Patents by Inventor Patrick A. Thesier

Patrick A. Thesier 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).

  • Modular disc brake
    Patent number: 5172792
    Abstract: The disc brake (10, 210) comprises a support member (12, 212) having circumferentially spaced apart pin support portions (16, 18; 216, 218) with pin openings (20, 24). A cordal type carrier having inboard (32, 232), outboard (34, 234), and circumferentially spaced apart sides (36, 236; 38, 238) is mounted slidably by pins (22, 28; 222, 228) on the support member (12, 212). The pins extend slidably through the pin openings (20, 24) and are each fixed to the carrier (30, 230). One (22, 222) of the pins (22, 28; 222, 228) has a larger diameter than the other (28, 228) of the pins (22, 28; 222, 228), and the smaller diameter pin (28) has disposed thereabout an axially extending and slidable sleeve member (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Allied-Signal, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Cartwright, Mark A. Korody, Patrick A. Thesier