Patents by Inventor Eduardo Morais
Eduardo Morais 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).
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Patent number: 10371221Abstract: This invention relates to a brake clip for use with a disc brake assembly. The brake clip includes a U-shaped section having a base leg with opposing first and second legs extending from the base leg. An abutment leg extends from at least one of the first and second legs of the U-shaped section. An extension leg extends from the abutment leg. The abutment leg is in contact with an anchor bracket of the disc brake assembly and the extension leg is in contact with a brake pad of the disc brake assembly when the brake clip is disposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Harry Miller, Mauro Marconcin, Kraig Gerber, Joseph Willey, Eduardo Morais
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Publication number: 20180223928Abstract: This invention relates to a brake clip for use with a disc brake assembly. The brake clip includes a U-shaped section having a base leg with opposing first and second legs extending from the base leg. An abutment leg extends from at least one of the first and second legs of the U-shaped section. An extension leg extends from the abutment leg. The abutment leg is in contact with an anchor bracket of the disc brake assembly and the extension leg is in contact with a brake pad of the disc brake assembly when the brake clip is disposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Harry Miller, Mauro Marconcin, Kraig Gerber, Joseph Willey, Eduardo Morais
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Patent number: 9939034Abstract: This invention relates to a brake clip for use with a disc brake assembly. The brake clip includes a U-shaped section having a base leg with opposing first and second legs extending from the base leg. An abutment leg extends from at least one of the first and second legs of the U-shaped section. An extension leg extends from the abutment leg. The abutment leg is in contact with an anchor bracket of the disc brake assembly and the extension leg is in contact with a brake pad of the disc brake assembly when the brake clip is disposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Harry Miller, Mauro Marconcin, Kraig Gerber, Joseph Willey, Eduardo Morais
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Patent number: 9737929Abstract: A brake caliper adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly and method and apparatus for producing the same. The apparatus for producing the brake caliper comprises a mold member and a core member. The mold member has two mold sections meeting at a vertical interface, the first mold section having an extension from the vertical interface into the second mold section to form an integrally cast lug on the brake caliper. The core member has three extensions operative to form three integrally cast locating surfaces on the cast brake caliper, the extensions defining datum surfaces for subsequent machining of the cast brake caliper to predetermined tolerances using the three locating surfaces as the datum surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Antonio Eduardo Morais, Harry D. Miller, Anthony Schmandt, Sky Lintner
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Publication number: 20170198771Abstract: A disc brake assembly comprises an anchor bracket, a guide pin, a main damper, and an isolation damper. The anchor bracket has a bore. The guide pin is slidably supported in the bore and has a stem. The main damper is between the stem and an interior surface of the bore. The isolation damper is also between the stem and the interior surface. The isolation damper limits contact between the stem and the interior surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Kraig E. Gerber, Antonio Eduardo Morais
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Publication number: 20170146083Abstract: This invention relates to a brake clip for use with a disc brake assembly. The brake clip includes a U-shaped section having a base leg with opposing first and second legs extending from the base leg. An abutment leg extends from at least one of the first and second legs of the U-shaped section. An extension leg extends from the abutment leg. The abutment leg is in contact with an anchor bracket of the disc brake assembly and the extension leg is in contact with a brake pad of the disc brake assembly when the brake clip is disposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Harry Miller, Mauro Marconcin, Kraig Gerber, Joseph Willey, Eduardo Morais
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Patent number: 9587686Abstract: A disc brake assembly comprises: an anchor bracket having at least one bore formed therein, the bore defining a first axis; a brake caliper slidably secured to the anchor bracket; a pair of brake pads carried by the disc brake assembly; and at least one guide pin adapted to be disposed in the bore of the anchor bracket, the at least one guide pin defining a second axis; wherein when the at least one guide pin is disposed in the at least one bore of the anchor bracket, the second axis of the at least one guide pin is configured to be offset relative to the first axis of the at least one bore such that there is provided at least one defined point of contact between only a portion of a shank portion of the at least one guide pin and a portion of an inner surface of the at least one bore.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2012Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Eduardo Morais, Kraig Gerber, Daniel Smith
