Patents by Inventor Hans-Joachim Schmeling

Hans-Joachim Schmeling 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).

  • Brake shoe with chamfered lining
    Patent number: 5443133
    Abstract: The invention is related to a brake shoe with a chamfered edge lining, the chamfered edge achieving desired surface configuration of the lining after only a few braking actions while increasing the service life of the lining. The chamfer has a profile shape which features a hyperbolic contour, steeply angled at the top adjacent the outer face and very shallowly angled at the bottom adjacent the backing plate so that the increment of wear of each braking operation decreases in a strongly degressive way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: ITT Automotive Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Dreilich, Hans-Joachim Schmeling, Karl-Heinz Hach