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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172338 | Method for shutdown of vehicle brakes At vehicle startup and vehicle shutdown, the driver modulates the brake pressure directly by depressing the brake pedal and the driver feels pedal resistance. During normal conditions of vehicle operation after vehicle startup, pressure boosted actuation of the vehi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8141959 | Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control unit A vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control unit including a base body including a brake fluid flow path and a mounting hole portion having a bottom sealing surface and an inner circumferential sealing surface and an assembled part which is assembled into the mountin... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8038226 | Electropneumatic braking device of a rail vehicle comprising a continuous regulating range The invention relates to an electropneumatic braking system of a rail vehicle, containing a direct-action electropneumatic braking device and an indirect-action compressed-air braking device. The system comprises at least the following components or modules: a) a pr... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7954907 | Supplemental brake system of zero turn vehicle A supplemental brake system of a zero turn vehicle has a prime mover, a brake pedal, a pair of axles, and a pair of transaxles driven by the prime mover so as to drive the respective axles. The transaxles include respective brakes for braking the respective axles ac... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946660 | Electronic compressed-air system An electronic compressed-air system includes a compressed-air supply part having a compressor and a consumer part having load circuits. The load circuits are supplied with compressed-air via solenoid valves. At least one load circuit is provided with a pressure rese... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7878602 | 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... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7866760 | Method and system for refilling brake circuits after a large consumption of compressed air A method and system is provided for refilling vehicle operational brake circuits after a large consumption of compressed air. The operational brake circuits are compressed air consumer circuits of a consumer part of a vehicle compressed air system. The operational b... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7789469 | 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... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784879 | Electronic control air management with parking brake and trailer supply control A brake system assembly for a motor vehicle is provided comprising an air compressor operably engaged to the motor vehicle engine; a compressed air control device; at least one supply circuit for retaining compressed air in fluid communication with the compressed ai... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7628458 | Adaptive brake flow masking at remote locomotives of a distributed power train In a transportation system comprising a fluid carrying brake pipe (14) connecting controlling member of the system and a controlled member (e.g., 12) a method of adaptively disabling an ability of the controlled member to respond to an unexpected brake... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7604302 | Parking brake system The parking brake system that restricts or releases a parking gear by using an operational force by hydraulic pressure that is generated or removed according to whether the engine works and an operational force by an electromagnetic force, includes a position valve ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600825 | Hydraulic release system with manually operated hydraulic lock valve for spring-applied, hydraulically-released parking brake system A hydraulic manifold assembly for use in a hydraulic release system operable to control a spring applied, hydraulically released parking brake assembly, includes a manifold block and a manually operated hydraulic lock valve assembled in the manifold block. The manif... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7552978 | Brake device and controller for the same A brake system that provides a good pedal feel, that assists stepping force of a driver by a small motor, and that can control braking force of wheels individually. The brake system comprises a first actuator (5) for increasing a liquid pressure in a master c... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7527338 | Hydrodynamic retarder control apparatus A hydrodynamic retarder control apparatus includes two valve spools, one, a retarder control valve, functions as a relay valve to control the on/off operation of a hydrodynamic retarder and the other, a regulator valve, functions to control the regulation of pressur... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520572 | Use of ECU to control brake valve actuator A brake valve actuator (BVA) of a vehicle is controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU) to provide automatic traction control (ATC), roll stability (RS) and yaw stability (YS) functions for the vehicle, by actuating the dual brake valve without driver interventi... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517026 | Control circuit for trailer brakes in a by-wire brake system The invention relates to a by-wire brake system. There is a need for a trailer brake control circuit for a by-wire brake system. A brake control circuit for trailer brakes in a by-wire brake system includes a hydraulic pump or a supply of pressurized air, a hydrauli... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7497523 | Pressure locking master cylinder A pressure locking master cylinder including a fluid reservoir for storing a hydraulic fluid, a housing, a piston slidably received within the housing and defining a working chamber and a blocking chamber, wherein the blocking chamber is in fluid communication with ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7490913 | Trailer and semi-trailer brake valve with an integrated control of the air suspension An axle arrangement of a trailer or semi-trailer comprises an axle modulator having an axle control unit in which one valve, respectively, is arranged for the service brake and for the air suspension. Such an integrated arrangement simplifies the construction and th... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7484814 | Hydraulic system with engine anti-stall control A hydraulic system has first and second functions in which separate control valves govern the flow of fluid between actuators and both a supply conduit and a return conduit. The second function is connected to a load sense passage. When pressure in the load sense pa... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7455370 | Brake pipe control system with remote radio car A remote radio railroad car located within or at the end of the train that charges or exhausts the brake pipe in response to radio commands from the lead unit. The brake pipe control system includes a first controller at a first car at the lead end for controlling t... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455369 | Spring-actuated parking brake for a vehicle having a power-operated braking system A spring-actuated parking brake includes a spring brake actuator communicating with a fluid source via a supply line. In brake released condition, the actuator is pressurized via a supply valve; in engaged condition, the actuator communicates with a pressure sink vi... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7434893 | Device for controlling or regulating auxiliary brake torque in a motor vehicle Method and arrangement for controlling or regulating total auxiliary brake torque in a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one first auxiliary brake (4) of a first type and at least one second auxiliary brake (4, 6) of a second type that is dif... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431406 | Compressed air processing system The present invention relates to a compressed air processing system. The compressed air processing system includes an inlet connection, a pressure control unit, a multi-circuit protection valve, a plurality of outlet connections, a parking brake connection, an elect... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431407 | Vehicle brake device A vehicle brake device A is provided with a master cylinder 10 for generating a fluid pressure depending on the stepping state of a brake pedal 11 and a differential pressure control valve 43 constituted by a solenoid valve of the type that has ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429087 | Air system instalation to be applied in tractors, combine harvesters, crop-sprayers, sewers, grain augers, hoppers, trailers, wagons, carts and towing vehicles to support and transport different kinds of cargos such as cereals The present invention includes a pneumatic system for an agro-industrial vehicle including an air compressor, a dual circuit foot valve connected to the air compressor, and at least two air storage tanks connected to said dual circuit foot valve. The operation of th... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7401865 | Torsion pedal feel emulator A torsion pedal feel emulator assembly for a motor vehicle and a method of operating the same. The assembly includes a pedal member for receiving an applied pedal force. A torsion member is operably attached to the pedal member. A portion of the torsion member is po... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7393065 | Redundant 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... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380890 | System for controlling brake pulsing at vehicle natural vibration frequencies A system is provided for controlling automatic brake systems to avoid pulsing vehicle brakes at certain natural vibration frequencies of the vehicle's mechanical systems such as a powertrain and driveline. The natural vibration frequencies of the vehicle's systems a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377599 | Brake system A brake system for a mobile work tool, such as for a logging machine or a combined dredger-loader, is disclosed. The mobile work tool is provided with two non-muscular brake valves for brake actuation which may be operated by the driver in accordance with the orient... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374252 | Wheel slip brake assurance module A wheel slip assurance module comprises a device for disabling the wheel slip valve, a timing reservoir in communication with the disabling device, and a check valve and choke circuit providing parallel connections between the output of the wheel slip valve and the ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370917 | Braking system for a trailer vehicle An electro-pneumatic system including relay valves disposed between a pressure supply inlet and outputs respectively, and having respective control inputs; associated solenoid-operated valves each operable in a first or a second condition respectively to allow or pr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372053 | Rotating gantry of particle beam therapy system A rotating gantry includes a link frame for supporting a plurality of rollers which rotatably support the rotating gantry, a brake for releasing a braking force applied to at least one of the rollers upon supply of air and applying the braking force to the one rolle... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373315 | Vehicle body business methods Various vehicle body business processes are described which capitalize upon the interchangeability of vehicle bodies on a flat rolling chassis. The ability to interchange vehicle bodies and exchange modular interior components enables substantial freedom and variati... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367228 | (Seat) force measuring device with a spring housing, inductive sensor and stops The two housing parts are used as springing means which are mounted behind each other, thereby extending the full spring path. Despite the soft springs obtained by the housing, the individual housing parts can be manufactured from a stable material so that they rema... | 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 |
| 7367634 | Relay configuration for an electro-pneumatic train A relay valve configuration which can be used with various cars in an electropneumatic train and under the control of one of the electropneumatic brake control valves. The improved brake control valve includes a relay valve mounted at an interface of the manifold. T... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7360816 | Vehicle development process characterized by market responsiveness A vehicle development process is characterized by enhanced market responsiveness by decoupling the development of the chassis from the development of vehicle bodies. The chassis and bodies are provided with a common, standardized interface system so that a single ch... | 04/22/2008 |