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Patent number: 9568055Abstract: This invention relates to a brake clip for use with a disc brake assembly. The brake clip includes a U-shaped section having a base leg with opposing first and second legs extending from the base leg. An abutment leg extends from at least one of the first and second legs of the U-shaped section. An extension leg extends from the abutment leg. The abutment leg is in contact with an anchor bracket of the disc brake assembly and the extension leg is in contact with a brake pad of the disc brake assembly when the brake clip is disposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Harry Miller, Mauro Marconcin, Kraig Gerber, Joseph Willey, Eduardo Morais
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Patent number: 9551387Abstract: A vehicle disc brake assembly comprises a brake caliper and an anchor bracket. The brake caliper has a lug, a bore, an opening, a fastener, and a guide pin. The lug has first and second side faces. The bore extends from the first side face to the second side face. The opening is to the bore at the first side face. The fastener has a transition portion between a bolt stem and a bolt head. The transition portion is fitted to the opening. The guide pin is attached to the fastener. The anchor bracket is supported on the guide pin.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Daniel A. Smith, Antonio Eduardo Morais, Sky Lintner
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Publication number: 20160230823Abstract: A vehicle disc brake assembly comprises a brake caliper and an anchor bracket. The brake caliper has a lug, a bore, an opening, a fastener, and a guide pin. The lug has first and second side faces. The bore extends from the first side face to the second side face. The opening is to the bore at the first side face. The fastener has a transition portion between a bolt stem and a bolt head. The transition portion is fitted to the opening. The guide pin is attached to the fastener. The anchor bracket is supported on the guide pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: KELSEY-HAYES COMPANYInventors: Daniel A. Smith, Antonio Eduardo Morais, Sky Lintner
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Patent number: 9394954Abstract: A disc brake assembly having a guide pin disposed in a bore of an anchor bracket such that a guide pin axis is offset relative to a bore axis whereby there is provided at least one defined point of contact between only a portion of the guide pin and a portion of an inner surface of the bore. The guide pin includes a groove formed therein, the groove defines a groove axis which is offset relative to the guide pin axis, and a resilient member is disposed in the groove which is operative to bias the guide pin in the bore such that the guide pin axis is offset relative to bore axis to provide the at least one defined point of contact between only a portion of the guide pin and a portion of the inner surface of the bore.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignees: Kelsey-Hayes Company, Lucas Automotive GmbHInventors: Daniel Smith, Kraig Gerber, Eduardo Morais, Marco Becker, Florian Roessinger, Christian Schroeter, Guido ZenZen
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Publication number: 20160158830Abstract: A brake caliper adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly and method and apparatus for producing the same. The apparatus for producing the brake caliper comprises a mold member and a core member. The mold member has two mold sections meeting at a vertical interface, the first mold section having an extension from the vertical interface into the second mold section to form an integrally cast lug on the brake caliper. The core member has three extensions operative to form three integrally cast locating surfaces on the cast brake caliper, the extensions defining datum surfaces for subsequent machining of the cast brake caliper to predetermined tolerances using the three locating surfaces as the datum surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: KELSEY-HAYES COMPANYInventors: Antonio Eduardo Morais, Harry D. Miller, Anthony Schmandt, Sky Lintner
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Patent number: 9353810Abstract: A disc brake assembly comprises an anchor bracket having a pair of arms, a caliper supported on the bracket and a non-rotatable vehicle component having a pair of lugs, each of the lugs provided with a non-threaded opening formed therethrough. The non-threaded openings receive fasteners installed in threaded openings of the bracket to secure the vehicle component to the bracket. The bracket includes on at least one of the arms a first shoulder at a transition between the first and second portions thereof. The vehicle component includes on at least one of the lugs a second shoulder having a shape which is generally complimentary to the shape of the first shoulder. When the vehicle component and bracket are secured together, selected surfaces of the first and second shoulders contact each other to substantially prevent movement of the bracket relative to the vehicle component.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Eduardo Morais, Daniel Smith, Sky Lintner
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Shared Anchor Bracket for a Disc Brake Assembly Having Separate Service and Parking Brake Assemblies
Publication number: 20160131207Abstract: A disc brake assembly having an anchor bracket, a disc type of service brake assembly having a first brake caliper configured to be secured to the anchor bracket; and an electric disc type of parking and emergency brake assembly having a second brake caliper configured to be secured to the anchor bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Eduardo Morais, Sky Lintner, Chris McCormick, Jess Peak, Marcelo Delgado -
