Patents by Inventor Michael F. M. Walden

Michael F. M. Walden 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: 4678065
    Abstract: An adjustment device for a brake actuator including a spindle (20) is arranged between an hydraulically movable piston (12) and a mechanically movable tappet (18). The spindle (20) is formed at its outside with left- and right-hand threads (26) and (28), respectively, on which a collet (22) and an adjusting nut (24), respectively, are threaded in non-self-locking manner or, in other words, reversibly. The collet (22) and the adjusting nut (24) form a conical coupling (25) which, when engaged or closed prevents rotation of the structural members so that the adjustment device acts as a rigid member between the tappet (18) and the piston (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Lucas Industries public limited company
    Inventors: Ralf Erben, Michael F. M. Walden