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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7614340 | Composite piston housing for aircraft brakes An aircraft brake piston housing (10) has a composite body (14) including a plurality of fibers embedded in a matrix, the body (14) including a central bore (18) and a plurality of circumferentially disposed openings (23) surroundi... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7487710 | High-pressure generation apparatus Disclosed is a high-pressure generation apparatus, which comprises a pair of columnar-shaped anvils disposed in opposed relation to one another to define a pressure-generating space therebetween. The anvils are adapted to be applied with a load therebetween to gener... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7395750 | Pressure vessel, compressor and process for casting cylinder block A pressure vessel of the present invention is such that at least part thereof comprises a metallic composite material 40 comprising alight metal 41, which is turned into a matrix, and a plateshaped iron-basedmember 42, which is buried in the lig... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7318370 | Tie rod for booster and booster comprising such a tie rod A tie rod (40) for mounting a booster and the brake control master cylinder on a bulkhead (3) of the vehicle engine compartment. The tie rod (4) comprises, at each of its ends, a shoulder (43, 44) defining a bearing surface having a frust... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306078 | Composite brake cylinder A composite material and framework structure adapted to be utilized as a piston and cylinder apparatus. A cylindrical tube composed of a composite material is compressed between two end caps at the axial ends of the cylindrical composite tube. Beam elements extend b... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7234387 | Face wall for a motor vehicle A face wall for a motor vehicle comprises a first wall and a second wall that is disposed at a distance from the first wall. The first wall is provided with a recess for accommodating a brake booster that is fastened exclusively to the first wall. This assembly perm... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7185581 | Composite fluid actuated cylinder A fluid actuator having a honed metallic sleeved inner liner assembled with fitted end caps. The inner liner and end caps are wound with carbon reinforced fiber filaments in both longitudinal and hoop orientations so as to withstand increased fluid pressure over tra... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182016 | High pressure fluid cylinder system A high pressure fluid jetting system generally includes a fluid cylinder pump, a drive assembly, a pressurized liquid supply and an applicator gun. The drive assembly includes a diesel or electric powered motor which drives a rotatable drive shaft. The drive shaft d... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7040217 | Tie rod for a brake booster A first and second tie rods locating between a front shell and a rear shell of a brake booster through which a master cylinder is connected to a support member. Each of the first and second tie rods have a head that engages the rear shell and a first shaft that exte... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6917515 | Electrical component having a housing retained in a receiving groove in a support through a retaining device An electrical component has a housing received in a receiving groove, which is confined by opposite lateral walls connected to a groove bottom, formed in a support. A retaining device includes a base extending from one end of the housing and disposed on the groove b... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6817178 | Master cylinder body and die for molding master cylinder body A master cylinder body and a die for molding the master cylinder body which is unlikely worn out by a flow of the melt and improves the life duration of the die. A rib provided from a first outlet port projected from right external peripheral surface of the master c... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6755117 | Tandem vacuum booster assembly including sleeve for air transfer between high pressure chambers A tandem vacuum booster includes a rear housing mounted to the vehicle, and a front housing mounted to the rear housing to define an interior chamber. A divider, disposed between the housings, partitions the interior chamber into primary and secondary chambers. A pr... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6651548 | Pneumatic brake booster The present invention relates to a pneumatic brake force booster with means for fastening the said to a vehicle wall which extend through the interior of the brake force booster, wherein a fixed stop for a first housing part is provided on a first end and... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6491882 | High-pressure device The invention relates to a high-pressure device (1) having a cylindrical high-pressure vessel (3) and prestressing means in order to exert an axial pressure on the vessel. The vessel (3) can have been formed from a number of layers of composite material, ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6415706 | Actuator The description relates to an actuator for use at high and low temperatures, with a cylinder block (8), a piston (14) movable therein and a piston rod (22) secured to the piston. A first and a second flange cover (46, 48) and a sleeve (40) in the cylinder... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6301886 | Hydraulic pressure generating apparatus for vehicle A booster 4 and a hydraulic pressure master cylinder 5 are disposed so as to be inclined upward of a vehicle body by an angle θ with respect to a line L2 extending along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The front surface plate 4c of the bo... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5899136 | Low leakage plunger and barrel assembly for high pressure fluid system An improved plunger and barrel assembly is provided which includes a plunger reciprocally mounted in a cavity formed in the barrel and a leakage flow reduction device positioned in the cavity for reducing fluid leakage flow around the plunger thus increas... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5802951 | Brake booster A brake booster is disclosed which functions as an automatic brake as required. Bellows is disposed within a constant pressure chamber of the brake booster, and has a front end which is connected, by a first support member, to a bulge which is formed in t... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5782613 | Piston type compressor with structure for reducing cylinder bore deformation A compressor includes a housing body and a drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing body. A swash plate is mounted on the swash shaft. Cylinder bores are defined in the housing body. Pistons are operably coupled to the swash plate and are disposed i... