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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6682459 | Electronic air charge controller for vehicular compressed air system An electronic air charge controller for a tractor trailer vehicle air brake system includes a micro controller, a first pressure sensor interface coupled to the micro controller, a second pressure sensor interface coupled to the micro controller, and a ve... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6540308 | Electronic compressed-air processing system A compressed-air processing system, notably for motor vehicles, includes, in a housing, an electromagnetic pressure regulator and a multicircuit safety valve having at least one load circuit connected to it. Each load circuit can be locked separately by a... | 04/01/2003 |
| 5844111 | Method for purifying an inert gas while preparing lower alkyl esters A process for purifying an inert gas stream from a transesterification reaction wherein a lower alkyl alcohol is released during the reaction is claimed. A second use of the process is to make a lower alkyl, e.g., methyl, esters of fatty acids through a t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5695258 | Railway manual brake control valve test unit A portable, single-car test unit for a railway freight brake control valve for manually executing pressure manipulations to evaluate the operating conditions of the control valve. The pipe bracket portion is connected to a brake pipe, an auxiliary reservo... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5678900 | Unloader for a source of air under pressure on vehicles A compressed air unloader for unloading compressed air used in the compressed air braking and suspension circuits of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The unloader includes a housing with an internal air chamber, an air inlet for passing compressed air into t... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5509727 | Ralway automatic brake control valve test unit A portable, microprocessor controlled single-car test unit for a railway freight brake control valve for automatically executing pressure manipulations to evaluate the operating conditions of the control valve. The pipe bracket portion is connected to a b... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5335978 | Service brake inspection system A service brake inspection system engages service brake air lines downstream of a foot operated activation valve thereof to provide continuous engagement of the service brakes during inspection. The system includes a manually controlled air line which sup... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5226692 | Fluid pressure braking system A limited service application of the service brakes of the trailer portion of a tractor trailer combination vehicle is applied and held while the vehicle operator gets out of the cab to make a pre-trip inspection. The service actuation is initiated by rel... | 07/13/1993 |
| 4838619 | Hydraulic brake system for automotive vehicles A brake system for automotive vehicles, comprising a tandem master cylinder (1) and a vacuum brake force booster (2). A pump (34) is connected to the supply chambers (10, 11) of the tandem master cylinder (1), which pump is actuated by an electromotor (35... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4799741 | Parking brake system for railway vehicles A fluid brake system has a brake pipe, a control valve device, a brake cylinder and a brake rigging, and in addition, a handbrake pipe, a protective device, a fluid pressure releaseable spring handbrake cylinder, and a manually operable handbrake device f... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4798421 | Plunger system for modulating a brake pressure A plunger system in a brake line between a master brake cylinder and a wheel brake cylinder of a vehicle, for modulating a brake pressure in the event of a sensor-detected danger of wheel locking or wheel spinning. The plunger system has a plunger that is... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4586755 | Railway brake control system arranged to limit maximum brake pressure during combined independent and automatic brake operation A brake control system for a railway vehicle having separately operated independent and automatic brake controls for controlling brake pressure via a double check valve and a multi-piston relay valve, wherein an adjustable regulating valve is set to exhau... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4530544 | Pressure proportioning valves In an air pressure proportioning variable load valve for a vehicle compressed air braking system the operating mechanism for a self-lapping valve assembly includes a fluid pressure responsive piston arrangement which is operable above a given fluid pressu... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4493511 | Combined BC pressure-maintaining valve and quick service bulb exhaust valve This invention relates to a valve assembly for a railway braking system, including a brake cylinder pressure-maintaining valve which, during brake application, takes air from the brake pipe and feeds it into the brake cylinder until it reaches minimum bra... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4188071 | Railway vehicle brake apparatus arranged to accommodate reduced emergency reservoir volume A railway vehicle brake apparatus including a brake control valve device having a service piston valve device operative responsive to a reduction of pressure in the train brake pipe to connect fluid pressure from the auxiliary reservoir to a brake cylinde... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4057298 | Safety valve device for multiple circuit fluid pressure operable brake system A safety valve device for use in a multiple circuit fluid pressure operable brake system for insuring supply and preservation, in the event of fluid pressure failure in one or more of the circuits, in the remaining circuits for assuring, at least, limited... | 11/08/1977 |
