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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141960 | Motor vehicle braking assembly A vehicle braking assembly comprising a master cylinder (10) with no central valves, a brake fluid reservoir (62) mounted separately from the master cylinder (10), pumps (50) for pressurizing the brake fluid and first solenoid valves (... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7837280 | Vehicle brake system A hydraulic brake unit applies braking force to a plurality of wheels of a vehicle according to the operation of a brake pedal. A pressure increase linear control valve supplies hydraulic fluid from an accumulator to wheel cylinders of disc brake units of the respec... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7309620 | Use of sacrificial layers in the manufacture of high performance systems on tailored substrates The invention relates to methods for preparing a removable system on a mother substrate. The method deposits a high surface to volume sacrificial layer on a mother substrate and stabilizes the sacrificial layer by a) removing volatile chemical species in and on the ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309112 | Braking system having valve device for delivering pressurized fluid to brake cylinder selectively from at least two pressurizing chambers or only one of them Braking system including a master cylinder having at least two pressurizing pistons partially defining at least two mutually isolated pressurizing chambers, and wherein a working fluid in each pressurizing chamber is pressurized by an advancing movement of the corre... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293842 | Control network for vehicle dynamics and ride control systems having distributed electronic control units An electrical control network is laid over one or more vehicle dynamics control and/or ride control systems of a heavy vehicle, which control network controls actuation of components thereof. The invention offers many advantages including reduction of components, si... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290841 | Hydraulic braking system including power-operated pressure source device, and device for controlling pressure output of the pressure source device Braking system including a power-operated hydraulic pressure source operable to deliver a pressurized working fluid, a brake including a hydraulically operated brake cylinder, and a flow-rate changing device disposed between the power-operated hydraulic pressure sou... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284803 | Vehicle brake control apparatus In a vehicle brake apparatus, front-wheel brake power is controlled with fluid pressure brake power (a front-wheel VB fluid pressure part Fvbf+an increase in fluid pressure brake power equivalent to a liner valve pressure difference ΔP1) and regenerative bra... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264318 | Brake pressure control arrangement In a method for joining at least two work pieces by friction stir welding wherein the work pieces are placed placed in overlapping relationship and are at least partially plasticized in the area where they are to be joined by a rotating friction tool provided with a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255407 | Vehicle braking control device for braking force distribution A braking control device for a vehicle executes braking force distribution (BFD) biased to the front wheels, taking into account auxiliary braking control such as braking assist control (BAS) executed when an abrupt or full braking action is performed by the driver.... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252345 | Brake system for a motorcycle A combined braking system in which communicative connection a master cylinder and a brake caliper is cut off by an electromagnetic on-off valve, and hydraulic pressure, corresponding to driving conditions and a braking operation, is generated by an electrically-oper... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249809 | Method and device for monitoring a brake system In a method and a device for monitoring a brake system, e.g., a wheel pressure sensor suite of a brake system of a motor vehicle, the fault detection is implemented on the basis of a differential threshold being exceeded by a signal that is representative for the di... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246864 | Vehicle motion control apparatus A hydraulic pressure regulating device is disposed between a master cylinder and a pair of wheel cylinders included in each of a dual hydraulic circuit. A desired value is provided for a wheel cylinder operatively associated with a wheel to be controlled, on the bas... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237852 | Method and device for controlling and braking an aircraft running on the ground Method and device for controlling and braking an aircraft running on the ground According to the invention, the aircraft (1) comprises two close undercarriage wheel assemblies (2D, 2G) and two distant undercarriage wheel assemblies (3 | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234784 | Brake device for a two-wheeled motor vehicle, and method of using same In a braking device of a motorcycle, in which a rear wheel braking mechanism is operated in conjunction with a front wheel braking operation, accurate determination of a reduction in rear wheel load is provided, and additional reduction of the rear-wheel load is pre... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7201455 | Hydraulic brake system and method for controlling same A road vehicle hydraulic brake system, having a master brake cylinder for generating a master cylinder pressure based on the braking intent of a driver of the vehicle, having a hydraulic unit connected between the master brake cylinder and at least one wheel brake c... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185956 | Performance hydraulic systems for hybrid brake system A braking system including a pre-charge with a plurality of pumps disposed in parallel with respect to one another. The pumps can direct pressurized brake fluid to the brakes during a controlled braking maneuver. The pumps operate with offset operating cycles such t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178881 | Rear pressure control and rear dynamic proportioning in a vehicle brake system An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a rear brake hydraulic circuit having a fluid storage element and a master cylinder supplying a volume of pressurized brake fluid to the rear brakes during the braking cycle in a pump-less anti-lock brake apparatu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156472 | Brake control apparatus A brake control apparatus having a brake pressure controlling unit including normally-open-type electromagnetic valves for preventing a fluid pressure transmitted from a master cylinder to wheel brakes when the valves close and a control unit executing an anti-lock ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144091 | Brake apparatus with orifices for restricting brake fluid pressure pulsation In a brake apparatus, a pump sucks brake fluid and discharges the brake fluid through a pump discharge conduit. Orifices are connected in series with one another with respect to brake fluid flow discharged from the pump and restrict the brake fluid flow. Because the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137672 | Diagonal parking brake activation for vehicles with plural axles The parking brakes on a truck or other vehicle having plural axles are applied such that at least one wheel at a first end of a first axle receives a parking brake force without applying a parking brake force to any wheel at the opposite end of the first axle. In ad... