Patents Assigned to Walther Engineering And Manufacturing Company, Inc.
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Patent number: 9878577Abstract: A hub-rotor adapter for use with a disc brake assembly having an axle hub and rotor. The hub-rotor adapter may include an adapter body having a wall forming an annular opening at an inboard end thereof; the adapter body having an inboard flange shaped to be attached to the rotor, and an outboard flange shaped to be attached to the axle hub.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: WALTHER ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Larry Bennett Hester, Russell Edward Rike
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Publication number: 20150069818Abstract: A hub-rotor adapter for use with a disc brake assembly having an axle hub and rotor. The hub-rotor adapter may include an adapter body having a wall forming an annular opening at an inboard end thereof; the adapter body having an inboard flange shaped to be attached to the rotor, and an outboard flange shaped to be attached to the axle hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Walther Engineering and Manufacturing Company, IncInventors: Larry Bennett Hester, Russell Edward Rike
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Patent number: 8584815Abstract: A disc brake assembly having a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from said barrel portion, the barrel portion including a tone ring receiving portion with a generally cylindrical inner surface having a tone ring receiving surface and a groove with an axially outer wall, an axially inner wall and a radially outer bottom surface; a generally annular tone ring positioned concentrically within said cylindrical inner surface of said tone ring receiving portion and having a generally radially facing outer surface; a resilient biasing element received in the groove and having a generally annular shape including a plurality of substantially linear segments and corners, the resilient biasing element may be shaped such that it is flexed when seated within the groove so that the corners are urged against the radially facing outer surface, and the substantially linear segments are urged against the axially outer wall and the radially faType: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Walther Engineering And Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventor: Larry B. Hester
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Publication number: 20110259683Abstract: A disc brake assembly having a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from said barrel portion, the barrel portion including a tone ring receiving portion with a generally cylindrical inner surface having a tone ring receiving surface and a groove with an axially outer wall, an axially inner wall and a radially outer bottom surface; a generally annular tone ring positioned concentrically within said cylindrical inner surface of said tone ring receiving portion and having a generally radially facing outer surface; a resilient biasing element received in the groove and having a generally annular shape including a plurality of substantially linear segments and corners, the resilient biasing element may be shaped such that it is flexed when seated within the groove so that the corners are urged against the radially facing outer surface, and the substantially linear segments are urged against the axially outer wall and the radially faType: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Walther Engineering and Manufacturing Company, IncInventor: Larry B. Hester
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Patent number: 7980367Abstract: A disc brake assembly including a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from the barrel portion, the barrel portion defining an inner surface and the inner surface defining a groove, a biasing element received in the groove, and a tone ring having an outer surface and including a step formed on the outer surface, the tone ring being positioned in the barrel portion such that the step is aligned for engagement with the biasing element.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Walther Engineering And Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventor: Larry B. Hester