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5765465 | High pressure press and method for high pressure treatment of substances A high-pressure and a method for high-pressure treatment of substances. The high-pressure press comprises a high-pressure cylinder consisting of a number of concentrically arranged cylinder elements (1, 2, 3). The cylinder elements (1, 2, 3) are radially ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5567130 | Reinforced cover configuration for a diaphragm pump A diaphragm pump housing is designed for molding out of plastic and utilizes a ribbing design which allows a high degree of strength while using a minimal amount of material and/or material having lesser strength. The rib design has an outer circumferenci... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5450781 | Booster An improvement of the inner periphery of a power piston which is connected to a valve body of a booster is disclosed. The inner periphery of the power piston comprises a radial portion which is disposed in abutment against an end face of a step formed on ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5415079 | Composite cylinder for use in aircraft hydraulic actuator A composite cylinder constructed from a cylindrical liner having an outer surface which is dome shaped adjacent each end. A plurality of layers of resin impregnated carbon filaments are wound on the outer surface of the liner and over the dome shaped port... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5335587 | Housing for a drive cylinder A housing for a drive cylinder which comprises an inner tube and an outer tube. The inner tube is a metal tube and is encircled by the outer tube consisting of synthetic resin material coaxially. In this manner it is possible to ensure a highly accurate c... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5163820 | Airless sprayer with adjustable pressure unloading valve A pressure unloading valve responsive primarily to the pressure of the outlet passage in a diaphragm pump. The pump includes a driving fluid chamber and a pump chamber separated by a flexible diaphragm. Between the pump chamber and the outlet passage is a... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5149257 | Compressor with a cylinder having improved seizure resistance and improved wear resistance, and method of manufacturing the cylinder A compressor has a cylinder formed of an aluminum alloy, and a moving member slidably received within the cylinder. Hard particles are dispersed in the inner peripheral surface portion of the cylinder. The hard particles are formed of a chemical compound ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5088386 | Pneumatic brake booster A pneumatic brake-booster comprises a casing on which is formed a well (12) housing operating valve mechanism, a first wall (10) having at least one opening (14) cooperating with a mechanism for fastening the casing on a fixed part of a vehicle, a second ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5063830 | Brake booster An improvement relating to a front shell of a brake booster and a reinforcing plate which is connected to and extends along the inner surface of the front shell is disclosed. A radially inward portion of the front shell is formed with a cylindrical sectio... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4972763 | Impact absorbing shield for industrial cylinder and method of using same A shield member is disclosed for protecting a cylinder barrel. In one embodiment, the shield member is received upon the tie rods that secure the head and end plate of the cylinder assembly. This shield member protects the surface of the cylinder barrel f... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4970944 | Rotary actuator An improved fluid supplying and exhausting arrangement for fluid-powered rotary motion actuating devices of the dual piston rack-and-pinion type. A first conduit arrangement includes a central opening through an axial end wall of the actuator housing and ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4955284 | Piston having ceramic parts A piston has a first endwall, a second endwall and a tubular ceramic sidewall extending between and forming a closed cylinder with the endwalls. The piston does not include a piston ring. The first endwall is substantially flexible and is releasably inter... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4915202 | Concentrically mounted hydraulic clutch actuator A hydraulic clutch actuator for a motor vehicle of the concentric type in which the actuator is mounted concentrically around the transmission input shaft of the vehicle within the housing of the clutch. The actuator includes a housing structure defining ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4909130 | Cylinder end cap An end cap for a reciprocating piston rod cylinder is designed so that the cylinder can be easily removed from external structures, such as a power clamp, without loosening the tie rods.... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4827835 | Cylinder end cap An end cap for a reciprocating piston rod cylinder is designed so that the cylinder can be easily removed from external structures, such as a power clamp, without loosening the tie rods.... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4823553 | Plastic master cylinder with flange-supporting arms A master cylinder has a pressure cylinder and an outwardly projecting mounting flange mounted thereon by arms extending longitudinally of the cylinder in spaced relationship therewith and being connected to the cylinder at locations remote from the flange... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4822261 | Low head, high volume pump apparatus An inner cylinder and a substantially larger outer cylinder are joined as two verticle concentric cylinders. Verticle partitions between the cylinders divide the space between the cylinders into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber which is substantiall... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4817503 | Diaphragm pump with pressure chamber having a ribbed wall A pressure chamber of a diaphragm pump having an outer chamber improved so that it is free from stress concentration. The inner wall surface of the pressure chamber is recessed in a mero-spherical shape. In order to support this chamber wall from its rear... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4798129 | Cam and lock vacuum booster mount with inverse arc securing tab arm A booster mounted on a supporting panel by a cam and lock arrangement has an inverse arc securing tab and arm mechanism which prevents further rotation in either direction from the installed position.... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4785628 | Master cylinder and vacuum brake booster A vacuum brake booster is provided with a front shell coupled to a master cylinder and a rear shell adapted for attachment to a vehicle fire wall. The front shell is provided with a unidirectional accurate portion between radially inner and outer extremes... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4783964 | Pneumatic brake booster with load reaction carrying members A power brake booster has booster load carrying members which are separate from the booster housings walls so that they take the load reaction from the master cylinder outside of the booster housing. This separates the differential pressure chamber wall f... | 11/15/1988 |