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124010 | Driving assist system for vehicle A vehicle driving assist system comprises a condition recognition device that detects a vehicle condition and a traveling environment around a subject vehicle; a reactive force application device that applies a reactive force, in conformance to the vehicle condition... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107952 | Actuating device for securing a camshaft of an engine of a motor vehicle in a start position An actuating device for hydraulically securing a camshaft of an engine of a motor vehicle in a start position has a solenoid valve controlling the flow of a pressure medium to a camshaft adjuster with a rotary slide valve that is fixedly connected to the camshaft an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093911 | Floating piston for augmenting pressurized fluid flow during vehicle braking operations A hydraulic braking system including first and second braking circuits. The first and second braking circuits each include a wheel brake, a pressurized fluid source, and a hydraulic conduit connecting the wheel brake to the fluid source. Each of the hydraulic condui... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7059687 | Braking force distribution control device A braking force distribution control device is provided in which wheel speeds of respective wheels of a vehicle are detected. On the basis of the detected wheel speeds, slopes of coefficients of friction μ between the wheels and a road surface are estimated as road... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7013209 | Operating a multimode ABS A vehicle anti-lock brake system determines when an ABS failure condition has occurred, configures a failure condition operating mode of the ABS control, and, finally, activates the ABS control based on the failure condition operational mode. When a brake actuator f... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010411 | Rear pressure control and dynamic rear proportioning in a vehicle brake system An apparatus and method are provided for operating a pump-less rear wheel anti-lock brake system of a vehicle using speed sensors on at least one front and one rear wheel, to provide a true dynamic rear proportioning (DRP) function, and to significantly enhance brak... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998974 | Method and system for monitoring the wheels of motor vehicle The method comprises the steps of monitoring the wheels (R1, R2, R3, R4) of a motor vehicle having an antilock brake system (ABS), for fault states, in particular for incorrect tire pressures, the occurrence of a fault state and the wheel... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6984005 | Vehicle braking method and system An improved braking method and system for a vehicle equipped with an anti-lock brake system (ABS), a traction control or anti-slip regulation system (ASR) and one or more additional systems capable of effecting automatic braking of the vehicle independently of drive... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6968815 | Actuating device for securing a camshaft of an engine of a motor vehicle in a start position An actuating device for hydraulically securing a camshaft of an engine of a motor vehicle in a start position has a solenoid valve controlling the flow of a pressure medium to a camshaft adjuster with a rotary slide valve that is fixedly connected to the camshaft an... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942304 | Electronically controllable brake actuating system The present invention discloses an electronically controllable brake actuating system for automotive vehicles, including an unpressurized pressure fluid supply reservoir, a pressure source actuatable by an electronic control unit, the pressure of which can be applie... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923512 | Arrangement for ensuring the function of a vehicle brake An arrangement for ensuring the functioning of a brake configuration for a vehicle with a multiplicity of wheels which are arranged on a front axle and at least one rear axle and which support the vehicle. The brake configuration incorporates at least two brake devi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908160 | Hydraulic brake apparatus for a vehicle The present invention is directed to a hydraulic brake apparatus provided with a pressure source for generating hydraulic pressure, a hydraulic pressure boosting device having a pressure regulating valve for regulating the hydraulic pressure generated by the pressur... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6883875 | Controlling pressure in brake actuation outputs A valve arrangement is disclosed for controlling the pressure in first and second brake actuation outputs (9, 10). First and second air inlet valves (1,3) supply air to respective ones of the actuation outputs; first and second exhaust valves (2,4 | 04/26/2005 |
| 6880899 | Braking force control system for vehicle In a vehicle having an ABS control system, a braking control of a right and left rear wheels can be independently carried out when a lateral acceleration exceeds a lateral acceleration value set beforehand. When the ABS control is operated at one of the right and le... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6848753 | Emergency brake apparatus for vehicle The invention provides an emergency brake apparatus for a vehicle which can brake both of front and rear tire wheels of a vehicle by using an oil pressure, at an emergency time. For this purpose, a pressure oil of a hydraulic power source is changed to a pilot oil p... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6789858 | Braking force control system for vehicle In a vehicle having an ABS control system, a braking control of a right and left rear wheels can be independently carried out when a lateral acceleration exceeds a lateral acceleration value set beforehand. When the ABS control is operated at one of the right and le... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6733090 | Hydraulic vehicle braking system In a hydraulic vehicle braking systems operable via hydraulic external energy from a pump or, in the event the pump malfunctions, via hydraulic energy made available using a master brake cylinder via muscle-powered energy, provision is made for safe braking via musc... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6652039 | Anti-lock braking system with accumulator volume monitoring A method for measuring the volume of hydraulic fluid in the secondary circuit of a braking system, especially in an accumulator, through the use of a Hall-effect magneto resistive device. A secondary hydraulic circuit includes an accumulator (11, 137), an... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644760 | Hydraulic pressure control device and vehicle brake device using the same A hydraulic pressure control device is provided in which a proportional pressure control valve is actuated by operating the brake pedal to adjust the hydraulic pressure supplied from a pressure source to the wheel brakes to a value corresponding to the pe... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641233 | Hydraulic brake apparatus for a vehicle A hydraulic brake apparatus for a vehicle includes a hydraulic pressure generator which generates and outputs a power pressure irrespective of brake pedal operation, a regulation valve which regulates the power pressure to a predetermined pressure corresp... | 11/04/2003 |
