Patents by Inventor Konan PEREZ

Konan PEREZ 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).

  • Floating rotor disc/hub with retention ring fastener
    Patent number: 10221906
    Abstract: A floating disc brake assembly having a disc brake rotor secured to a hub with a retention ring structured and arranged to fit within retention ring flanges of a plurality of rotor mounting tabs extending from the hub. A method of uniformly transferring braking forces from a rotor of a brake assembly about a hub of the brake assembly and a kit of parts are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald L. Burgoon, Konan Perez, Mark Wagner
  • Floating brake drum and hat assembly
    Patent number: 9759279
    Abstract: The floating brake drum and hat assembly includes a brake drum (12) having a braking surface (14) and an attachment flange (16), a hat (18) having an outer diameter (20) and a brake drum mounting flange (22) for mounting to the attachment flange (16) of the brake drum, and means for coupling (24) the attachment flange of the brake drum to the brake drum mounting flange of the hat, the means for coupling structured and arranged to allow radial thermal expansion and contraction of at least a portion of the attachment flange of the brake drum and/or at least a portion of the brake drum mounting flange of the hat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald L. Burgoon, Darin Cate, Richard Johns, Konan Perez, Mark Wagner
  • FLOATING ROTOR DISC/HUB WITH RETENTION RING FASTENER
    Publication number: 20170002878
    Abstract: A floating disc brake assembly having a disc brake rotor secured to a hub with a retention ring structured and arranged to fit within retention ring flanges of a plurality of rotor mounting tabs extending from the hub. A method of uniformly transferring braking forces from a rotor of a brake assembly about a hub of the brake assembly and a kit of parts are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Donald L. Burgoon, Konan Perez, Mark Wagner
  • FLOATING BRAKE DRUM AND HAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160069406
    Abstract: The floating brake drum and hat assembly includes a brake drum (12) having a braking surface (14) and an attachment flange (16), a hat (18) having an outer diameter (20) and a brake drum mounting flange (22) for mounting to the attachment flange (16) of the brake drum, and means for coupling (24) the attachment flange of the brake drum to the brake drum mounting flange of the hat, the means for coupling structured and arranged to allow radial thermal expansion and contraction of at least a portion of the attachment flange of the brake drum and/or at least a portion of the brake drum mounting flange of the hat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald L. BURGOON, Darin CATE, Richard JOHNS, Konan PEREZ, Mark WAGNER
  • FLOATING BRAKE DRUM AND HUB ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160053838
    Abstract: The floating brake drum and hub assembly includes a brake drum (12) having a braking surface and an attachment flange (16); a hub (18) having an outer diameter and a brake drum mounting flange (22) for mounting to the attachment flange of the brake drum; and means for coupling (24, 26) the attachment flange of the brake drum to the brake drum mounting flange of the hub, the means for coupling structured and arranged to allow radial thermal expansion and contraction of at least a portion of the attachment flange of the brake drum and/or at least a portion of the brake drum mounting flange of the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Donald L. BURGOON, Darin CATE, Richard JOHNS, Konan PEREZ, Mark WAGNER