Patents by Inventor Gerald E. Merhar

Gerald E. Merhar 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).

  • System and method for manufacturing a brake shoe
    Patent number: 7550056
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a brake shoe in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The method includes disposing an adhesive layer on a brake shoe carrier. The method further includes moving a friction material against the adhesive layer on the brake shoe carrier. The method further includes heating the adhesive layer to a first predetermined temperature using a first device to bond the friction material to the brake shoe carrier without substantially curing the friction material. Finally, the method includes substantially curing the friction material disposed on the brake shoe carrier by heating the friction material to a second predetermined temperature using a second device remote from the first device to form the brake shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald E. Merhar