Patent number: 8997945Abstract: This invention relates to a brake caliper adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly and method and apparatus for producing the same. The method for producing the brake caliper comprises the steps of: (a) providing a mold member having at least two mold sections; (b) providing a core member having at least a first male extension which is adapted to form an integrally cast locating recess in the brake caliper which is used as a locating surface for subsequent machining of the brake caliper; (c) disposing the core member in the mold member in a predetermined position; (d) supplying a suitable material to the mold member so as to form a brake caliper within the mold; (e) removing the brake caliper from the mold, wherein the brake caliper includes an integrally cast locating recess formed therein by the first male extension of the core member; and (f) machining the brake caliper using at least the integrally cast locating recess formed therein as a locating surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Eduardo Morais, Harry Miller
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Patent number: 8556045Abstract: A drum-in-hat (DIH) disc brake assembly has a backing plate configured to be supported relative to an axle flange and to support a drum brake shoe assembly of the drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake; a caliper bracket configured to be supported relative to the axle flange and to support a disc brake caliper assembly of the disc service brake; and a parking brake anchor configured to be supported relative to the axle flange. The parking brake anchor includes an anchor body and an abutment. The anchor body has an opening formed therein which is configured to receive a lever arm of a parking and emergency brake actuator which extends through the opening in the anchor body.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Anthony Schmandt, Brian Boyle, David Kwierant, Harry Miller, Eduardo Morais
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Publication number: 20130192938Abstract: This invention relates to a brake clip for use with a disc brake assembly. The brake clip includes a U-shaped section having a base leg with opposing first and second legs extending from the base leg. An abutment leg extends from at least one of the first and second legs of the U-shaped section. An extension leg extends from the abutment leg. The abutment leg is in contact with an anchor bracket of the disc brake assembly and the extension leg is in contact with a brake pad of the disc brake assembly when the brake clip is disposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: KELSEY-HAYES COMPANYInventors: Harry Miller, Mauro Marconcin, Kraig Gerber, Joseph Willey, Eduardo Morais
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Patent number: 8356701Abstract: A drum-in-hat (DIH) disc brake assembly has a disc service brake, a DIH parking and emergency brake, and a parking brake anchor. A backing plate, an axle flange, and a caliper bracket each have at least two mounting apertures formed therethrough. The parking brake anchor includes a bracket portion having a pair of studs extending axially outwardly therefrom. The studs are structured and configured to extend through the respective mounting apertures of the backing plate, the axle flange, and the caliper bracket for securing the caliper bracket, parking brake anchor, and the backing plate to the axle flange.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Anthony Schmandt, Brian Boyle, David Kwierant, Harry D. Miller, Eduardo Morais
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Patent number: 8132612Abstract: This invention relates to a brake caliper adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly and method and apparatus for producing the same. The method for producing the brake caliper comprises the steps of: (a) providing a mold member having at least two mold sections; (b) providing a core member having at least a first male extension which is adapted to form an integrally cast locating recess in the brake caliper which is used as a locating surface for subsequent machining of the brake caliper; (c) disposing the core member in the mold member in a predetermined position; (d) supplying a suitable material to the mold member so as to form a brake caliper within the mold; (e) removing the brake caliper from the mold, wherein the brake caliper includes an integrally cast locating recess formed therein by the first male extension of the core member; and (f) machining the brake caliper using at least the integrally cast locating recess formed therein as a locating surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Eduardo Morais, Harry Miller
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Patent number: 8051958Abstract: An improved guide pin structure adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly comprises a first end including a head portion; a second end including an end face and a lead-in zone, the lead-in zone provided with a rounded generally bullet nose shaped radius adapted for insertion into an aperture of a component of the vehicle disc brake assembly; and a center section defining a shank having a slide surface, the center section defining a guide pin axis; wherein the bullet nose shaped radius of the lead-in zone includes an axial offset relative to the end face and a radial offset relative to the slide surface, and wherein the axial offset is larger than the radial offset by a ratio of at least 2 to 1.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Todd Rockwell, Eduardo Morais, Mauro Marconcin