Patents by Inventor Barry D. Bliss

Barry D. Bliss 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: 9169884
    Abstract: A brake assembly for a mobile machine is disclosed. The brake assembly may have a stationary housing forming a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, a rotatable member, and a disc stack disposed within a cavity at least partially formed by the stationary housing and the rotatable member. The disc stack may have a plurality of friction plates operatively coupled to the rotatable member and a plurality of separator plates interleaved with the plurality of friction plates and operatively coupled to the stationary housing. The brake assembly may also have a piston disposed within the cavity and configured to compress the disc stack, and a seal located at an axial interface between the stationary housing and the rotatable member and downstream of the disc stack relative a flow of coolant from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Hoots, Barry D. Bliss
  • Patent number: 8663058
    Abstract: A brake assembly for a mobile machine is disclosed. The brake assembly may have a stationary spindle, and a main brake housing annularly connected at a first axial end to the stationary spindle and at least partially forming a first control chamber. The brake assembly may also have a park brake housing annularly connected to a second axial end of the main brake housing and at least partially forming a second control chamber, and at least one piloting feature disposed between an inner annular surface of the park brake housing and an outer annular surface of the stationary spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Hoots, Barry D. Bliss
  • Publication number: 20130186714
    Abstract: A brake assembly for a mobile machine is disclosed. The brake assembly may have a stationary housing forming a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, a rotatable member, and a disc stack disposed within a cavity at least partially formed by the stationary housing and the rotatable member. The disc stack may have a plurality of friction plates operatively coupled to the rotatable member and a plurality of separator plates interleaved with the plurality of friction plates and operatively coupled to the stationary housing. The brake assembly may also have a piston disposed within the cavity and configured to compress the disc stack, and a seal located at an axial interface between the stationary housing and the rotatable member and downstream of the disc stack relative a flow of coolant from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: David C. HOOTS, Barry D. Bliss
  • Publication number: 20130190129
    Abstract: A brake assembly for a mobile machine is disclosed. The brake assembly may have a stationary spindle, and a main brake housing annularly connected at a first axial end to the stationary spindle and at least partially forming a first control chamber. The brake assembly may also have a park brake housing annularly connected to a second axial end of the main brake housing and at least partially forming a second control chamber, and at least one piloting feature disposed between an inner annular surface of the park brake housing and an outer annular surface of the stationary spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: David C. HOOTS, Barry D. Bliss