Patents by Inventor Dominic Licavoli

Dominic Licavoli 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).

  • Cam actuated drum brake
    Patent number: 7543692
    Abstract: A cam for a brake is provided that allows for greater brake shoe travel and thicker brake linings while providing the same or greater mechanical force as compared to conventional cams. One or more lobes of the cam include multiple portions having varying profiles in axial cross-section. The variation in the cam profiles results in a cam in which the outermost ends or tips of the lobes are longer than in conventional cams yet retain the same mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
    Inventors: James R. Clark, Dominic Licavoli, James H. Sheets, Ralph W. Larson
  • Cam actuated drum brake
    Publication number: 20070131502
    Abstract: A cam for a brake is provided that allows for greater brake shoe travel and thicker brake linings while providing the same or greater mechanical force as compared to conventional cams. One or more lobes of the cam include multiple portions having varying profiles in axial cross-section. The variation in the cam profiles results in a cam in which the outermost ends or tips of the lobes are longer than in conventional cams yet retain the same mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: James Clark, Dominic Licavoli, James Sheets, Ralph Larson
  • Cam actuated drum brake
    Patent number: 7175009
    Abstract: A cam for a brake is provided that allows for greater brake shoe travel and thicker brake linings while providing the same or greater mechanical force as compared to conventional cams. One or more lobes of the cam include multiple portions having varying profiles in axial cross-section. The variation in the cam profiles results in a cam in which the outermost ends or tips of the lobes are longer than in conventional cams yet retain the same mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
    Inventors: James R. Clark, James H. Sheets, Dominic Licavoli, Ralph W. Larson
  • Cam actuated drum brake
    Publication number: 20060016652
    Abstract: A cam for a brake is provided that allows for greater brake shoe travel and thicker brake linings while providing the same or greater mechanical force as compared to conventional cams. One or more lobes of the cam include multiple portions having varying profiles in axial cross-section. The variation in the cam profiles results in a cam in which the outermost ends or tips of the lobes are longer than in conventional cams yet retain the same mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: James Clark, James Sheets, Dominic Licavoli, Ralph Larson
  • Brake shoe assembly and method of forming
    Patent number: 5503256
    Abstract: A brake shoe assembly is formed by precision stamping a net shaped web blank having a series of tabs projecting outward therefrom and stamping a corresponding table member provided with tab receiving apertures and bending the table member into a semi-cylindrical segment. The web blank and the table are assembled causing the web tabs and table apertures to be interlocked securely locating the parts temporarily prior to the cooperating tabs and apertures being permanently joined together without any portion thereof extending substantially beyond the outer semi-cylindrical surface of the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Chrisopher A. Redgrave, Michael L. Silvasi, Dominic Licavoli