Patents by Inventor Braden J. Bromley

Braden J. Bromley 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: 7740258
    Abstract: A trailer slider assembly includes a handle that moves a trailer slider locking mechanism between an unlocked position and a locked position. A suspension side rail has a retaining feature that holds the handle in the unlocked position. A release mechanism releases the handle from the retaining feature in response to a release of a parking brake. This prevents a vehicle from driving off with the trailer slider locking mechanism in the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Steven George Saieg, Braden J. Bromley
  • Patent number: 7690664
    Abstract: A trailer slider system includes a body rail that slides longitudinally relative to a suspension frame side rail. One of the rails includes holes that provide multiple suspension positions. The trailer slider system also includes a pin connection assembly having a pin that is arranged to extend into one of the holes in a locked position and retract out of the hole in an unlocked position. A cam is coupled for movement with the pin connection assembly. A tube is coupled with the cam to rotate as the pin moves between the locked and unlocked positions. A pneumatic actuator is coupled with the tube for selectively rotating the tube to move the cam which in turn moves the pin, between the locked and unlocked positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Steven G. Saieg, Braden J. Bromley
  • Patent number: 7604248
    Abstract: A sliding suspension includes a plurality of locking pins that are selectively moved between extended and retracted positions to allow adjustment of the sliding suspension relative to a trailer frame structure. A lever is fixed to a tube that is supported by a cross-member of a slider frame. A cam is supported on the tube for rotational movement relative to the tube. Laterally spaced locking pins each include a pin connection link that is coupled to the cam. Each locking pin includes a single compression spring, and each pin connection link includes a slot, which cooperate with each other to provide independent pin extension at each pin location. A torsion spring is coaxial with the tube and includes one spring end that is coupled to the lever and another spring end that is coupled to the cam. The torsion spring allows the lever to be decoupled from the locking pins if one or more pins are stuck such that the pull handle can be pulled and locked into place to allow adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Braden J. Bromley, Steven G. Saieg
  • Publication number: 20080164671
    Abstract: A trailer slider system includes a body rail that slides longitudinally relative to a suspension frame side rail. One of the rails includes holes that provide multiple suspension positions. The trailer slider system also includes a pin connection assembly having a pin that is arranged to extend into one of the holes in a locked position and retract out of the hole in an unlocked position. A cam is coupled for movement with the pin connection assembly. A tube is coupled with the cam to rotate as the pin moves between the locked and unlocked positions. A pneumatic actuator is coupled with the tube for selectively rotating the tube to move the cam which in turn moves the pin, between the locked and unlocked positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Steven G. Saieg, Braden J. Bromley