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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177307 | Braking control method and system for a positioner in a medical imaging apparatus In some embodiments, a braking system for a positioner in a medical imaging apparatus comprises a brake coil coupled to a power supply, a first control circuit coupled to a top side of the brake coil, a second control circuit coupled to a bottom side of the brake co... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177308 | Controller for electromechanical braking system with running clearance adjustment and method A system and method for establishing a running clearance position for an electromechanical actuator (28), wherein the running clearance is based on an actuator ram (34) position attained during a force application to a brake stack (30). In parti... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8136891 | Method and control system for applying defined clamping forces Disclosed are a method and a control system for applying defined clamping forces in a brake that is electrically operable by means of an actuator and includes a first friction surface (friction lining) and a second friction surface (brake disc). In the method, a cor... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8070238 | Electro mechanical brake, control device An electro mechanical brake apparatus is provided, in which a counter-measure for the heat of the driving circuit is much improved when configured to be integrated with an electric circuit. An electric circuit portion is provided by sandwiching a motor with brake pa... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7954908 | Pedal simulation device The invention relates to a pedal simulation device for simulating the reaction behavior of a pedal, in particular of a brake pedal of a vehicle brake system, comprising a cylinder, a piston disposed displaceably inside the cylinder and coupled to the pedal and delim... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7896446 | Electric parking brake apparatus An electric parking brake apparatus for a vehicle includes a state information outputting part and a control part. A navigation device is connected to an accessory power supply of the vehicle. The accessory power supply supplies an electric power even when an igniti... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887144 | Electronic system for a motor vehicle In order to improve an electronic system for a motor vehicle which comprises an electronic controller which is coupled via an electronic communication system to electronic controllers of other electronic systems of the vehicle in order to co-operate through data exc... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7866762 | Transmission brake disengagement apparatus and method of operation The present invention is directed to a transmission brake disengagement apparatus which eliminates the disadvantages of transmission brake disengagement apparatus having mechanical switches thereby improving the starting consistency of a drag race car. In particular... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7845737 | Braking control apparatus and braking control method for electric vehicle A braking device that calculates an electric braking force command according to the braking command and generates a mechanical braking command, and a control circuit that calculates an electric braking force based on the electric braking force command from the devic... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7841672 | Electronic brake controller with selectable display An electronic brake controller for an electropneumatic brake system includes a housing; at least one brake operator mounted to said housing and whose position defines desired brake action; a display on said housing; a signal output on the housing; and a multiple pos... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841673 | Vehicle braking system A vehicle braking system is responsive to vehicle conditions to alter the response of the braking system for a given driver input. In one mode, the vehicle conditions are conditions that are indicated by sensor in real time. In another mode, the vehicle conditions a... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837278 | Redundant brake actuators for fail safe brake system A vehicle brake system includes first and second central control units communicating with, respectively, first and second control networks, and a plurality of brake units. Each brake unit includes a brake component, a self-enforcing mechanism associated with and act... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7806486 | Braking system with EBS and prefill function and electronic braking control method The present invention makes an improved braking system available. This comprises a brake pedal and/or a servo unit and also incorporates a hydraulic unit including an integrated electronic controller (for short: EBS) and a hydraulically actuated wheel brake associat... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7748791 | Combination secondary master cylinder and brake pedal compliance device for automotive braking system A combination secondary master cylinder and brake pedal compliance device for an automotive braking system includes a cylinder having a signal chamber, a working chamber, and a compliance chamber. Elastic devices mounted within the working chamber and compliance cha... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744166 | Method for operating to brake gear of a vehicle A process for operating the brake arrangement of a vehicle is presented, which comprises an electrically controllable service brake system, which is set to generate brake forces independently of driver actuation, and which comprises an electrically controllab... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7699408 | System and method for aircraft braking system using monitoring The system and method for monitoring wear of one or more aircraft parts, such as an aircraft brake, an aircraft tire, a standby system, and landing gear. One or more sensors are provided for sensing a parameter of usage, and an estimate of usage of the part can be d... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7628459 | Method for automatically braking a vehicle equipped with an electronically controlled brake system A method and system for automatic braking is described. A service brake which can be operated electrically with a compressed air pressure and a parking brake which can be operated electrically are provided. When the vehicle stops due to the service brake being appli... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7618100 | Braking interlock for an electric brake system of an aircraft An electric brake system for an aircraft includes a power interlock mechanism that prevents inadvertent (uncommanded) application of brakes. The interlock removes operating power from the brake mechanisms whenever the brake system sensor data does not indicate a leg... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7597407 | Motor-driven brake system A motor-driven brake system includes a brake body for enabling brake pads to be pressed against a disk rotor attached to a member which supports a wheel of a vehicle, the brake pads being adapted to be driven by an electric device; a pressing-force maintaining mecha... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7533943 | Method for electrodynamically braking a rail vehicle The invention relates to a method for electrodynamically braking a rail vehicle that is provided with a drive unit (6). According to the inventive method, acceleration (a1st) of said rail vehicle is regulated according to the speed (v) thereof.... