Patents by Inventor Jonathon Leslie Christopher Jackson

Jonathon Leslie Christopher Jackson 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).

  • Patent number: 7946396
    Abstract: A caliper for a fixed twin rotor disc brake includes a relatively fixed body, two yokes movable axially with respect to the body, formations defined on the yokes for receiving four brake pads for respective application to rotor sides, and an actuator adapted to urge the yokes relatively axially. One of the yokes is operable to urge two of the four brake pads in a first axial direction, the other of the yokes is operable to urge the other two of the four brake pads in a second, opposite axial direction. The four brake pads are positioned on a first side of the actuator in the first axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Paul Roberts, Paul Anthony Thomas, Alessandro Mortali, Shan Shih, Martin Roche, Corrado Conti, Clive Harrup, Marco Bassi, Paul Hadley, Roberto Conti, Jonathon Leslie Christopher Jackson, Gary Ganaway
  • Patent number: 7380644
    Abstract: A brake system includes a brake disc having a first disc face and a second disc face on a first side and a second side, respectively, of the brake disc. The brake disc is mounted rotatably fast with but longitudinally slidable on a rotatable shaft. The brake disc is clampable between a first friction surface of a fixed brake pad positioned on the first side of the brake disc and a second friction surface of a moveable brake pad positioned on the second side of the brake disc. The system further includes a disc positioner operable to define a running clearance between the first disc face and the first friction surface. The disc positioner is adjustable to maintain the running clearance as the fixed brake pad wears. A biasing member located on the second side of the brake disc maintains contact between the disc positioner and first disc face of the brake disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew John Ward, Franz Helmut Holl, Martin Pors Taylor, Denis John McCann, Stefano Cattaneo, Mark Anthony Norman, Jonathon Leslie Christopher Jackson, Carl Edward Heinlein