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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161809 | Brake wear measurement apparatus and method A brake wear measurement apparatus for use on a brake assembly equipped with a wear pin having a plunger slidably mounted in the plunger sleeve having a first end and second end and wherein when the brake wear measurement apparatus is placed over the wear pin, the w... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8127600 | Monitor for manual trailer brake activation In a highway tractor trailer vehicle, a brake control sensor is operative to detect each activation of the manual trailer brake control, and a recorder receives and stores data comprising a speed of the tractor at each manual trailer brake control activation. Traile... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8069714 | Method to test a brake of a robot In a method to test a brake of a robot that has a number of axes, an actuator associated with one of the axes, a brake associated with this axis that is set up to at least reduce a movement of this axis, and a torque sensor associated with this axis, which determine... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8006549 | Device comprising a sensor and a connector A device which comprises a sensor and/or actuator and a connector for electrically and mechanically coupling the sensor and/or actuator. The connector comprises an individual electrical conductor having a core made from a first material and having a jacket made from... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7937997 | Tire braking characteristic test apparatus The present invention regards a tire braking characteristic test apparatus which can reflect the dynamic characteristics of a vehicle at the time of braking in order to evaluate the braking characteristics of tires. The test apparatus can also perform a test where a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7878053 | Engine off brake booster leak diagnostic systems and methods A control system for evaluating a brake booster system is provided. The control system includes an engine evaluation module that detects an engine off condition. A pressure evaluation module monitors hydraulic brake line pressure and detects changes in brake booster... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7832261 | Method for recognizing the saturation point of a vacuum brake booster A device for determining the saturation point of a vacuum brake booster having a vacuum chamber and a working chamber that are separated from one another by a membrane. The reaching of the saturation point can be recognized simply and precisely if the vacuum prevail... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7802468 | Pressure sensor for vehicle and brake fluid pressure control apparatus for vehicle Disclosed is a pressure sensor 1 for a vehicle including a sensing element 10 for measuring the pressure of brake fluids in fluid passages, a sensor housing 20 for accommodating the sensing element 10, and contact probes 30 that ar... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7784335 | Brake system test device and brake system test method of two-wheeled motor vehicle Wheels of a two-wheeled motor vehicle are supported by support rollers corresponding to each wheel, respectively, and an antilock brake system is operated for each wheel. Measuring means 20 and 31 measure values related to the rotation speed of rollers... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7765859 | Method and system for determining brake shoe effectiveness A system for determining brake shoe effectiveness of a braking arrangement of a train during operation of the train including at least one brake database including braking data and at least one train database including train data. A control system is in communicatio... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7716974 | Apparatus and method for testing a brake rotor An apparatus or method for testing a brake rotor that is mounted on a hub for rotation with respect to a caliper housing. The apparatus includes a bracket having a first end and a second end. A first attachment member and a second attachment member are connected to ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7552627 | Brake wear measurement apparatus and method A brake wear measurement apparatus for use on a brake assembly equipped with a wear pin having a diameter and an exposed height, which comprises a plunger sleeve having a first end and a second end, and an inner diameter larger than the wear pin outer diameter; a pl... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7493806 | In-system test for electromechanical brake safety redundancy A test unit is electrically coupled between a motion controller and each of first and second redundant brakes. The test unit is responsive to the motion controller for automatically selecting one of the brakes to be tested. A microcontroller receives a signal from t... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7437917 | Method of evaluating a disc brake rotor A method for determining local departures of opposed friction surfaces that are spaced apart in parallel planes normal to the axis of the rotor. Displacement sensing probes are placed in opposing alignment adjacent the friction surfaces and rotor is spun. Instantane... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7404316 | Method for estimating a measure of the friction coefficient between the stator and the rotor in a braking device A method for estimating the friction coefficient between the stator and the rotor in a braking device including the following method steps: measurement of the temperature of the braking device, establishment of the friction coefficient by calculating the relationshi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7360443 | Test bench and method for carrying out aerodynamic measurements on vehicles A test bench for carrying out aerodynamic measurements on vehicles is equipped with at least one contact surface for detecting the vehicle weight, a running belt for simulating the roadway moving under the vehicle, and at least one measuring device for determining f... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363116 | Method for determining the mass of a motor vehicle while taking into account different driving situations A method for determining the mass of a motor vehicle while taking different driving situations into consideration, involving an evaluation of a vehicle acceleration, wherein apart from a driving force of a vehicle drive unit, resistance forces resulting from rotatio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328607 | Brake lining monitoring device and method A method of monitoring the functionability of a brake lining (10, 12) comprising the following steps: measuring a value that characterizes the dielectric constant of the lining material; comparing the measured value with a reference value for the new material... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325887 | Parking-braking in vehicles A parking braking system for a brake in a vehicle wherein, upon moving a parking brake selector to a park position, the brake is arranged to be mechanically locked or latched into place by means of a variable position park latch mechanism which is adapted to co-oper... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322447 | Disc brake and monitoring device for such a disc brake A disc brake has a brake disc and a brake caliper spanning the brake disc. A brake applicator shaft is supported on the brake caliper and arranged transversely to an axis of rotation of the brake disc. The brake applicator shaft has a rotary lever for actuating the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316158 | Test stand with tipping device for motor vehicles A test stand for motor vehicles, having a tipping device. The tipping device has a lower frame unit (13) and an upper frame unit (6) that can be tipped relative to the lower frame unit. The tipping device is further provided with four lifting units ( | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302331 | Wheel lift identification for an automotive vehicle A roll control system (16) for an automotive vehicle (10) is used to detect if one of the plurality of wheels (12) is lifted. The system generates a pressure request to determine if the wheel has lifted. A roll control pressure request may also ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7249809 | Method and device for monitoring a brake system In a method and a device for monitoring a brake system, e.g., a wheel pressure sensor suite of a brake system of a motor vehicle, the fault detection is implemented on the basis of a differential threshold being exceeded by a signal that is representative for the di... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7222521 | Method and apparatus for brake rotor testing A system for determining a brake rotor characteristic includes test instrumentation. The test instrumentation includes at least one pair of linear variable displacement transducers placed on opposing side surfaces of a brake rotor. The brake rotor is mounted on a mo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201045 | Pressure sensor module The invention relates to a pressure sensor module, in particular for electrohydraulic brake system, with several pressure sensors arranged in a sensor housing that is connected with its flange surface to the mounting surface of a hydraulic housing in such a fashion ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191642 | Method, apparatus and system for measuring brake force A brake force measurement system comprises at least one sensor configured to generate an output indicative of a force applied by to a first braking member associated with a rotatable wheel of a vehicle by a second braking member. The second braking member may be an ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188517 | System and method for detection of degradation of vacuum brake booster sensor Systems and methods for detecting degradation of a sensor in a vacuum brake booster coupled to a manifold of an internal combustion engine include measuring an engine or vehicle operating parameter to detect operating or control conditions and detecting degradation ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188009 | Chain of custody A method of controlling a train for a crew change and includes collecting information on the train including weight and length of the train, special weight distribution, number and location of cars with cut-out or inoperative brakes, status of dynamic brakes on all ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7143017 | Remote control locomotive simulator A remote control locomotive simulator including a display and a first input device similar to a remote control locomotive controller to be operated by the operator to provide train signals. A computer drives the display to move a train relative to a track in respons... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134326 | Apparatus and method for inspecting motorcycle An apparatus and method for inspecting a motorcycle. A braking force inspecting unit is provided for calculating a braking force from results measured by a torque measuring unit to determine whether the braking force is acceptable or not when a brake is fully applie... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118184 | Roll-over suppressing control apparatus for a vehicle The invention provides a roll-over suppressing control apparatus for a vehicle which can make a decision of a start of roll suppressing control appropriately in response to the degree of the possibility of turning over on its side of the vehicle. The roll-over suppr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117715 | Servo mechanism test stand An apparatus to test a servo mechanism that has an electric, servo controlled motor includes a portable frame, a fluid source carried by the frame, a mounting station carried by the frame and adapted to receive a servo mechanism. The mounting station has a power con... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117730 | Method and device for simulating slip on vehicle test benches A device for simulating slip on vehicle test benches wherein a vehicle wheel which rolls on a movable testing surface of a test device such as a test roller or flat belt and performs the object of changing the frictional force between the wheel and the testing surfa... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114597 | Spring loaded cylinder A spring storage cylinder, for the generation of braking forces for the auxiliary and parking brake effect, comprises a piston, arranged in a housing, which may be displaced for the operation of a brake lever. The piston is pretensioned against the brake lever by a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7117137 | Adaptive train model An adaptive train model (ATM) for predicting train consist reactions to specific stimuli using a system including at least one measurement sensor located on the train consist, a data base, and a computer. The ATM collects sensor data as the consist is moving, determ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104614 | Method and system for preventing rollover of a vehicle train A method and system for preventing rollover of a vehicle train comprising a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle. A control system is provided in the tractor vehicle which automatically initiates actuation of the braking system of the tractor vehicle and/or of the ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096096 | Method and system for automatically locating end of train devices An end of train unit includes a positioning system such as a GPS receiver and is configured to transmit a message including the EOT unit's location when the EOT unit detects a loss of air pipe pressure and/or it is tipped over and/or a low battery condition is detec... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7058459 | Method and device for operating a decentralized control system A method of and a device for operating a decentralized control system, at least two control units are provided to control at least one actuating element each. In this control, different operating modes are to be differentiated, the selection of the respective operat... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040151 | Brake evaluation gauge A brake evaluation gauge is useful to determine a brake lining thickness and/or brake drum wear. Depending on the particular embodiment selected, one of a thickness measurement, a percentage of brake life left, a pass or a fail indication may be indicated for the th... | 05/09/2006 |
