Patents Examined by Vishal R Sahni
  • Patent number: 12377733
    Abstract: A braking control method of an electrified vehicle provided with an electric motor as a driving source may include the steps of starting regenerative braking when a required braking amount is obtained; determining a minimum transition time which is a minimum time required for braking transition from the regenerative braking to hydraulic braking according to a maximum response slope of a hydraulic braking device of the vehicle; determining braking deceleration according to the required braking amount and a road surface condition; determining a start vehicle speed of the braking transition according to the minimum transition time, the braking deceleration, and an end vehicle speed of the braking transition; and starting the braking transition upon determining that the start vehicle speed of the braking transition is reached during the regenerative braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Hoon Lee, Hyun Woo Lim, Joon Shik Park
  • Patent number: 12379012
    Abstract: A hydraulic composite bushing includes: a core shaft, with a continuously spiral fluid channel groove; a rubber member, arranged around the core shaft, and having two recesses formed radially outside of the fluid channel groove and radially opposite to each other; a support ring arranged around the rubber member; an outer cover pressing on the support ring from a radially outer side thereof; and a sealing device provided at each end of a fluid channel tube arranged within the fluid channel groove. Two ends of the fluid channel tube pass through the rubber member radially to extend into two hydraulic chambers respectively, with the hydraulic chambers in communication with each other through the fluid channel tube. One end of the sealing device is arranged inside the flow channel groove and the other end thereof passes through the rubber member to extend into the hydraulic chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: ZHUZHOU TIMES NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xingwu Ding, Jiling Bu, Haitao Cheng, Wensong Liu, Bo Zou, Jun Luo, Feng Wang, Jicao Zou, Zhangyang Xia
  • Patent number: 12372128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bar (10) for a braked aircraft wheel (103), the bar being for fitting to a rim (104) of the wheel in order to drive rotor brake disks (106b) in rotation. The bar comprises a substantially rectilinear body (11) having at least one segment (14) including two wings (15) connected together by a core (16) and intended to co-operate with the rotor disks. At least one brace element (17) connects a free edge of each of the wings to a central portion of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Aurélie Soula, Patrice Palazzoli, Alexandre Daulny, Arnaud Caraty
  • Patent number: 12370991
    Abstract: A brake system includes a reservoir and a motor-driven master cylinder operable during a backup braking mode by actuation of an electric motor of the master cylinder to generate brake actuating pressure for hydraulically actuating the pair of front wheel brakes and the pair of rear wheel brakes. A power transmission unit is configured for selectively providing pressurized hydraulic fluid to a PTU output for actuating the pair of front wheel brakes and the pair of rear wheel brakes in a normal non-failure braking mode. First and second two-position three-way valves are each hydraulically connected with the master cylinder, the power transmission unit, and a selected pair of the front and rear wheel brakes. Each of the first and second three-way valves selectively controls hydraulic fluid flow from a chosen one of the master cylinder and the power transmission unit to the selected pair of front and rear wheel brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC.
    Inventor: Blaise J. Ganzel
  • Patent number: 12372134
    Abstract: A head unit system for controlling an object includes a secondary object sensor and a head unit device that include shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber configured to contain the STF. The chamber further includes a front channel and a back channel. The head unit device further includes a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment and separating the back channel and the front channel. The piston includes a first piston bypass and a second piston bypasses to control flow of the STF between opposite sides of the piston. The chamber further includes a set of fluid flow sensors and a set of fluid manipulation emitters to control the flow of the STF to cause selection of one of a variety of shear rates for the STF within the chamber to control motion of the object with regards to a secondary object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Moshun, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy John Boundy, Steven Michael Barger, Terence Michael Lydon, Richard Michael Lang, Wilfredo Gonzalez, Jr., Darren Michael Boundy, Eric McHugh, David Schuda, George L. Wilson, IV, Gary W. Grube, Jason K. Resch, Mario F. DeRango, John Edward Buchalo, Richard A. Herbst, Kurt Estes, Evan Anderson
  • Patent number: 12371087
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system for immobilizing a mobile device, such as a medical assistance robot, comprising: a linkage mechanism connecting at least three feet to one another and intended to be fixed to the chassis of the mobile device, said linkage mechanism being adapted to drive the feet sliding in respective guides intended to be fixed to the chassis of the mobile device, an actuator connected to the linkage mechanism so as to move the feet between a position bearing against the floor in which the immobilization system is able to immobilize the mobile device and a retracted position in which the immobilization system is able to release the mobility of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Quantum Surgical