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7497526 | Brake system with distributed electronic control units An electronically controlled braking system includes at least one central control unit, the at least one central control unit operable to assign identifiers during an identifier assignment routine, a first distributed electronic control unit, a second distributed el... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7448699 | Electro mechanical brake, control device and control methods When a vehicle is suddenly stopped by turning off an ignition key switch on a way of a slope road, a braking force maintaining control is not preformed, and it often occurs that the vehicle moves down along the slope road. To prevent such occurrence, an electro-mech... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441844 | Method to reduce carbon brake wear through residual brake force The method for reducing aircraft carbon brake wear involves monitoring the commanded initiation of braking, and setting a residual brake clamping force to a predetermined minimum residual brake clamping force, which is maintained following the commanded initiation o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434895 | Electronic equalizing reservoir controller with pneumatic penalty override and reduction limiting A control system which allows electro-pneumatic control of an equalizing reservoir with the capacity to create penalty applications in a purely pneumatic manner. A controller for the equalizing reservoir includes an electro-pneumatic source of pressure or atmosphere... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431133 | Method for actuating an electromechanical parking brake device A method for actuating an electromechanical parking brake device for a brake that can be actuated by an electromechanical actuator comprised of an electric motor and of a reduction gear connected downstream of the electric motor and provided for converting a rotatio... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422293 | System and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle A system and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle. The system includes a power source and an inverter. The power source has a voltage source and a contactor. The inverter is electrically coupled to the power source and includes a de... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418333 | Method of adjusting a motor vehicle electronic stability program The invention relates to a method of adjusting an electronic stability program (ESP) for a motor vehicle. This method comprises various steps, including in particular: establishing the curve of the consumption values (Cesp) as a function of time, said curve being re... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410224 | Method and system to increase electric brake clamping force accuracy The method and system for increasing accuracy of clamping force of electric aircraft carbon brakes, once braking has been commenced, provides a first pair of electric brake actuators with a range of low brake clamping force responsive to low brake clamping force com... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409280 | Vehicle braking control apparatus A vehicle braking control apparatus is configured to suppress the effect on the vehicle behavior when braking torque is reassigned between the wheels. The distribution of braking torques is reassigned between the front and rear wheels so as to increase the amount of... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401866 | Braking device for an industrial truck A braking device for an industrial truck, comprising an electromagnetic brake unit on a load-bearing wheel and/or driving motor, a brake pedal the position of which is detected by an electric position detector which generates an analog electric braking signal, and a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401869 | Architecture for an airplane braking system including two computers and capable of withstanding two breakdowns, and a method of managing such an architecture The invention relates to an architecture for a braking system for an airplane fitted with a plurality of undercarriages each carrying a plurality of wheels, at least some of which are fitted with brakes, the architecture comprising at least two braking computers eac... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401867 | Dynamic identification of brake-by-wire components A method of initializing a brake-by-wire system is provided. The method includes connecting multiple braking actuators to a controller to allow for communication between the braking actuators and the controller. The braking actuators are associated with one or more ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401868 | Method for optimizing a braking sequence A method for optimizing a braking sequence in a vehicle with automatic transmission (3) and gearbox (9) and automatic cruise control, which cruise control controls acceleration and braking to achieve a set speed, taking into account the distance to the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396088 | Power supply network for brake system A braking system includes a power supply supplying electrical power, and first and second brake components at least partially operated by electrical power. A first power supply network electrically connects the power supply and the first brake component, and a secon... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387348 | Pump and roll system for a vehicle A system is provided for permitting movement of a vehicle having brakes while an auxiliary component of the vehicle is operated by the vehicle. The system includes a pressurized fluid source. A control device is coupled to the pressurized fluid source and the brakes... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7369966 | Methods and apparatus to design a wheel of a multiple-axle vehicle Methods and apparatus to design a wheel of a multiple-axle vehicle are disclosed. A disclosed method analyzes fatigue damage values of wheels, each to be installed at a number of axle positions on a vehicle, and includes determining for each wheel a fatigue damage v... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367633 | Braking system Disclosed is a redundant braking system for a vehicle. A controller may monitor a status of a hydraulic braking system, and during vehicle travel, automatically switch to a modulated electric braking system which is separate from the hydraulic braking system when th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367635 | Rail vehicle having an electrical signal line loop A rail vehicle includes an electrical signal line loop for activating the brakes. There is provision for a safety loop, which is redundant with respect to the signal line loop and is electrically independent of the rest of the vehicle control system, to be present. | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359786 | Control and power supply network for vehicle braking system An electrically controlled braking system includes a first control unit and a second control unit in electrical communication via a communication link and a human machine-interface manipulatable by a vehicle operator. The human-machine interface includes a first sen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356401 | Drivetrain protection and management system A drivetrain protection and management system (DPMS) monitors and determines individual wheel speeds to detect wheel spin and slip conditions on a drive axle. Wheel spin is caused by low surface friction, excessive input torque, lack of inter-axle differential and d... | 04/08/2008 |
