Patents by Inventor Boris Teper

Boris Teper 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).

  • Disc brake having a pin rail caliper
    Patent number: 8251188
    Abstract: A disc brake operable to apply a clamping force to a rotatable disc, the disc brake comprising: a support bracket including a pair of spaced apart frame members at opposite ends of the support bracket, each frame member having a surface with at least three arms extending therefrom, the at least three arms include a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm, each arm having an opening and being disposed in series with a spacing, therebetween, two opposing spaced apart slide pins engaged with the openings of the first, second and third arms such that at least one of the first, second, and third arms are configured to support the slide pins, inner and outer brake shoes, and a caliper body slidably supported by the slide pins, the caliper body having a slidable piston operable to cause the inner and outer brake shoes to move towards one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Akebono Brake Corporation
    Inventors: Boris Teper, Takeshi Kashimura, Philip Jedele
  • DISC BRAKE HAVING A PIN RAIL CALIPER
    Publication number: 20100065385
    Abstract: A disc brake operable to apply a clamping force to a rotatable disc, the disc brake comprising: a support bracket including a pair of spaced apart frame members at opposite ends of the support bracket, each frame member having a surface with at least three arms extending therefrom, the at least three arms include a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm, each arm having an opening and being disposed in series with a spacing, therebetween, two opposing spaced apart slide pins engaged with the openings of the first, second and third arms such that at least one of the first, second, and third arms are configured to support the slide pins, inner and outer brake shoes, and a caliper body slidably supported by the slide pins, the caliper body having a slidable piston operable to cause the inner and outer brake shoes to move towards one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Akebono Corporation (North America)
    Inventors: Boris Teper, Takeshi Kashimura, Philip Jedele
  • Assembly line for mounted units
    Publication number: 20070157460
    Abstract: A tire assembly line including a wheel soaping work station, a tire soaping workstation, a tire and wheel assembly station, and a tire inflation station. The assembly line is formed from a plurality of modules that are interchangeable and releasably connected to one another. The modules support an endless conveyor member for circling movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Dan Pellerin, Boris Teper, Brian Hoy