driver of the towing vehicle. An electromagnetic variable valve means pro... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4398771 | Braking system for towed vehicles A braking system for automatically braking a towed vehicle coupled to a towing vehicle having an electrical brake control circuit and a vacuum line wherein the towed vehicle is provided with a normally closed solenoid valve for connecting both a vacuum re... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4398252 | Electric controller having output power limiting circuit An electronic control for electrically operated brakes utilizing solid state electronic components to control the braking mechanism in a towed vehicle. A transducer develops a control signal corresponding to the braking effort desired, and may be actuated... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4313616 | Speed responsive trailer stabilizer with zero slack A trailer stabilizer is comprised of a hydraulic assembly having a pair of hydraulic units for providing viscous fluid resistance to relative turning movements between a trailer and a towing vehicle. The assembly includes flow controls for varying turning... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4295687 | Electric brake system The control system for electrically operated brakes utilizes solid state electronic components to control the braking mechanism in a towed vehicle. Energy is provided by a pulsating voltage, the pulse width of which is varied by a pulse width modulator in... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4163586 | Control system for double-actuator brakes A brake control system comprising an electric brake or the like having first and second electrically-operated brake actuators adapted for separate actuation, an operator-responsive controller for applying a first braking signal to the first actuator, and ... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4099790 | Electro-hydraulic brake actuating system A brake actuating system especially useful for applying the brakes of a towed vehicle concurrently with application of braking pressure in the towing vehicle is provided which includes a variable valve means interconnected to the towed vehicle's conventio... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4084859 | Towed vehicle brake A braking system for towed vehicles adapted for mounting on the towed vehicle which comprises, electrical slave apparatus to apply the brakes proportionally to applied current, and actuated under control of a speed sensing device which generally increases... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4079804 | Electronic device for controlling the brakes of a vehicle The device comprises a magnetic inertia block connected to return means fixedly mounted onto either a pulled vehicle or a pulling vehicle, magnetic transducer positioned adjacent the magnetic inertia block and connected to a current source, treating means... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4076327 | Remote control circuit for electric trailer brakes A remote control circuit for regulating current to electric trailer brakes as a function of the brake fluid pressure within the tractor brake system or in response to activation of a control arm by the tractor operator. A hydraulic transducer is connected... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4066996 | Breakaway protection for electrically controlled trailer brakes A control system of the type which provides "breakaway" safety action to energize the electrically actuatable coils of brakes in a trailer pulled by a towing vehicle, the coils being energized under a breakaway condition from an auxiliary battery carried ... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4060284 | Installation for the control of the brake force at wheels of motor vehicles An installation for the control of the brake force at the wheels of motor vehicle combinations, such as of truck-trailer combinations, in which one locking protective brake force control system each is coordinated to the truck and to the trailer which ope... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4052695 | Breakaway protection for electrically controlled trailer brakes A control system of the type which provides "breakaway" safety action to energize the electrically actuatable coils of brakes in a trailer pulled by a towing vehicle, the coils being energized under a breakaway condition from an auxiliary battery carried ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4050550 | Process and apparatus for controlling the brake force on the wheels of trailers A method and apparatus for controlling the brake force at the wheels of a trailer provided with a tow-bar in the sense of an elimination of the force occurring between the towing vehicle and the trailer, in which the static characteristic magnitude and at... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4049324 | Electro-pneumatic emergency brake control system for a vehicle train There is provided a brake system for a vehicle train which includes a tractor and a trailer, a source of high pressure air connected through an air control line to a pneumatic brake with the air control line in the tractor being connected to a fast-acting... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4033630 | Remote control circuit for electric trailer brakes A remote control circuit for regulating current to electric trailer brakes as a function of the brake fluid pressure within the tractor brake system or in response to activation of a control arm by the tractor operator. A hydraulic transducer is connected... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4023864 | Automatic stability control system with strain gauge sensors An automatic stability control system is provided which senses the lateral acceleration of a vehicle by way of strain gauge sensors, or the like, to provide lateral acceleration signals to an amplifier. Since strain gauge sensors which operate on the piez... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4010982 | Vehicle-trailer braking system Braking systems for tractor and trailer combinations. A valve is mounted on the brake pedal of a vehicle and a second pedal pivotally connected to the brake pedal. The second pedal is connected to the spool of the valve by a spring. Depression of the second pe... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4007890 | Aircraft towing braking system System for providing automatic synchronization of towing tug and aircraft braking systems during aircraft towing operations. A tow brake controller utilizing an aircraft brake pressure control circuit provides aircraft automatic brake pressure control sig... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3995911 | Tow vehicle-trailer braking system A control valve for use in a tow vehicle-trailer braking system has a first bore connected to a master cylinder and a second bore with an entrance port connected to a pump in the tow vehicle for receiving a fluid under pressure, an exit port connected to ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3985395 | Remote control brake system for trailers A tractor trailer system having an actuating member on the tractor electrically connected to a hydraulic braking system on the trailer to provide remote actuation of the brakes. A brake system incorporating an electrically powered, constant hydraulic pres... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3984149 | Compressed air braking system A fluid pressure braking system for an articulated vehicle wherein the system includes a supply line and a service brake line interconnecting the tractor and trailer portions of the vehicle. A trailer control valve controls communication through the servi... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3981542 | Electrical brake control system An electrical brake control system for a towed vehicle having an electric brake, where the control system is actuated by the hydraulic brake system in the towing vehicle. The electrical brake control system includes a hydraulic pressure transducer having ... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3972543 | Combination vehicle yaw stabilizer Apparatus for automatically eliminating a sway condition of a trailer towed by a tow vehicle. A hitch connects the trailer to the tow vehicle and has a sensor for providing signals corresponding to the hitch lateral force for operating the trailer brakes.... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3967863 | Brake controller and short circuit probe disconnect A control for brakes in trailer vehicles comprising a circuit providing pulsed signals to the brakes. It is preferred that the time or width of each pulse is equal but the frequency of brake pulsing is increased in accord with inertially sensed stress. Th... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3955652 | Operating systems for trailer brakes An operating system for trailer brakes, where the pull and pressure on the coupling unit between the tractor and trailer vehicles are utilized to control the braking power of the trailer by sensing the pull and pressure on the coupling unit and regulating... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3953084 | Towed vehicle electric brake control An electronic brake control for trailers utilizing solenoid operated electric brakes wherein trailer braking is controlled by sensing the rate of deceleration of the towing and towed vehicle producing an electric signal controlling a voltage controlled os... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3953079 | Fluid pressure braking system including a pressure differential responsive valve device The service and emergency braking system for use on articulated vehicles having service brakes actuated by air pressure and having emergency brakes held in a released condition by air pressure. The system includes valving which is responsive to a pressure... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3951464 | Truck-trailer brake system with independent control of trailer brakes A truck-trailer brake system including a standard hydraulic brake system of the truck, an electrically powered hydraulic brake system for a trailer, the components of which are mountable on the trailer, the trailer brake system being powered by the truck ... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3951463 | Fluid pressure braking system including a pressure differential responsive valve device A fluid pressure braking system for an articulated vehicle. The system includes valving which senses a failure in the brake service line connection between the tractor and trailer portions of the vehicle. If a failure in the service line connection is det... | 04/20/1976 |
