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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530434 | Hydraulic system A hydraulic system for a suspension system is disclosed. The system has a hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic tank, a conveying means, a hydraulic accumulator, a control device, a load holding device disposed between the hydraulic accumulator and the hydraulic cylinder,... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7416262 | Brake system with integrated car load compensating arrangement A railway car brake system comprising a control device engageable with a predetermined portion of such railway car for compensating braking force in response to a load carried by such railway car. The control device includes a sensor mechanism engageable with a truc... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7392886 | Clamping and/or brake device The invention relates to a clamping and/or braking device with a base element (7) and a force-applying element (17), by means of which the generated clamping and/or braking forces can be transferred to an object (39), as well as at least two adj... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7364021 | Wheel brake The invention relates to a wheel brake for a motor vehicle including an electromechanical actuating device and a hydraulic actuating device, which are redundant. In this way, the likelihood of failure of the wheel brake is reduced. A self-boosting device increases a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354119 | Brake system A brake system for a vehicle has a brake pedal and at least one rotational part. The brake system further includes a shaft connectable to the rotational part, and a first fluid control unit configured for being filled with fluid and actuating in response to manipula... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7222703 | Apparatus for controlling hydraulic brakes in bicycles, motorbicycles and the like Apparatus for controlling brakes in bicycles and the like, made with a pump connected to a relevant reservoir, characterized in that the reservoir is disposed inside a containment body and exhibits a concave portion shaped complementarily to a handlebar's portion to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213691 | Antilock brake system An antilock brake system for use with a self-energizing brake system having hydraulic interconnected actuators that act on an eccentric rotor and a brake exciter that provides for disengagement of the actuators from the rotor. The antilock brake system has wheel spe... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7137492 | Apparatus for controlling hydraulic brakes in bicycles, motorbicycles and the like Apparatus for controlling brakes in bicycles and the like, to be used, in particular, for disc brakes mounted on bicycles, with a pump (8) connected with a relevant reservoir (88) for the fluid of the hydraulic circuit, and comprising a piston (89 | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121633 | Electric parking brake apparatus An electric parking brake control unit of an electric parking brake apparatus has an input section for receiving signals for performing automatic activation and deactivation, but does not have a determination function and a circuit for inputting signals from various... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7080890 | Method for improving the operation of a braking system In a method for improving the operation of a hydraulic vehicle brake system with an active hydraulic brake boost, wherein a pressure fluid volume flow between a master brake cylinder and the wheel brakes of the vehicle is controlled by means of an analog or analogiz... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066305 | Brake bands for an automatic transmission and method for controlling a gear shift in automatic transmission and feedback loop control system A brake band shifting mechanism for an automatic transmission. The brake band shifting mechanism includes a brake band encircling a brake drum of the transmission. A first end of the brake band is mounted to a secured portion of the transmission by a first linkage a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059457 | Expansion motor The present invention is a unique motor comprising a containment chamber having thick walls surrounding a thin wall, is created when a plug is fusible joined. An inlet port and preferably a purging port are located in the thick walls. A motion is created when said e... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7031819 | Device and method for influencing the operating mode of at least one vehicle stabilizing device arranged in a vehicle A plurality of vehicle stabilizing devices which operate according to different strategies and which actuate, independently of the driver, brake actuators which are assigned to the vehicle wheels, in order to stabilize the vehicle are arranged in the vehicle. The ve... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6942071 | Self-energizing brake system A brake system according to the present invention comprises an eccentric rotor and a brake effecter module. The brake effecter module has a pair of hydraulically interconnected actuators, a brake control valve and a brake exciter. Each of the pair of actuators can e... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929103 | Self-energizing brake system A braking system comprised of a rotor, a plurality of actuators, a brake control unit and a by-pass valve. When in a brake-on mode of operation, the brake control unit effects braking by restricting the flow of a working fluid that is pumped in and out by each of th... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6907974 | High performance intermediate servo assembly A high performance intermediate servo assembly wherein the servo piston has been modified to provide at least a 17% increase in surface apply area and a corresponding increase in hydraulic pressure delivered to the 2nd gear clutch band which it actuates i... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6872165 | Parking brake system for a gearbox of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a parking brake system for transmissions of motor vehicle, especially for an automatic transmission and an automated selector transmission, having one parking brake for blocking or releasing the transmission according to actuation signals of... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6789456 | Braking system A braking system is provided for mitigating the linear or rotational motion of an object having an axis, the linear or rotational motion being coaxial with the axis. In particular, the motion is the type which is the result of an impulse imposed over a short period ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6513631 | Hydraulic brake system An hydraulic brake system that rapidly and precisely slows or reduces speed by constraining or stopping the movement of a link mechanism connected between a piston and a rotational driving shaft of a power system with physical force generated due to the i... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6502014 | Regulating circuit for regulating the driving stability of a motor vehicle using a motor vehicle reference model The present invention relates to a control circuit for controlling the driving stability of a vehicle where the input quantities determining the course of track are input in a vehicle model circuit which determines at least on nominal value for a control ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6439354 | Joint construction for brake pipe An object of the present invention is to increase the degree of freedom in laying out vehicle parts by decreasing a space in which a brake pipe is laid out. A control unit of a foot parking brake in accordance with the present invention is installed to an... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6386333 | Disc brake cooling system employing high speed piston pump The disc brake cooling system for a vehicle with hydraulic brakes has a sealed circular cooling system employing a piston pump which produces a very rapid flow of brake fluid through the brake lines and calipers constantly during non-braking of the vehicl... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6360854 | Hydraulic brake system An hydraulic brake system that rapidly and precisely slows or reduces speed by constraining or stopping the movement of a link mechanism connected between a piston and a rotational driving shaft of a power system with physical force generated due to the i... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6339738 | Method for the control of a hydraulic pump in a regulated braking system In a method for the adaptive control of the hydraulic pump of a brake system containing low pressure accumulator (NDS1,2) which take up the pressure fluid discharged in the case of control from the wheel brakes and which are evacuated by the hydraulic pum... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6269916 | Brake cylinder using dual piston assemblies A brake cylinder for use in a railway vehicle braking system is provided. The brake cylinder comprises a cylindrical casing engageable with the railway vehicle braking system, a hollow piston assembly which is mounted for reciprocal movement within the cy... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6214057 | Overload protection device for robotic tooling An overload protection device includes a cup-shaped cap member defining a cavity receiving a cup-shaped yoke member defining a pressurized air chamber receiving a piston having a rounded end surface engaging the cap member. An annular cam member is insert... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6082509 | Fluid pressurization system Disclosed herein is an improved braking system. The braking system includes a valving arrangement which reduces the dead band of the system and the freedom to randomly select the pistons return position. In particular, the system includes a fluid reservoi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5915506 | Emergency stop module for a robot An emergency stop module for a robot or the like, of the type comprising a ody (1) forming a compression chamber (3) and fed with air under pressure, provided with an opening (5) which is normally closed by an inner plate (6) firmly attached to an outer fl... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5746293 | Pneumatic pressure to hydraulic pressure intensifier mechanism A pneumatic/hydraulic pressure intensifier has a cap secured to open end of housing. A first chamber in open end receives air pressure. A first fluid communication system formed in cap communicates air pressure to first chamber. A wall member is disposed ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5072651 | Direct drive type rotation dividing table A direct drive type rotation dividing table includes a dividing table mounted on an output shaft of a rotor which is accommodated in a housing together with a stator. A clamp mechanism for maintaining the dividing table at a stopped position includes a cy... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4923056 | Method of increasing the service life of aircraft carbon disk brakes The invention is directed to a method of increasing and/or extending the operational service life of an aircraft brake disk stack by selectively limiting the number of brake assemblies which comprise the aircraft landing gear configuration and which are p... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4892121 | Bladder type shuttle braking apparatus for looms A braking assembly for use on loom shuttle boxes is provided extending inwardly of at least one wall of the shuttle cell and includes a support member attachable to the shuttle cell wall, a shuttle engaging member having at least one surface for engaging ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4787494 | Hydraulic operating unit of friction engaging apparatus for transmissions A hydraulic operating unit for the friction engaging apparatus of a transmission provides a hydraulic operating unit which permits the introduction of a low-pressure working fluid to permit the forceable disengagement of the hydraulic operation unit to wo... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4696377 | Brake system for drawworks A brake system for a drawworks includes a hydraulically actuated band brake system having a backup spring actuator for emergency stops. The system also includes a caliper disc brake system for emergency stops. The disc brake system includes a rotor direct... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4692362 | Fabric reinforced tubular rubber bladders and method of making same The two halves of a split annular inflatable brake are formed by laying up a number of flat rubber body plies and interleaved end patches which extend longitudinally beyond the ends of the body plies. The sides of the body plies, some of which are fabric ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4572319 | Automatic vehicle braking system The invention provides a parking brake system for automotive or delivery type vehicles, golf carts, etc. that applies the emergency or parking brake automatically after the engine is turned off or if other pre-determined conditions are met, such as, but n... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4505362 | Device for avoiding multiple bounces against a target of a mass _falling thereon along a rectilinear trajectory Multiple shocks of a vertically falling mass against a target member coupled with the earth are prevented by holding the mass and retaining it above the target member after its first bounce. This retention is accomplished by means of deformable elements l... | 03/19/1985 |
