Patents Examined by Vishal R Sahni
  • End member assemblies as well as gas spring assemblies, suspension systems and methods including same
    Patent number: 10550908
    Abstract: End member assemblies that are dimensioned for use in forming a gas spring assembly can include an end member core that is dimensioned for securement to a flexible spring member to at least partially form the gas spring assembly. The end member assemblies can also include a plurality of rib members that are supported on the core body. The plurality of rib members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another and include an end disposed radially outward beyond the core body. A skirt body can be supported on the core body in operative engagement with the plurality of rib members. The skirt body can include at least one surface operative to engage the flexible spring member. Gas spring assemblies, suspension systems and methods are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew F. Byron
  • System and method for braking a vehicle
    Patent number: 10543820
    Abstract: A vehicle braking system for a vehicle combination includes a first brake axle including a first actuatable brake, a second brake axle including a second actuatable brake, a third brake axle including a third actuatable brake, a first valve controlling actuation of the first actuatable brake and actuation of the second actuatable brake, and a second valve controlling actuation of the second actuatable brake and actuation of the third actuatable brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Paul C Niglas, Michael D Tober, David W Howell
  • Viscous damper assembly having lockout function
    Patent number: 10544850
    Abstract: A hydraulic damping assembly includes a housing having a first moving end and a second opposing fixed end. A lockout assembly disposed at the fixed end of the housing includes at least one lockout pin that is configured to selectively occlude an orifice extending into at least one fluidic circuit interconnecting various hydraulic chambers of the damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Shubin Ruan
  • Hydraulic braking system
    Patent number: 10543819
    Abstract: A power-assisted hydraulic braking system includes a main brake line into which a setpoint brake pressure can be introduced via a brake valve actuated by a brake pedal, and from which a plurality of wheel brake lines branch off, each leading to an actuating unit of a wheel brake, and a valve arrangement of an ABS controller, comprising an inlet valve disposed between the main brake line and one of the wheel brake lines and an outlet valve disposed between the relevant wheel brake line and a pressureless return line. The inlet valve and the outlet valve are embodied as pressure-controlled 2/2-way switching valves with suitably sized switching cross-sections. At least one pilot control valve is associated with each of the inlet valve and the outlet valve, via which a control connection can be alternately subjected to a low or high control pressure to change over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventor: Volker Heinrich
  • Multiple stage shock absorber with gas permeable internal floating piston
    Patent number: 10533622
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a single shock body equipped with the gas permeable internal floating piston. The gas permeable internal floating piston was specifically designed for installation in the multiple stage air shock, the gas permeable internal floating piston being disclosed in the parent application. The gas permeable internal floating piston automatically separates the oil from the gas within the shock body thereby significantly reducing the complexity and cost of manufacturing a shock absorber with the gas permeable internal floating piston. Also, separation is maintained during the operation of the shock throughout the shock's lifetime. The gas permeable internal floating piston can operate with oils derived from either petroleum or synthetic base stocks, additives, and various gases including dry air, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, helium, neon, and argon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventor: Ronald Scott Bandy
  • Brake disk
    Patent number: 10533619
    Abstract: A brake disk includes a friction ring, a brake disk hat and a securing ring. The friction ring has an inner side, on which a plurality of projections and intermediate spaces for connecting the friction ring to the brake disk hat are disposed. The brake disk hat has, on its outer side, intermediate spaces and projections which correspond with the projections and intermediate spaces of the friction ring and are shaped to engage in a positively locking manner into the projections and intermediate spaces of the friction ring, with the result that the friction ring is connected fixedly to the brake disk hat so as to rotate therewith. The securing ring secures the friction ring on the brake disk hat in the axial direction. The securing ring includes a number of spring elements which are spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction of the securing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Andreas Higle
  • Strut comprising composite cylinder with a mid-strut fitting
    Patent number: 10527086
