Patents by Inventor Matthew P. Jarusinski

Matthew P. Jarusinski 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 SYSTEMS HAVING BACK PLATES WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT FEATURES
    Publication number: 20230279915
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system is provided that includes (or is formed from) a back plate configured to support a composite pad, at least one conditioning insert coupled to the back plate and configured to contact a surface of a wheel during a braking event and thereby to condition at least a portion of the surface of the wheel, and fins coupled with the at least one conditioning insert and configured to conduct heat generated by contact of the at least one conditioning insert with the at least the portion of the surface of the wheel away from the at least one conditioning insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: A. Gary Bowden, James Wesley Sugg, Matthew P. Jarusinski
  • Brake systems having back plates with thermal management features
    Patent number: 11686358
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system is provided that includes (or is formed from) a back plate configured to support a composite pad, at least one conditioning insert coupled to the back plate and configured to contact a surface of a wheel during a braking event and thereby to condition at least a portion of the surface of the wheel, and fins coupled with the at least one conditioning insert and configured to conduct heat generated by contact of the at least one conditioning insert with the at least the portion of the surface of the wheel away from the at least one conditioning insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: A. Gary Bowden, James Wesley Sugg, Matthew P. Jarusinski
  • BRAKE SYSTEMS HAVING BACK PLATES WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT FEATURES
    Publication number: 20220299076
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system is provided that includes (or is formed from) a back plate configured to support a composite pad, at least one conditioning insert coupled to the back plate and configured to contact a surface of a wheel during a braking event and thereby to condition at least a portion of the surface of the wheel, and fins coupled with the at least one conditioning insert and configured to conduct heat generated by contact of the at least one conditioning insert with the at least the portion of the surface of the wheel away from the at least one conditioning insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: A. Gary Bowden, James Wesley Sugg, Matthew P. Jarusinski
  • Brake shoe with thermal management features
    Patent number: D988214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: A. Gary Bowden, James Wesley Sugg, Matthew P. Jarusinski
  • Brake system back plate having thermal management features
    Patent number: D1034356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Westinghouse Ari Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: A Gary Bowden, James Wesley Sugg, Matthew P. Jarusinski