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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770983 | Damping force control valve and shock absorber using the same A damping force control valve, which includes a high pressure region in communication with a tension chamber of a cylinder and a low pressure region in communication with a reservoir chamber, and controls a damping force by adjusting pressure of a pilot chamber by f... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7641290 | Shuttle valve for bi-rotational power units A valve has a valve body with first and second intake passages, first and second supply passages and a reservoir return passage defined therein. A shuttle member is movable within the valve body between a first flow position and a second flow position. In the first ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7475952 | Braking system with mechanical combination valves A hydraulic control system for a brake apparatus includes a combination valve and a motor connected to the combination valve. Output by the motor in a first direction places the combination valve in a first configuration, and output by the motor in a second directio... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7325885 | Regulator valve for a torque-transmitting mechanism and method of engaging a torque-transmitting mechanism A regulator valve for controlling the pressure of fluid engaging a torque-transmitting mechanism in a transmission includes a valve body forming a valve bore of a plurality of passages. A spool valve slides within the valve body. A check valve selectively opens and ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299904 | Brake fluid pressure maintaining apparatus for vehicles A brake fluid pressure maintaining apparatus for a vehicle, having: a master cylinder; a check valve; and, a normally-open-type electromagnetic valve including an electromagnetic coil, a fixed core, and a movable core, and in the brake fluid pressure maintaining sta... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7237516 | Method for controlling an actuator, using a retaining mark space ratio The invention relates to a method for controlling an actuator which can be displaced between two end positions, said actuator being impinged in one end position and being capable of displacement to the other end position by an electromagnetic part. The actuator is f... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207353 | Pilot controlled multiway valve A multiway valve has valve housing and at least one pilot valve arranged in it. The principal valve housing possesses an integral principal housing part wherein at least the control section of a valve spool is arranged. The pilot valve possesses a head piece which i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204567 | Method and device for detecting residual pressure in a braking system in particular in a braking cylinder According to the invention, the existence of residual pressure in the braking system is determined by means of continuous rough monitoring of the pressure in said system. If the existence of said residual pressure is established, then a fine monitoring process is ca... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192099 | Brake devices A brake device comprises a brake cylinder, a reservoir, a pump, a master cylinder, and a pulsation-reduction device. The reservoir serves to accumulate a working liquid discharged from the brake cylinder. The pump serves to pump the working liquid accumulated within... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7150507 | Self cleaning orifice A self-cleaning orifice includes a housing having a bore defined therein. The bore includes a first diameter inlet portion and a second diameter outlet portion, with a seating surface defined between the inlet and outlet portions. A movable body having a seating sur... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7035725 | Sliding integral proportional (SIP) controller for aircraft skid control The sliding, integral, and proportional controller for providing aircraft antiskid braking control includes a reference velocity subsystem, a velocity error ratio subsystem, and a main controller subsystem generating a control command output signal indicative of a c... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7013208 | Sliding integral proportional (SIP) controller for aircraft skid control The sliding, integral, and proportional controller for providing aircraft antiskid braking control includes a reference velocity subsystem, a velocity error ratio subsystem, and a main controller subsystem generating a control command output signal indicative of a c... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009310 | Autonomous power source An autonomous power source comprises a power harvester mounted on a movable structure. The power harvester includes a coil, a magnet, and a low-friction ferrofluidic bearing in contact with the magnet, arranged such that the magnet and coil move with respect to each... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971725 | Dampened vehicle emergency brake valve A valve for controlling an emergency brake system on an aircraft. The valve has separate poppets for controlling the flow of fluid from a supply line to the brake cylinders and from the brake cylinders to a tank return line. The poppets act on each other. A dampenin... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6866348 | Electronically controlled full power brake valve A hydraulic braking system having an electronically controlled full power brake valve is disclosed. The hydraulic braking system supplies a braking output for a vehicle having at least one brake. The hydraulic braking system includes a primary valve assembly that is... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6688706 | Hydraulic pressure control apparatus for a brake system of a vehicle In order to improve precision and reliability of a hydraulic pressure control apparatus for a brake system of a vehicle, this invention provides a hydraulic pressure control apparatus for a brake system of a vehicle including a control unit for controllin... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6663194 | Solenoid valve for brake systems A solenoid valve for brake systems, including a spool movably set in a valve housing, provided along its central axis with the first orifice which has a predetermined diameter, and provided at a position around the plunger with a plunger guide having a pr... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6652041 | Hydraulic pressure control device for vehicle and vehicle brake system using the same A hydraulic pressure control device is proposed in which using a proportional pressure control valve having a built-in spool valve, the hydraulic pressure for wheel brakes is adjusted to a value corresponding to the magnitude of an external force applied ... | 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 |