    Inventors: Bertin Nahum, Fernand Badano, Lucien Blondel, Estelle Pescher
  • Patent number: 12350986
    Abstract: Flexible spring member and end closure assemblies include a flexible spring member-defining a spring chamber. An end closure body includes an outer peripheral surface portion and an elongated damping passage extending axially into end closure wall in a spiral arrangement about longitudinal axis. End closure body is positioned along an end of flexible spring member with flexible wall permanently attached along outer peripheral surface portion such that a substantially fluid-tight joint is formed between flexible spring member and end closure body. Gas spring and gas damper assemblies as well as methods of assembly are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
    Inventors: Edger ten Broeke, Joshua R. Leonard
  • Patent number: 12345305
    Abstract: An elastic return spring for axially returning a brake pad of an automotive disc brake from an active position to an inactive position, the spring being intended to be interposed between the brake pad and a fixed support, with an elastic deformation portion, a carrier portion arranged to be fastened to the fixed support of the disc brake, and a pad portion. The carrier portion includes a support part and a connection part which including at least one connection fold arranged and configured to bear on an anchoring part of the fixed support and to cooperate with said anchoring part to avoid any lifting of the connection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO FRANCE
    Inventors: Ange Kongo Konde, Xavier Labarre, Didier Esnee, Jean-Louis Bonnec, Fabien Chaigneau
  • Patent number: 12337890
    Abstract: A brake control device includes an operating switch and a control part. The operating switch is configured to be turned on when operated by a user. The operating switch is configured to be turned off when released from being operated by the user. The control part executes first brake processing for stopping the mobile object when the operating switch is switched off from on during traveling of a mobile object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: EXEDY Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Ohashi, Taichi Kitamura, Hitoshi Katsura
  • Patent number: 12331807
    Abstract: A head unit system for controlling motion of an object includes a shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber configured to contain a portion of the STF. The chamber further includes a front channel and a back channel. The head unit system further includes a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment and separating the back channel and the front channel. The piston includes a first piston bypass and a second piston bypasses to control flow of the STF between opposite sides of the piston. The chamber further includes a set of fluid manipulation emitters to control the flow of the STF to cause selection of one of a variety of shear rates for the STF within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Moshun, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy John Boundy, Steven Michael Barger, Terence Michael Lydon, Richard Michael Lang, Wilfredo Gonzalez, Jr., Darren Michael Boundy, Eric McHugh, David Schuda, George L. Wilson, IV, Gary W. Grube, Jason K. Resch, Mario F. DeRango, John Edward Buchalo, Richard A. Herbst, Kurt Estes, Evan Anderson
  • Patent number: 12325393
    Abstract: A pivot bearing of a ball screw of a power brake pressure generator for a hydraulic vehicle braking system is fastened at a hydraulic block with the aid of a sleeve that has an internal circumferential edge, which engages from above with the pivot bearing on a front face facing away from the hydraulic block. The sleeve has a flange that is caulked in an annular step in the hydraulic block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Weh, Martin Hagspiel, Maximilian Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 12320397
    Abstract: A magnetorheological braking device for setting operating states by way of rotational movements has an axle unit and a rotary body rotatable about the axle unit. The rotatability of the rotary body can be decelerated and/or blocked by a magnetorheological braking apparatus. A sensor apparatus has a magnetic ring unit and a magnetic field sensor for sensing a magnetic field of the magnetic ring unit. A shielding apparatus at least partially shields the sensor apparatus from a magnetic field of a coil unit of the braking apparatus. The shielding apparatus includes a shielding body surrounding the magnetic ring unit and a separating unit between the shielding body and the magnetic ring unit, and having a magnetic conductivity multiple times lower than the shielding body. A holding apparatus connects the shielding apparatus to the rotary body in an at least partially rotationally fixed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: INVENTUS Engineering GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Battlogg
  • Patent number: 12313136
    Abstract: A ventilated brake rotor rotationally associated with a vehicle element to be braked, having a rotation axis and defining an axial direction, parallel to or coinciding with the rotation axis, a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction and a circumferential direction, perpendicular to both the axial and radial directions, has a cup-shaped body having at least one ventilation opening passing through a cup-shaped body thickness to allow passage of a cooling fluid for cooling the ventilated brake rotor, at least one front annular portion for connecting the ventilated brake rotor to the vehicle element to be braked, and a side portion extending from the at least one front annular portion at least in the axial direction. A protective element shields the at least one ventilation opening preventing foreign bodies from entering into the cup-shaped body and allowing the cooling fluid to cross the at least one ventilation opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gianluigi Maronati, Alberto Bosis
