Patents by Inventor Vladimir M. Vovkotroub

Vladimir M. Vovkotroub 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: 5873444
    Abstract: An improved combined clutch and brake apparatus is disclosed having a pressure disk positioned on a hub between a brake thrust disk and a pneumatic cylinder. The present invention is configured to allow the apparatus to be efficiently serviced. The brake thrust disk forms an outer surface of the invented combined clutch and brake apparatus. A movable piston positioned in a casing of the pneumatic cylinder forms an external face of the invented combined clutch and brake apparatus. This arrangement allows failed sealing collars sealing the piston to the casing to be efficiently replaced. Readily accessible screws also allow clearances between the pressure disk and the brake thrust disk and between the pressure disk and a clutch thrust ring to be efficiently maintained at optimal levels via stepless adjustment from either side of the invented combined clutch and brake mechanism or from both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Victor A. Kozhevnikov
    Inventors: Victor A. Kozhevnikov, Eugene V. Kozhevnikov, Vladimir M. Vovkotroub, Leonid P. Nesterov