Patents by Inventor Carolyn Dute

Carolyn Dute 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).

  • Brake disc and mounting arrangement for a brake disc
    Patent number: 9303705
    Abstract: A disc brake for a vehicle axle includes a brake rotor, a brake caliper that straddles the brake rotor, a wheel hub, and a plurality of brake rotor mounting elements that couple the brake rotor to the wheel hub. The brake rotor includes a friction ring portion and a rotor mounting portion radially inward of the friction ring portion. The rotor mounting portion is formed on a radially inner circumference of the brake rotor, and includes a plurality of splines extending radially inward toward an axis of rotation of the brake rotor and a radially inward extending axial motion limiting feature disposed between each adjacent pair of the plurality of splines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Plantan, Carolyn Dute
  • Brake Disc and Mounting Arrangement for a Brake Disc
    Publication number: 20160025166
    Abstract: A disc brake for a vehicle axle includes a brake rotor, a brake caliper that straddles the brake rotor, a wheel hub, and a plurality of brake rotor mounting elements that couple the brake rotor to the wheel hub. The brake rotor includes a friction ring portion and a rotor mounting portion radially inward of the friction ring portion. The rotor mounting portion is formed on a radially inner circumference of the brake rotor, and includes a plurality of splines extending radially inward toward an axis of rotation of the brake rotor and a radially inward extending axial motion limiting feature disposed between each adjacent pair of the plurality of splines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ronald PLANTAN, Carolyn DUTE
  • Flow control device
    Patent number: 7571738
    Abstract: A flow control device having a first port, a second port, a third port and the movable member. In a first mode, the movable member seals the second port while allowing fluid flow between the first and third ports, wherein the differential pressure between the first port and third port, during the first mode, is about zero. In the second mode, the movable member seals the first port while allowing fluid flow between the third port and second port, wherein the movable member is adapted to transition from the first mode to the second mode in response to a small change in differential pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Ho, Carolyn Dute
  • Flow control device
    Publication number: 20070209704
    Abstract: A flow control device having a first port, a second port, a third port and the movable member. In a first mode, the movable member seals the second port while allowing fluid flow between the first and third ports, wherein the differential pressure between the first port and third port, during the first mode, is about zero. In the second mode, the movable member seals the first port while allowing fluid flow between the third port and second port, wherein the movable member is adapted to transition from the first mode to the second mode in response to a small change in differential pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Thanh Ho, Carolyn Dute