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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6336532 | Backing plate with reinforcing members A backing plate for a railroad brake shoe includes side edges, ends, and an integral lug section located remote from the ends. The backing plate has a generally convex top surface, a generally concave bottom surface, and a longitudinal axis. Located trans... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6302247 | Brake shoe mounting system A brake shoe mounting system for railway vehicles includes a composition type brake shoe having a recessed center portion and two bracket-style backing plates integrally molded into the composition type brake shoe. There is one bracket style backing plate... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6135249 | Railway brake shoe backing plate with improved mounting alignment feature A brake shoe for a railway vehicle having a three-piece backing plate formed of a longitudinal main plate portion having a front surface to which a friction material is attached, and an end-plate portion attached to each end of the longitudinal main plate... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5957245 | Disc brake, disc brake caliper and disc brake shoe In order to realize a two-piston floating caliper disc brake with a wide caliper, the axially outer side of the caliper is supported by radially extending protrusions shaped on the outer brake shoe. While the two protrusions have the same depth, they diff... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5704454 | Fatigue and impact resistant railway brake shoe A bonded composition type railroad brake shoe is disclosed in which the keybridge cavity of the brake shoe backing plate is filled with composition brake lining material for reinforcement and dampening of the keybridge. An insert located in the keybridge ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 4773512 | Drum brake shoe with reinforcement flanges or reinforcement plates positioned at irregular intervals for noise reduction A drum brake shoe is provided with a plurality of reinforcements which are arranged at irregular intervals on the inner periphery of a rim.... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4151901 | Brake shoe mounting arrangement Brake equipment comprising a brake shoe arrangement including a brake pad and a curved vane wherein the brake shoe arrangement is constrained by the curved vane to rotate about its center of mass only. The brake equipment mitigates problems associated wit... | 05/01/1979 |
