Patents by Inventor Thierry Maille

Thierry Maille 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).

  • Combined service brake and spring brake cylinder assembly
    Patent number: 7451689
    Abstract: A combined service brake and spring brake cylinder for the braking system of a motor vehicle, in particular for utility vehicles, includes service and spring brake pistons guided inside a casing which is common for the two brake cylinders. The spring brake piston is loaded by at least one storage spring and has an external diameter greater than that of the service brake piston. The spring brake piston is in the form of an annular piston, and at least a part of the rod thereof is constructed in the form of a piston tube, which surrounds the service brake piston and forms an external radial running and sealing surface therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Savagner, Thierry Maille, Alain Fantazi
  • Combined service brake and spring brake cylinder assembly
    Publication number: 20070214953
    Abstract: A combined service brake and spring brake cylinder for the braking system of a motor vehicle, in particular for utility vehicles, includes service and spring brake pistons guided inside a casing which is common for the two brake cylinders. The spring brake piston is loaded by at least one storage spring and has an external diameter greater than that of the service brake piston. The spring brake piston is in the form of an annular piston, and at least a part of the rod thereof is constructed in the form of a piston tube, which surrounds the service brake piston and forms an external radial running and sealing surface therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Savagner, Thierry Maille, Alain Fantazi