Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975812 | Wheel hub for camshaft serviceability A wheel hub includes a hub flange that extends about the wheel hub. The hub flange includes a removed section that is aligned with a camshaft assembly. An insert is used to fill the removed section. The insert is selectively removable from the hub flange to provide ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7926630 | Damping device including mounting plate for holding a linear damper A mounting plate is provided for a linear damper with a cylinder, a piston, and a piston rod. The cylinder of the linear damper is held between holding jaws of the mounting plate. The holding jaws of the mounting plate form a movable bearing in which the cylinder is... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7261190 | Reaction lever for a parking brake A lever for moving first and second brake shoes into engagement with a drum to effect a brake application. The lever has a first end connected to the brake shoes and a second end with a tine fixed thereto to which a cable is connected to apply an input force to effe... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7055662 | Vehicle axle beam and brake assembly An improved axle beam and self-contained drum brake assembly, particularly for heavy duty trucks, is disclosed. The assembly includes a brake spider and actuating members mounted thereto via a mounting assembly comprising a mounting sleeve attached to the brake spid... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7011189 | Fine adjusting structure for bicycle disc-brake system A fine adjusting structure for bicycle disc-brake system is disclosed. The disc-brake system comprises a securing seat mounted on to the fork of the bicycle frame and the securing seat being locked with a braking main body having a driving arm, the wheel of the bicy... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6957720 | Self-lubrication cable assemblies A self-lubrication cable assembly includes a cable with a sheath mounted thereto and an end cap is connected to an end of the sheath. The end cap has a chamber defined therein and a plurality of lubrication rings are received in the chamber and mounted to the cable ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945369 | Adjustable disk brake assembly for a bicycle A brake disk assembly for a bicycle has a body, two brake pads and an adjusting device. The body has a slot, and the brake pads are operationally mounted inside the body. The adjusting device is mounted on the body and has two wings, two adjusting plates, a connecti... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932346 | Method for installing a protective gaiter around a joint A method of installing a gaiter (10) around a joint defined between joint members of joints of vehicles, such as steering joints and constant velocity joints. The method provides a range of gaiters for use with a range of joints of different dimensions, the r... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908667 | Fiber-reinforced material composed, at least in a surface region, of a metal/ceramic composite, molding composed of the fiber-reinforced material and method of producing the fiber-reinforced material A method is provided for producing a fiber-reinforced material which is composed, at least in a region of a surface layer, of a ceramic composite and has carbon-containing fibers reaction-bonded to a matrix containing the elements Si and C. In particular a method of... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6729444 | Drum-in-hat disc brake assembly This invention relates to a drum-in-hat disc brake assembly. According to one embodiment of the invention, only four fasteners extend through the associated apertures of the backing plate, the drum-in-hat adapter, the axle flange and the caliper bracket for securing... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6386328 | Disk brake assembly for bicycles A disk brake assembly includes a brake disk connected a wheel hub and a wheel shaft extends through a hole in the brake disk. A connection member is mounted to the wheel shaft and positions the brake disk is located between the connection member and the w... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6367590 | Cushioned brake beam wear plate The present invention includes a brake beam wear plate or guide for mounting in brake beam guide brackets of railroad car truck side frames and having upper and lower walls which define a slideway for the brake beam lugs. The brake beam wear plate include... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6305509 | Method and apparatus for enhancing vehicle braking efficiency A method and apparatus for increasing braking efficiency of a disc type brake assembly. In a disc type brake assembly, a brake caliper adapter for mounting between the caliper assembly and steering knuckle to reposition the caliper assembly in a radial di... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6240806 | Cam shaft support and enclosure assembly A cam shaft support and enclosure assembly includes a tube formed with a flat on its inboard end. An outboard end of the tube is supported on a spider which in turn is mounted on an axle of a heavy duty vehicle. A bushing is mounted in each of the tube en... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6237732 | Bushing boot for a cam braking system A bushing boot for a cam braking system is disclosed that snaps in place over a bushing assembly. The bushing assembly supports a camshaft in the cam braking system. The bushing boot is preferably generally cylindrical having a first end, a second end and... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6186289 | Disc brake A disc brake includes a carrier with an inner beam secured to a knuckle, a pair of in board and outboard brake pad assemblies located on opposite sides of a rotor and slideably supported on the carrier, and a caliper extending over the periphery of the ro... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5873440 | Bearing and brake support assembly A bearing and brake support assembly includes a drive shaft and a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly has an inner race and an outer race. The inner race is secured around the drive shaft. The bearing and brake support assembly further includes a one-p... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5865275 | Rear knuckle with brake features A vehicular brake assembly comprises brake shoes and a brake disc. The brake shoes are fastened to a sheet plate and mounted inside an inner drum portion of the brake disc. The brake disc is operatively connected to an axle placed within a stationary axle... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5697475 | Disk brake equipped with a mechanical actuating device A disk brake having at least one piston (14) which slides in a caliper (12), the caliper (12) sliding over a stationary support. The piston (14) being actuateable by a mechanical subassembly (22) having substantially first (24) and second (26) parallel pl... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5590742 | Stamped caliper adapter A two-piece stamped caliper adapter includes a cast iron anchor and a stamped steel adapter plate. The stamped adapter plate includes reinforcement ribs for providing structural rigidity and stiffness to withstand the loads imposed by a vehicle wheel brak... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5485898 | Spacer member for aircraft brakes An aircraft brake (11) typically includes a torque tube (16) supported by a pedestal (24) upon an axle (18). The torque tube (16) is connected with the plurality of stators (20) which interface with a plurality of rotors (22) connected with a surrounding ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5322145 | Drum brake operating mechanism An improved operating mechanism for a drum brake assembly including a mounting flange for securing the brake assembly to a vehicle component, a hollow abutment block secured to the mounting flange, and a backing plate secured to the mounting flange. A pai... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5316111 | Vehicle axle beam and brake assembly A brake camshaft (22), having a cam (23) at one end for actuation by rotation of the camshaft to expand the brake shoes of a drum brake, has two spaced bearing assemblies (16, 21), preferably both self-aligning, releasably secured on an axle beam (1) at m... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5284289 | Plug-welded automotive bracket for an air chamber An improvement in process for reinforcing a structure against fatigue failure and the resulting structure are set forth. The structure comprises joined weldable structural portions having adjoining surfaces which meet at a junction and diverge therefrom t... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5180037 | Drum-in-hat parking brake for a disc brake assembly For a vehicle having a relatively large axle tube, a mechanically operated drum brake is provided having a hollow abutment post between adjacent ends of a pair of opposed arcuate brake shoes and having an improved actuating mechanism for the brake shoes m... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5044475 | Rotary drum brake assembly bracket An anchor collar or bracket (100) is provided that is adapted to fit loosely about a shaft (34) of a rotary drum brake assembly such as assembly (200). Bracket (100) is adapted to secure at least one pair of resilient biasing members such as coiled spring... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5038899 | Internal shoe brake, in particular a parking brake, in a disk hub An internal shoe brake, which is being used as a parking brake in a disc hub, is designed so that it can be preassembled in a ready-to-be-installed fashion. For that purpose, the anchor plate, serving as a cover plate, is mounted to a support by at least ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4995481 | Integrated disc brake and drum brake construction The present invention comprises an integrated disc brake (50) and drum brake (120) construction. A support member (12) is supported by a vehicle axle (14) and extends radially outwardly to provide support for a housing (52) of the disc brake (50). The hou... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4981200 | Brake having anchor bearing on immovable spider An improved "expanding-shoe" drum brake (100), including an immovable spider member (38) to which brake shoes (18, 19) are pivotally mounted to move into engagement with a rotating annular brake drum (10). As is common, the shoes move in response to motio... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4958703 | Spot-type disc brake A disc brake comprises a brake support which is to be mounted on a first side of a brake disc and comprises a bridge portion engaging over onto the other side. Two brake pads are arranged on either side of the brake disc and supported against braking forc... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4915198 | Friction pad support mechanism for disc brake A disc brake has a disc rotor, a pair of confronting friction pad assemblies arranged on both sides of the disc rotor, a pad assembly support member fixed to an automotive vehicle body, and a caliper driving piston for moving one of the friction pad assem... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4884663 | Device for supporting and attaching a disk brake caliper The supporting and attaching device is connected to non-rotating parts of at least one brake caliper or yoke intended to cooperate with a brake disk and it comprises an attaching piece in a generally arcuate form, situated beyond the periphery of the disk... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4858730 | Vehicle brake support A stamped metal plate for supporting a brake assembly on a vehicle axle which includes a substantially planar and circular mounting portion, diametrically opposed, planar first and second support portions substantially parallel to and offset in opposite d... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4858729 | Brake support assembly A brake spider for supporting a brake assembly on a vehicle axle which includes a mounting portion and diametrically opposed, first and second support portions, a pair of laterally spaced bores through the second support portion and mounting a pair of anc... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4854427 | Vehicle axle and brake support assembly A stamped metal plate supports a brake assembly on a vehicle axle. The plate includes a planar and circular mounting portion having a circular aperture pressed on and welded to the axle, diametrically opposed, planar first and second support portions subs... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4838389 | Protective device for drum-brake operating shaft The invention relates to a protective device of drum-brake operating shafts of trucks and touring trailers. This device is essentially constituted by a protective sleeve (4) mounted on the bushing (5) of the operating shaft (1) of the clearance cam (3) of... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4754857 | Universal air chamber mounting bracket An improved air chamber mounting bracket (40) for mounting an air chamber (41) to a rotary cam (32) actuated brake (10) is provided. The bracket includes a slot aperture (70) and a multiple hole aperture (72) for receiving air chamber mounting fasteners (... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4715479 | Retraction type support assembly for a floating caliper disc brake A floating caliper disc brake including a fixed mounting block, a caliper mounted to float on the fixed mounting block and being located in a position to bridge the edge of a disc, a first friction pad supported by the caliper for movement into engagement... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4673069 | Wheel cylinder mounting arrangement A clamping bracket arrangement is provided which tightly grips the mounting boss of a wheel cylinder and the axle housing to which the brake assembly of which the wheel cylinder is a part is mounted, preventing movement of the wheel cylinder relative to t... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4553641 | Hand-operated bicycle brake assembly A hand-operated bicycle brake assembly includes a pair of complementary, similar, preferably identical, caliper arms having a pre-formed configuration, central supporting structure including a central aperture through the elongated caliper arm and a compl... | 11/19/1985 |
