Patents Examined by Christoper P. Schwartz
  • Drum brake
    Patent number: 6408994
    Abstract: In a drum brake, a damper spring is provided for transmitting a shoe operating force outputted from a power lever to an input lever and for absorbing an impact force transmitted from brake shoes to the power lever via a link mechanism. The damper spring is mounted between the power lever driven by an electric motor of an operating force producing mechanism and the input lever of the link mechanism for receiving the shoe operating force outputted from the power lever for driving the shoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Akebon O Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshifumi Maehara
  • Lock for compartment cover
    Patent number: 6394300
    Abstract: A lock for locking the cover of a compartment to prevent opening of the cover is described. The cover is provided with a biased latch at one end which is movable between a latch position for latching against a mating locking lip of the compartment and a release position to allow the cover to be removed from the compartment. The lock comprises a means for insertion into the biased latch once the cover has been attached to the compartment to prevent the biased latch from moving to the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Daniel F. Bosy