| 6629585 | Vehicle braking system A vehicle braking system in which an annular piston brake and a booster to generate an amplified output force for actuating the brake are combined to form an integrated unit. The booster is mounted on an axle casing in which the piston brake is located so... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6588857 | Solenoid valve for brake systems A solenoid valve for brake systems is disclosed. This solenoid valve is preferably used as an outflow control NC-type solenoid valve mounted on the oil return line of an electro-hydraulic brake system (EHB). This solenoid valve comprises a hollow valve ho... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6378958 | Fluid control valve and braking system incorporating such a valve A fluid flow valve having a body (11) with first, second and third fluid inlets (8, 18, 25), a working fluid outlet (4), a first pressure element (11) movable, under the influence of pilot pressure fluid applied to the first inlet, from a first position i... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6276764 | Solenoid valve for anti-lock brake system A solenoid valve for an anti-lock brake system is disclosed in which two orifices and oil passages are formed utilizing a valve seat and a piston. The solenoid valve includes a magnetic core (130) mounted in a bore (101) formed on a modulator (100), a plu... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273528 | Brake force control valve A brake force control valve for use with an electrically controlled braking system having a housing with first and second fluid channels, a coil coupled to the housing, a ferrous core magnetically interacting with the coil, a spool coupled to the ferrous ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6247765 | Method and apparatus for controlling fluid pressure In controlling the fluid pressure applied to a load using a proportional fluid pressure control valve or a flow control valve, responsiveness of control is improved in a pressure region where the consumption of fluid is larger than in other regions. In th... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6227521 | Graduated release valve An apparatus incrementally reduces pressure in a first volume in response to an increase in pressure in a second volume. A valve body defines a bore that houses a piston and supply and return passages that communicate with first and second ends of the bor... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6179393 | Distributing valve for load-independent control of a hydraulic consumer with regards to direction and speed The invention relates to distributing valve for load-independent control of a hydraulic consumer with regard to direction and speed. Similar distributing valves known per se have a control valve (30) which can be axially displaced in a slide bore hole (11... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6155654 | Method for controlling electromagnetic proportional pressure control valve In vibrating a spool of a spool-valve type electromagnetic proportional pressure control valve by applying a dither current so that no static friction acts on the spool, the dither effect tends to weaken in a region where the current is small and in a reg... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6135580 | Hydraulically actuated power braking apparatus and method for use with a moving vehicle A braking apparatus includes a brake cylinder having a first brake opening and a second brake opening defined therein. The first brake opening is adapted to allow a flow of brake fluid to enter the brake cylinder and the second brake opening is adapted to... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126248 | Hydraulic brake device In a hydraulic brake device, a pressurizing chamber receives a master cylinder pressure generated by a master cylinder. A pressure adjusting chamber receives an accumulator pressure generated by a high pressure source. A booster piston is movably provided... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6086165 | Solenoid controlled valve and antilock control apparatus using the same A solenoid controlled valve comprises a spool. One end side of the spool is slidably inserted into a first fluid chamber of a sleeve in a fluid tight condition. The other end of the spool is loosely inserted into a second fluid chamber. The spool with a s... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5988769 | Brake system for vehicle A brake system for a vehicle includes a liquid pressure generating device for generating a liquid pressure for braking dependent upon a manual operation, an actuator for generating a liquid pressure for braking dependent upon an electrical command signal,... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5947566 | Brake booster system In a brake booster system of the present invention, just after a MCY produces MCY pressure Pi according to the pedal pressure of a brake pedal, a valve piston of a pressure-intensifying valve moves so that a valve portion is seated in a rubber valve seat.... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5915799 | Pressure-regulating solenoid valve for a hydraulic circuit A pressure-regulating solenoid valve (100) for a hydraulic circuit having at least one generator (300) of pressurized fluid, a pressure receiver (200) and a reservoir (400) of fluid under low pressure. The solenoid valve having an electric coil (10) which... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913577 | Pilot stage of an electrohydraulic control valve A pilot stage of an electrohydraulic control valve controls the position of a pilot actuated main stage by controlling fluid flow through a flow path that connects a supply port to an exhaust port and to an end of the main stage. A proportional valve of t... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5897176 | Braking apparatus and method for use with a moving vehicle A braking apparatus includes a brake cylinder having a first opening and a second opening defined therein. The braking apparatus also includes a movable member located within the brake cylinder which has a channel defined therein. The braking apparatus fu... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5860709 | Brake pressure control device A brake pressure control device that prevents the accumulation of contaminants, thereby ensuring that the pressure can rise again during an antilock control operation or provide sufficient pressure during sudden braking, thereby ensuring a high degree of ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5855417 | Integral control and isolation valve proportional brake system In a vehicle braking system, integral control and isolation valves are used to individually control the brake line pressure to each wheel brake and to provide pedal isolation for each brake channel. The system is operable on a single fluid or a separated ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5727851 | Hydraulic brake apparatus A hydraulic brake apparatus includes a control valve having a spool which is bi-directionally movable between a first position and a second position, the spool, when located at the first position, allowing brake fluid from a low-pressure source to pass th... | 03/17/1998 |