  • Patent number: 12313138
    Abstract: A brake assembly having a friction material measurement system for measuring friction material of a brake pad assembly. The friction material measurement system has a tool and a member. The tool is fixedly positioned with respect to a brake carrier. The member is fixedly positioned with respect to the brake pad assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Catania
  • Patent number: 12313045
    Abstract: A head unit device for controlling motion of an object includes shear thickening fluid (STF), an alternative STF (ASTF), and a chamber configured to contain a portion of the STF and the ASTF. The chamber further includes a piston compartment and an alternative reservoir. The head unit device further includes an evacuator and a reservoir injector configured within the chamber, and a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment. The evacuator and the reservoir injector function to adjust flow of the ASTF from the alternative reservoir to the piston compartment to cause selection of one of a variety of shear rates for a mixture of the STF and the a STF within the piston compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Moshun, LLC
    Inventors: Gary W. Grube, Jaden Terence Lydon, Charles Avery Herbst, Liam C. Davis, Brenden Ivie, Avery Corrine Schuda
  • Patent number: 12297884
    Abstract: An impact absorbing apparatus includes a first chamber including a first chamber wall and a first valve disposed in the first chamber wall. The impact absorbing apparatus includes a second chamber including a second chamber wall and a second valve disposed in the second chamber wall. A plurality of connecting pillars connects the first chamber to the second chamber. The plurality of connecting pillars is configured to shift position in response to a first impact. The first valve is configured to pass air in and out of the first chamber. The second valve is configured to pass air in and out of the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Inventor: James Kelly
  • Patent number: 12292093
    Abstract: A brake apparatus for a vehicle may include: a caliper body fixed to a vehicle body, a driving unit fixed to the caliper body, and configured to generate a rotational force, a piston unit movably installed in the caliper body, and configured to press or release a brake pad according to a moving direction thereof, a transfer gear unit connected to the driving unit, and rotated by the rotational force received from the driving unit, and a planetary gear unit fixed to the caliper body, and configured to move the piston unit forward and backward in connection with the rotation of the transfer gear unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Pil Boo, Yeon Jun Lee, Choong Sik Shin, Il Ho Park
  • Patent number: 12259017
    Abstract: A suspension system (22) configured to minimize transmission of acoustic and vibrational energy in a device, comprising: (i) a rigid support (24); (ii) an operative element (16) positioned within the rigid support and comprising a drive frequency when the device is in operation; and (iii) a resilient element (26) engaging the rigid support and configured to create a resilient force against one or more degrees of freedom of vibrations generated by the operative element; wherein the natural frequency in one or more of the degrees of freedom of the suspension system, in the degrees of freedom of interest, are tuned into a narrow resonant frequency range by the suspension, and wherein the resonant frequency is less than the drive frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Kevin Arnold Miller
  • Patent number: 12233828
    Abstract: An actuator of an electric parking brake is disclosed. An actuator of an electric parking brake according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a driving unit which outputs a rotational force through a driving shaft, a first gear unit which receives the rotational force from the driving unit, a second gear unit including a rotation shaft which receives the rotational force from the first gear unit to rotate, and a driving shaft control unit which is disposed on the driving shaft, provides a degree of rotational freedom to the driving shaft during braking, and fixes the driving shaft to prevent reverse rotation of the driving shaft due to a reverse rotation torque when the braking is ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Woochul Lim
  • Patent number: 12233829
    Abstract: A detection device for detecting a braking force applied by a brake caliper on a hub holder is configured to be mounted at a fastening interface between the brake caliper and the hub holder and has a low-friction body, a caliper-hub-holder connection element, a sensor element, and an electrical interface. The low-friction body puts into contact the brake caliper and the hub holder at the fixing interface. The caliper-hub-holder connection element, configured to be mechanically connected to the brake caliper and the hub holder, is susceptible of deformation. The low-friction body decouples tightening forces from the braking forces to minimize the effect of the tightening forces on the detection device. The sensor element detects strains and generates electrical signals indicative of detected strains and representative of the braking force. The electrical interface is connected to the sensor element for conducting and making available the generated electrical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventor: Andrea Milanesi