Patents by Inventor Stephen Philip John Barr

Stephen Philip John Barr 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).

  • Publication number: 20110000752
    Abstract: Provided is a disc brake with a system for checking the position in which brake pads are installed, and brake pads having, in both halves, notches defining a point of correspondence for fitting with respective projections formed in the housings for holding the brake pads, such that the notches in the two halves of each brake pad define spaces of equivalent volume, said notches in the halves of the brake pad being positioned at different distances (S1 and S2) from the central axis of the pad and/or said notches having a configuration which is different, at least, along the top edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: TRW AUTOMOTIVE ESPANA, S.L.
    Inventors: Andreas Jandl, Stephen Philip John Barr
  • Patent number: 6050654
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic valve arrangement, preferably for a pressure medium of a vehicle braking system, comprising an electromagnet arrangement which is coupled with a valve closing means which can be brought into several positions, a housing with a first, a second, a third, and a fourth connection of which, in a first position, the first and the second connection are in flow connection with each other, and the third and the fourth connection are blocked; in a second position, the first, the second, the third, and the fourth connection are blocked; in a third position, the first and the second connection are blocked, and the third and the fourth connection are connected with each other; and in a fourth position, the first and the third connection are connected with each other, and the second and the fourth connection are blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Lucas Industries Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Helmut Gegalski, Dieter Voges, Stephen Philip John Barr, Leo Gilles