    Abstract: A strut comprises a composite cylinder with a mid-strut fitting mounted on an interface region on a mid-portion of said cylinder. At least in the interface region, layers of helical-filaments are displaced radially-outward and even inclined with respect to an axis of the cylinder such that they may follow a path with a radial component. A mid-strut fitting is provided which has a plurality of teeth on an inner circumferential surface. The plurality of teeth engage the helical-filaments in the interface region to provide a mechanical connection. Portions of surface and intermediate layers of the helical-filaments may be removed to expose ends of those filaments in the interface region before mounting the mid-strut fitting on the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: CROMPTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: James Bernard, Will Pollitt, Ioannis Giannakopoulos
  • Damping system for an endless track system
    Patent number: 10526027
    Abstract: Damping system for an endless track system, comprising: Damper operatively connectable between frame members for damping relative movement therebetween, including: cylinder and piston movable therewithin forming variable volume chamber containing liquid. Reservoir containing liquid and gas connected to chamber. Conduits connecting chamber to reservoir for allowing liquid to flow therebetween to move the piston. Gas in reservoir applying hydrostatic pressure to liquid, biasing piston toward an extended position and causing piston to move theretowards when load on endless track system is decreased, and causing piston to move toward a retracted position when load on endless track system is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Yves Sauvageau, Jonathan Pellerin
  • Impact absorbing apparatus
    Patent number: 10520056
    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: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: KLNP, LLC
    Inventor: James Kelly
  • Spring device
    Patent number: 10519938
    Abstract: A spring device for the motion drive of a movable component from a rest position into a displaced position includes a gas spring and a preloaded spring, the movable component being loaded into the displaced position by a preloaded spring. The gas spring includes a pressurized gas-filled cylinder with a first end closed by a first end plate and a second end closed by a second end plate. A piston divides the interior of the cylinder into a first working chamber and a second working chamber. The piston having a first piston rod extending through the first working chamber and through the first end plate in a sealed manner, a free end of the first piston rod being fixed to the movable component or a stationary component, and a second piston rod extending through the second working chamber and through the second end plate in a sealed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: STABILUS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Hewel, Karl-Heinz Darscheid
  • Pneumatically or electromechanically actuated disk brake for utility vehicles
    Patent number: 10502273
    Abstract: A pneumatically or electromechanically actuated disk brake includes a brake disk having a preferred direction of rotation in forward travel, a brake carrier extending around the brake disk, a brake caliper extending around the brake disk, a fastening-side brake pad with a friction material, an application device having a pressure-exerting device on one side of the brake disk, and a rim-side brake pad with friction material. A fastening-side line of gravity, in the rest state of the brake, is arranged with a predetermined first offset with respect to a central axis in the direction of the entry side of the brake disk in the preferred direction of rotation. A rim-side line of gravity is arranged either with a predetermined second offset with respect to the central axis, the second offset being unequal to the first offset, or with a third offset with respect to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: WABCO EUROPE BVBA
    Inventors: Frank Beyer, Hellmut Jaeger, Eugen Kloos
  • Diaphragm damper device, holding member therefor, and production method for diaphragm damper device
    Patent number: 10495041
    Abstract: A holding member for a diaphragm damper device including a plurality of diaphragm dampers is formed from an elastic member. The holding member includes a band that can be elastically tightened to circumferential walls of two adjacent ones of the diaphragm dampers and hooks arranged on two sides of the band. The hooks elastically hold each of the diaphragm dampers that are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iwa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yasushi Fujiwara, Yusuke Sato
  • Actuating device for a motor vehicle brake system
    Patent number: 10493967
    Abstract: An actuating device for a vehicle brake system may include a first piston-cylinder unit, the at least one working space of which is to be connected to at least one wheel brake of the vehicle via at least one hydraulic line, an electromechanical drive device and an actuating device, in particular a brake pedal. Methods for operating a vehicle brake system including such an actuating device and for diagnosing various portions of a vehicle brake system (e.g., but not limited to, a feed valve or a travel simulator) are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Valentin Unterfrauner
  • Tone ring and attachment structure
    Patent number: 10495163
