Patents by Inventor David Gabriel MacManus

David Gabriel MacManus 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).

  • Publication number: 20080067018
    Abstract: A brake disk with enhanced cooling features. The brake disk defines a plurality of channels with ribs located within those channels. Two friction plates are connected together by way of a plurality of vanes. The vanes define channels through which cooling air travels. The ribs extend from the surface of friction plates and are chevron shaped. The channels extend between an inner diameter of the brake disk and an outer diameter and direct cooling air from radially inner regions of the brake disk. The ribs create increased air turbulence and flow features which provide greater heat transfer, thereby providing improved cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Philip John Smith, David Gabriel MacManus