Patents by Inventor Glenn Guelde

Glenn Guelde 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).

  • Grooved Disc Brake
    Publication number: 20190346000
    Abstract: Example brake pads and methods of manufacturing brake pads are disclosed. An example brake pad for use with a rotor of a disc brake assembly includes a curved substrate. The brake pad also includes a plurality of grooves in the curved substrate, the plurality of grooves defining a plurality of contact surfaces, wherein the plurality of grooves extend radially with respect to a rotational axis of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: John P. Konrad, Glenn Guelde
  • End-tapered brake shoe
    Publication number: 20070199779
    Abstract: A railroad brake shoe has a pad has a central axis with an arcuate front face which terminates at upper and lower edges. Normal forces at an edge define a line of action. The pad includes support material on the side of the line of action opposite the central axis. The support material resists edge chipping and the formation of edge cracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Tatera, Glenn Guelde, Zaheer Ahmed, Daniel Gosselin