Patents by Inventor Donald Jeffrey Moyer

Donald Jeffrey Moyer 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).

  • Wheel brake assembly
    Patent number: 5715916
    Abstract: A parking brake assembly includes a lever that translates pivoting rotation to sliding movement of a tappet in contact with a braking shoe to effect expansion of the brake shoe against the inside diameter of a rotating element. The rotating element is, in more specificity, a rotor carried by a spindle that is rotatably supported by bearings. The bearings are carried by the actuator housing which additionally carries the lever and tappet of the parking brake assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Michael William Fanelli, Jerome Albert Limpach, Norbert John Green, Jr., Carlton Huston Fox, Jr., Donald Jeffrey Moyer