Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151946 | Rotor brake for a rotary-wing aircraft A rotor brake for a rotary-wing aircraft includes a rotor shaft, a braking-force actuator configured to be hydraulically actuated, a braking-force pick-up element connected to the rotor shaft and operationally connected to the braking-force actuator, an electromecha... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7980366 | Hydraulically actuated multi-piston disc brake A hydraulically actuated disc brake has at least two hydraulic brake pistons acting upon a brake lining, arranged in a brake housing. The hydraulic disc brake includes a hydraulic synchronization device for reducing oblique wear of the brake lining. The hydraulic sy... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971689 | Hydraulic caliper brake assembly for a bicycle A hydraulic caliper brake assembly for a bicycle comprises a caliper body; a first chamber installed in the caliper body; a first piston installed in the first chamber; a second piston installed in the first chamber; an inner chamber formed between the first piston ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7950504 | Disk brake A disk brake has a flange portion formed on the outer periphery of a portion of a caliper body main body where an opening is formed. The opening is used for insertion of a cutting tool for machining of a cylinder bore. The outer diameter of the flange portion is lar... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7882940 | Piston for brake calipers, and brake caliper comprising said piston A brake caliper, especially for motorcycle applications, comprises a main rigid body, which can be coupled with a portion of a structure or a vehicle, and defining at least one seat (5); at least one piston (4) slidingly housed in the respective seat (... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7669699 | Brake caliper A brake caliper has a brake pad having a backplate with a friction material attached to one side and a loading face on an opposite side. The caliper further includes a piston that applies a force to the loading face. The brake pad is releasably attached to the pisto... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7628252 | Drum brake apparatuses A type of drum brake for automobiles that is comprised of a brake drum, one or more brake shoes, and one or more brake cylinders. Its special characteristics are: the drum brake further comprises an ordinary gear train which comprises an annulus, one or more planeta... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7597178 | Caliper brake A hydraulic caliper brake includes a housing formed by two halves. A pair of bores are provided in each housing half, and a piston is positioned in each bore. An end cap closes off each bore and is sealed by an O-ring positioned around the periphery of each end cap.... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7455152 | Disc brake caliper A disc brake caliper for use with a disc brake rotor having a first side and a second side. The caliper further includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion each positioned adjacent one side of the disc brake rotor. The caliper further includes br... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7380643 | Brake assembly, particularly for a hydraulic wheel drive A brake assembly, in particular of a hydraulic wheel drive, comprising a disk package formed of a plurality of outer disks and corresponding inner disks, and compressible a piston assembly for braking. A first hydraulic cycle acts on the piston assembly for driving ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367766 | Screw and nut fastening device A device for fastening two parts to each other includes fastening screws extending in aligned passages in the two parts and receiving nuts, and a removable element for preventing the screw heads from moving during tightening or loosening of the nuts on the screws, t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350633 | Apply piston for a power transmission An apply piston for a torque-transmitting mechanism in a power transmission includes a first circumferential periphery and a second circumferential periphery radially inward of the first circumferential periphery and axially displaced therefrom. The apply piston has... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344199 | Primary/secondary brake system A brake system for braking a rotatable brake disk includes a primary brake piston engagable with the brake disk and a secondary brake piston engagable with the primary brake piston and operable to move the primary brake piston into engagement with the brake disk. Bo... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337881 | Full float multi-force caliper assembly A disc brake having a caliper straddling a rotor; a fixed carrier, an actuator comprising a primary cylinder located in the caliper and closed by a piston; a guide arrangement including first and second pins for allowing the caliper to slide relative to the carrier ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331432 | Disk brake apparatus Axial grooves 8e and circumferential groove 8f intersecting with he axial grooves are provided in a cylinder bore 8e. A fixed-side cam plate 12 has anti-rotation projections 12c, which are projected from... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318502 | Fluid passage layout for integrated motorcycle brake and suspension system An integrated motorcycle brake system has a brake line, and an inside brake assembly having an inside piston. The brake line connects to the inside brake assembly, and the inside brake assembly integrally forms a fork leg. The outside brake assembly has an outside p... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7281613 | Interface disc for a torque and/or rotational control apparatus A friction disc (16) for a torque and/or rotational control apparatus includes elongated and shortened fins (42, 43) upstanding between and equally circumferentially spaced intermediate first and second component discs (40, 41). The fins (42,... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275624 | Disk brake unit for motorcycle To provide a motorcycle disk brake that can ensure brake force and also enable miniaturization. A motorcycle disk brake unit (10) has a part (105) of a piston (56) which projects outwards from an outer edge (35) of a brake disk ( | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267208 | Retention spring for brake pressure pads A brake caliper has a retention spring to eliminate excessive movement of the pressure plates or pad pin with respect to the caliper housing. The retention spring has a pad pin contacting portion to exert a force on the pad pin. The spring includes a retention porti... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267207 | Pneumatically or electromotively operable disc brake A pneumatically or electromotively operable disc brake for a commercial vehicle, including a brake caliper, which straddles a brake disc, and at least one brake application device for tensioning the disc brake. The side of the brake application device that faces the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261188 | Bicycle brake caliper assembly A bicycle brake caliper is disclosed that includes a brake caliper, a brake pad retaining member and a cover. The brake caliper is configured to selectively apply a braking force on a bicycle brake disc. The brake caliper includes a housing that has a brake pad acce... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255207 | Piston seal and disc brake using the piston seal A piston seal of a disc brake can stabilize the amount of rollback of a piston by reducing thermal expansion and a decrease in modulus of elasticity of the piston seal caused by an increase in temperature, thereby preventing a driver from feeling that the brake oper... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249658 | Wide caliper assembly design A disc brake caliper assembly is provided including a support bracket, a pair of slide pins, and a caliper body. The support bracket includes an inboard rail and an outboard rail. The inboard rail defines a pair of engagement bores. The pair of slide pins engage the... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234568 | High performance disk brake A support bracket for a disk brake of the type having a floating caliper comprises securing means for securing the support bracket to the suspension of a vehicle, and support means suitable for slidably supporting a sliding caliper body. The support bracket comprise... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232014 | Brake caliper support structure for motorcycle In a motorcycle with a swing arm disposed on one side of a rear wheel for supporting the rear wheel. The swing arm is formed in a roughly triangular shape in a side view and a brake caliper of a rear brake is supported by the swing arm. The brake caliper is disposed... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213688 | Disc brake having at least two friction rings A disc brake for a motor vehicle having at least two axially stationary friction rings being connected to a rotatable hub. The disc brake comprises several brake pads cooperating with the associated friction rings during a braking operation. A favorable structural o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204350 | Master cylinder lever for a hydraulic disc brake having favorable handle pivot geometry A bicycle hydraulic disc brake master cylinder includes a housing having a bar clamp at one end configured for fastening the housing to a bicycle handle bar, the bar clamp receiving the handle bar along a clamp axis. A handle is pivotably connected to the housing to... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201258 | Disc brake A disc brake having a brake carrier (10) which may be fastened to the vehicle and to which bolts are fastened, comprises brake pads (32a, 32b), in the supporting plates of which U-shaped recesses (40, 40′) are formed, whic... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197958 | Energy storage flywheel retention system and method An energy storage flywheel system includes a flywheel assembly that is rotationally mounted in a housing assembly, and one or more actuator assemblies. The actuator assemblies are configured to selectively engage and disengage the flywheel assembly. When the actuato... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191875 | Disc brake A disc brake includes a piston seal made of rubber that is shaped to fit into a seal groove on the inner surface of a cylinder of a caliper for a brake piston. To prevent braking effectiveness from being impaired, even if the temperature of a caliper rises in a disc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188529 | Differential pressure measuring apparatus It is related to the shape of a back surface formed to allow a pre-loading diaphragm to become deformed at a threshold pressure value. A differential pressure measuring apparatus has the pre-loading diaphragm which becomes deformed to prevent sensors from being brok... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178645 | Brake apparatus having automatic clearance adjusting mechanism with overadjustment preventer A brake apparatus having an automatic clearance adjusting mechanism with an overadjustment preventer constituted such that a piston is constituted by a structure of being divided in a plug piston 16 and a ring piston 14. The plug piston 16 is in... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175005 | Modular disc brake The present invention concerns a modular disc brake, preferably for a heavy road vehicle. The modular disc brake comprises a frame, a house and a cover. A brake mechanism forming a single pre-mounted unit is received in the house. The modules are held together by me... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168529 | Brake caliper for disc brake assembly and method and apparatus for producing same This invention relates to a brake caliper adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly and method and apparatus for producing the same. The method for producing the brake caliper comprises the steps of: (a) providing a mold member having at least two mold sectio... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156212 | Piston for cylinder and piston unit of disc brake A piston (30) for a cylinder and piston unit (24) of a disc brake (10), with a novel capability of damping the vibrations induced by a braking action, comprising a body (32) and a head (34) designed to come into contact with a pad ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140481 | Clutch piston amplifier assembly A clutch piston amplifier assembly is provided for applying pressure to a clutch pack for engaging a first member and second member of an automatic transmission. The clutch piston amplifier assembly utilizes an amplifier piston which applies a secondary force to an ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137488 | Disk brake caliper having re-enforcing bridge A brake apparatus includes a caliper with two housing members secured together by a C-section bridge. The housing members straddle a rotor, so as to be able to urge one or more pistons disposed therein to apply brake pads against the rotor, thereby effectuating a br... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134533 | Combined service and parking brake apparatus In a brake apparatus, a lead in a meshed portion between an external-thread portion (second stationary screw element) of a threaded shaft and an internal-thread portion (second movable screw element) of a nut is shorter than that in a meshed portion between an inter... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7114599 | Protective sleeve A protective sleeve made of an elastic material for a piston-cylinder unit with a piston disposed in a cylinder bore in an axially displaceable manner. The protective sleeve is provided with annular end segments that can be supported on the outer piston wall on one ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108109 | Mono-bloc brake caliper and evaporable pattern for casting same An evaporable foam pattern assembly for use in a process of casting a one-piece article in a mold filled with flowable particulate molding material. A first foam pattern section includes a first recess pattern portion and an adhesive surface pattern adapted to be jo... | 09/19/2006 |