    Abstract: A tone ring attachment for a disc brake rotor. The disc brake rotor has a disc portion that includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced lugs. Each one of the lugs has a groove. A discrete tone ring body has a plurality of bosses. Each one of the bosses is receivable in a respective one of the grooves in the lugs. A dart projection extends from at least one of the bosses. The dart projection engages a respective one of the lugs to inhibit relative axial movement and relative rotational movement in at least one direction between the tone ring and the disc brake rotor. A tab is formed on at least one of the bosses. The tab is engageable with a portion of the lug to inhibit relative rotational movement in a second direction opposite the first direction between the tone ring and disc brake rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jay D. White, Dhawal P. Dharaiya, Matthew P. Karich
  • Piston brake caliper and brake system
    Patent number: 10487896
    Abstract: Brake systems and methods of their operation are disclosed, including a brake system comprising: a rotor comprising: a hub configured for attachment to a vehicle; and a first and a second contact surfaces; and a web connecting the first and second contact surfaces to the hub; a first and a second brake pad located adjacent to the respective first and second contact surfaces of the brake rotor, wherein the first and the second brake pads are configured to press on the respective first and second contact surfaces during operation of the brake system; a first brake piston configured to push the first brake pad against the first contact surface of the rotor during operation of the brake system; wherein upon operation of the brake system in a first operation mode, the first piston moves the second contact surface toward the second piston by deflection of the rotor at the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antonio Eduardo Demorais, Suresh Babu Koduri, Daniel Alan Smith
  • Anti-vibration device
    Patent number: 10487905
    Abstract: An anti-vibration device (1) includes a tubular first attachment member (10), a second attachment member (20), an elastic body (70), and a separating member (50) that separates a liquid chamber in the first attachment member into a main liquid chamber (80) and a secondary liquid chamber (90). A membrane is held by the separating member, and the membrane and a diaphragm are formed integrally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoki Takakura
  • Canted coil spring shock absorber
    Patent number: 10487899
    Abstract: A shock absorbing device having at least one canted spring disposed between two members is described. When the members move toward each other, the one or more canted coil springs are canted and compressed. The shock absorbing device takes advantage of the unique force-displacement curve of canted springs and reduces bounce back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NELSON PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Carl Nelson
  • Electrically powered brake device
    Patent number: 10479342
    Abstract: The electric brake device includes an electric motor, a friction member operator, a friction member, a brake rotor, and a control device. A braking force estimator provided in the control device includes: a direct estimator configured to convert output of a braking force sensor which detects a load or displacement corresponding amount, to a braking force; and an indirect estimator configured to estimate the braking force on the basis of information other than output of the braking force sensor. A range in which the braking force is estimated by the direct estimator is a specified low-braking-force range, and in a range beyond this range, estimation of the braking force is performed by the indirect estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yui Masuda, Tatsuya Yamasaki
  • Hybrid vehicle and braking method thereof
    Patent number: 10471833
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle and a braking method thereof are provided. The braking method includes determining a current braking situation based on a brake depth and calculating an amount of braking demanded by a driver corresponding to the brake depth when the current braking situation is a general braking situation. A regenerative braking command is generated to execute regenerative braking and a friction braking command to execute friction braking based on the amount of braking demanded by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Woo Cheol Cho
  • Method and device for operating a braking device, braking device
    Patent number: 10466734
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a braking device, in particular a parking brake device, which comprises an actuator having an electric motor that displaces an actuator element as desired into a brake application position or into a brake release position, wherein the electric motor is controlled in dependence upon a motor constant and an electrical resistance of the electric motor, characterized in that as the actuator element is displaced a prevailing motor input voltage and a prevailing motor current are ascertained, and that the motor constant and the electrical resistance are determined in dependence upon the ascertained motor input voltage and the ascertained motor current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Ullrich Sussek, Simon Fleischer, Peter Blessing