Patents by Inventor Joseph Bradley Dalton

Joseph Bradley Dalton 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: 9765833
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly includes a rotor with an ABS tone ring insert assembly that functions as a rotation indicator in an anti-lock braking system. The insert is positioned in the hat of a rotor disc in a spaced relationship and is mounted to the mounting flange of the rotor disc. Forming the ring insert separately from the rotor disc also allows different coating materials to be used on the tone ring that may be more heat resistant. The ring insert assembly can be made of powder metal or made as a cast iron cylinder with a toothed cap made of powder metal having a corrosion resistant coating. Cost savings can be realized along with high performance when only a portion of the assembly if made of powder metal and coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald L. Burgoon, Joseph Bradley Dalton, Scott Andrew Paul, Craig A. Van Harken
  • Publication number: 20110272227
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly includes a rotor with an ABS tone ring insert assembly that functions as a rotation indicator in an anti-lock braking system. The insert is positioned in the hat of a rotor disc in a spaced relationship and is mounted to the mounting flange of the rotor disc. Forming the ring insert separately from the rotor disc also allows different coating materials to be used on the tone ring that may be more heat resistant. The ring insert assembly can be made of powder metal or made as a cast iron cylinder with a toothed cap made of powder metal having a corrosion resistant coating. Cost savings can be realized along with high performance when only a portion of the assembly if made of powder metal and coated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: PERFORMANCE FRICTION
    Inventors: Donald L. BURGOON, Joseph Bradley DALTON, Scott Andrew PAUL, Craig A. VAN HARKEN
  • Patent number: 7997391
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly includes a rotor with an ABS tone ring insert assembly that functions as a rotation indicator in an anti-lock braking system. The insert is positioned in the hat of a rotor disc in a spaced relationship and is mounted to the mounting flange of the rotor disc. Forming the ring insert separately from the rotor disc also allows different coating materials to be used on the tone ring that may be more heat resistant. The ring insert assembly can be made of powder metal or made as a cast iron cylinder with a toothed cap made of powder metal having a corrosion resistant coating. Cost savings can be realized along with high performance when only a portion of the assembly if made of powder metal and coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Performance Friction Corporation
    Inventors: Donald L. Burgoon, Joseph Bradley Dalton, Scott Andrew Paul, Craig A. Van Harken
  • Publication number: 20080099288
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly includes a rotor with an ABS tone ring insert assembly that functions as a rotation indicator in an anti-lock braking system. The insert is positioned in the hat of a rotor disc in a spaced relationship and is mounted to the mounting flange of the rotor disc. Forming the ring insert separately from the rotor disc also allows different coating materials to be used on the tone ring that may be more heat resistant. The ring insert assembly can be made of powder metal or made as a cast iron cylinder with a toothed cap made of powder metal having a corrosion resistant coating. Cost savings can be realized along with high performance when only a portion of the assembly if made of powder metal and coated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald L. BURGOON, Joseph Bradley DALTON, Scott Andrew PAUL, Craig A. VAN HARKEN