Patents by Inventor Dietmar Knoop

Dietmar Knoop has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11560929
    Abstract: A guide assembly for a disc brake and method of mounting. The guide assembly may have a guide pin that includes a mounting portion and a guiding portion. A retaining bore of a brake carrier may receive the guide pin and retain the mounting portion. The guiding portion may protrude from an inboard-side of the brake carrier and may slidably support a brake caliper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Patent number: 11408474
    Abstract: A guide assembly for a disc brake and a method of arrangement. The guide assembly includes a guide pin and a sliding bore that receives the guide pin. A first face mating interface of the sliding bore may define a first sliding interface between the guide pin and the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Patent number: 10927906
    Abstract: A brake pad, a disc brake, and a method of fitting a brake pad. At least one of a first brake pad and a second brake pad and corresponding support structures may have complementary profiles on circumferential faces thereof arranged so as to permit the brake pad to be inserted into a corresponding support structure in a transverse direction of the brake pad and at an angle to a circumferential direction of the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Dietmar Knoop, Neel Shah, Sean Cleary, Dave Hubbard
  • Publication number: 20210048078
    Abstract: A guide assembly for a disc brake and method of mounting. The guide assembly may have a guide pin that includes a mounting portion and a guiding portion. A retaining bore of a brake carrier may receive the guide pin and retain the mounting portion. The guiding portion may protrude from an inboard-side of the brake carrier and may slidably support a brake caliper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Publication number: 20210048079
    Abstract: A guide assembly for a disc brake and a method of arrangement. The guide assembly includes a guide pin and a sliding bore that receives the guide pin. A first face mating interface of the sliding bore may define a first sliding interface between the guide pin and the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Publication number: 20200378457
    Abstract: A guide assembly for a disc brake. The guide assembly includes a receiving portion of a brake carrier that receives a sleeve portion of a guide pin. The sleeve portion and receiving portion have corresponding non-circular cross-sectional profiles that restrict rotation of the sleeve portion relative to the brake carrier when the sleeve portion is received and aligned in the receiving portion. The present invention further relates to a disc brake that includes a brake carrier, a caliper, and at least one guide assembly and a method of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Patent number: 10781875
    Abstract: A disc brake having at least one brake pad, a brake caliper, an actuation mechanism, and a brake pad support structure. The brake pad has a moveable pad retainer formation to permit assembly and retention of the brake pad in the brake pad support structure such that the brake pad is held for operation of the disc brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Dietmar Knoop, Matthew McGinn
  • Patent number: 10724585
    Abstract: A brake pad for a heavy vehicle disc brake and a disc brake. The brake pad defines a first and second circumferential surfaces. A first spring forms at least part of the first circumferential surface and is arranged to contact the first circumferential pad abutment surface and urge the brake pad, in use, towards the second circumferential pad abutment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Patent number: 10711858
    Abstract: An adjuster assembly for manually adjusting the position of a brake pad relative to a brake rotor of a disc brake, the assembly comprising: a continuous wear sensor; and a manual rewind apparatus to manually reset the position of the brake pad when replacement thereof is required; the manual rewind apparatus comprising a shaft arranged to extend into a housing of the disc brake; wherein the continuous wear sensor is arranged to be located within the housing of the disc brake and is located proximate to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Dietmar Knoop, Sean Cleary
  • Patent number: 10605317
    Abstract: A fixing for mounting a brake carrier of a disc brake to a mount for a disc brake and a method of assembly. The mount may be an axle mount for mounting the brake carrier on an axle of a vehicle. The fixing may include a connector for coupling the brake carrier and the mount. The connector may deform a second fixing region of the mount or brake carrier and thereby form an interference connection that restricts relative translational movement, as the brake carrier and mount are mounted together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Patent number: 10527117
    Abstract: A module including a module housing enclosing an electric motor, an output element mounted externally of the module housing, the output element being operably coupled to the electric motor and the module housing including an electrical interface for electrically coupling the motor to one or more components mounted externally of the module housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Prashant Narula, Brian Wiggins, Dietmar Knoop
  • Publication number: 20190277356
    Abstract: An adjuster assembly for manually adjusting the position of a brake pad relative to a brake rotor of a disc brake, the assembly comprising: a continuous wear sensor; and a manual rewind apparatus to manually reset the position of the brake pad when replacement thereof is required; the manual rewind apparatus comprising a shaft arranged to extend into a housing of the disc brake; wherein the continuous wear sensor is arranged to be located within the housing of the disc brake and is located proximate to the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Dietmar Knoop, Sean Cleary
  • Publication number: 20190195299
    Abstract: A rotational fixing for a guide pin of a disc brake and method for fixing a guide pin of a disc brake. The rotational fixing includes a guide sleeve having a sleeve portion, a receiving portion of a brake carrier, and an inter-connection. The receiving portion receives the sleeve portion. The inter-connection engages the sleeve portion and the receiving portion and restricts rotation of the guide sleeve relative to the brake carrier when the sleeve portion is received by the receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Patent number: 10323705
    Abstract: An adjuster assembly for manually adjusting the position of a brake pad relative to a brake rotor of a disc brake, the assembly comprising: a continuous wear sensor; and a manual rewind apparatus to manually reset the position of the brake pad when replacement thereof is required; the manual rewind apparatus comprising a shaft arranged to extend into a housing of the disc brake; wherein the continuous wear sensor is arranged to be located within the housing of the disc brake and is located proximate to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Dietmar Knoop, Sean Cleary
  • Publication number: 20190078631
    Abstract: A disc brake having at least one brake pad, a brake caliper, an actuation mechanism, and a brake pad support structure. The brake pad has a moveable pad retainer formation to permit assembly and retention of the brake pad in the brake pad support structure such that the brake pad is held for operation of the disc brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Patent number: 10221904
    Abstract: A rotational fixing for a guide pin of a disc brake and method for fixing a guide pin of a disc brake. The rotational fixing includes a guide sleeve having a sleeve portion, a receiving portion of a brake carrier, and an inter-connection. The receiving portion receives the sleeve portion. The inter-connection engages the sleeve portion and the receiving portion and restricts rotation of the guide sleeve relative to the brake carrier when the sleeve portion is received by the receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Publication number: 20180347648
    Abstract: A brake pad for a heavy vehicle disc brake. The brake pad may include a layer of friction material and first and second resilient arms. The first and second resilient arms may be arranged to contact first and second corresponding pad abutment structures to urge the brake pad away from a rotor when the brake pad is urged towards the rotor during application of the brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Publication number: 20180347650
    Abstract: A brake pad for a heavy vehicle disc brake and a disc brake. The brake pad defines a first and second circumferential surfaces. A first spring forms at least part of the first circumferential surface and is arranged to contact the first circumferential pad abutment surface and urge the brake pad, in use, towards the second circumferential pad abutment surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Dietmar Knoop
  • Publication number: 20180347653
    Abstract: A backplate for a brake pad of a disc brake, a brake pad that includes the backplate, and the method of manufacturing the backplate. The backplate may have a rear wall that may have an outer surface and a stiffening rib formed on the outer surface of the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Dietmar Knoop, Sean Cleary, Dave Hubbard
  • Publication number: 20180347649
    Abstract: A brake pad, a disc brake, and a method of fitting a brake pad. At least one of a first brake pad and a second brake pad and corresponding support structures may have complementary profiles on circumferential faces thereof arranged so as to permit the brake pad to be inserted into a corresponding support structure in a transverse direction of the brake pad and at an angle to a circumferential direction of the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Dietmar Knoop, Neel Shah