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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7617721 | Apparatus and methods for determining a predicted vehicle braking operation Apparatus for determining a predicted vehicle braking operation is provided. The apparatus includes a test tire, a brake associated with the test tire, and an actuator operably connected to the test tire and configured to selectively apply a representative vehicle f... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7360409 | Device for detecting the amount of splash water to which a brake pad is subjected on a wet roadway A device for detecting the amount of splash water to which a brake pad is subjected on a wet roadway. The device includes a test brake pad. whose friction lining is hygroscopically designed so that it can absorb at least 5%. preferably at least 10% water. In a test ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7073874 | Vehicle drive A rotatable assembly for a vehicle road wheel includes a vehicle suspension knuckle (16), a drive shaft (24), a first bearing (30) carried by the knuckle for rotatably supporting the drive shaft, a wheel hub (13) drivingly connected to th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6588263 | Arrangement and method for determining the temperature of valves An arrangement for determining the temperature of valves in the brake circuit of a vehicle is described. The arrangement includes an arrangement to measure a longitudinal wheel force, an arrangement to determine a wheel braking pressure using the measured... | 07/08/2003 |
| 5780139 | Multi-layer anvil for ultra high pressure presses An anvil for use in ultra high pressure presses capable of operating in the pressure ranges where diamonds, polycrystalline diamond composites and cubic boron nitride are stable, fabricated by diffusion bonding together a plurality of cemented tungsten ca... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5410911 | Load cell and a brake arrangement provided therewith A load cell for transmitting a signal depending on the force exerted thereon has an elastic element in the form of a rubber sleeve (11), which is in contact with a pressure transducer (14) and is enclosed in an annular compartment formed by an annular rec... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5109852 | Method for sensing pressure in an object A method for sensing pressure within a work object including placing an electrically deformable member on the work object so as to cover a portion of the surface area thereof; applying electrical energy to the member to cause the member to deform thereby ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4358272 | Motor-vehicle driving instruction and testing apparatus The apparatus measures the braking of the vehicle and the turning action on the wheels, secondarily the speed and the acceleration or the running of the engine. It records these measurements graphically and simultaneously so that, if necessary, the driver... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4212063 | Apparatus for measuring the action of forces between wheeled vehicles and substructure An apparatus for measuring the action of forces between a wheeled vehicle and a substructure wherein the invention relates to the improvement of a measuring apparatus having a plurality of controls for selecting measuring distances of varying lengths, wit... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4000928 | Vehicle skid control system including vehicle speed sensor A device for effectively controlling the braking system of a wheeled vehicle to eliminate a possibility of skidding comprising an electric computing module which is responsive to electric signals fed thereinto from a vehicle speed sensor mounted on an ext... | 01/04/1977 |
