Patents by Inventor Paul Anthony Thomas
Paul Anthony Thomas 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).
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Patent number: 10131327Abstract: A disc brake assembly and a method of mounting a disc brake assembly. The disc brake assembly may have a caliper that may receive first and second brake pads, a cover, and a spacer. The cover may have an opening pattern arranged to allow insertion and removal of the spacer.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignees: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited, Scania CB ABInventors: Paul Anthony Thomas, Huw Wills-Wood, Adrian Bull, Mats Lofstrand
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Patent number: 10119581Abstract: A disc brake having an actuation mechanism, a disc brake rotor, first and second brake pad mounting structures, and first and second brake pads. The first and second mounting structures may have formations that affect fitting of the first and second pads.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) LimitedInventors: Adrian Bull, Paul Anthony Thomas
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Publication number: 20170254377Abstract: A disc brake having an actuation mechanism, a disc brake rotor, first and second brake pad mounting structures, and first and second brake pads. The first and second mounting structures may have formations that affect fitting of the first and second pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) LimitedInventors: Adrian Bull, Paul Anthony Thomas
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Patent number: 9664242Abstract: A disc brake having an actuation mechanism, a disc brake rotor, first and second brake pad mounting structures, and first and second brake pads. The first and second mounting structures may have formations that affect fitting of the first and second pads.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) LimitedInventors: Adrian Bull, Paul Anthony Thomas
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Publication number: 20160167628Abstract: A disc brake assembly and a method of mounting a disc brake assembly. The disc brake assembly may have a caliper that may receive first and second brake pads, a cover, and a spacer. The cover may have an opening pattern arranged to allow insertion and removal of the spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: SCANIA CV ABInventors: Paul Anthony THOMAS, Huw WILLS-WOOD, Adrian BULL, Mats LOFSTRAND
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Publication number: 20150274557Abstract: Methods and systems for producing super-oxygenated water. The methods and systems combine strategies capable of affording super-oxygenated water and comprise the use of at least two oxygenators arranged in series or in parallel. Super-oxygenated water produced by the methods and systems shows extended stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: James Gibbs Watson, Mike Bauer, Paul Anthony Thomas
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Publication number: 20140000991Abstract: A disc brake having an actuation mechanism, a disc brake rotor, first and second brake pad mounting structures, and first and second brake pads. The first and second mounting structures may have formations that affect fitting of the first and second pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Adrian Bull, Paul Anthony Thomas
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Patent number: 8567574Abstract: A brake caliper has a brake pad having a backplate with a friction material attached to one side and a loading face on an opposite side. The caliper further includes a piston that applies a force to the loading face. The brake pad is releasably attached to the piston, thereby eliminating a separate brake pad retaining structure in the caliper.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (UK) Ltd.Inventors: Paul Roberts, Paul Anthony Thomas, Anthony John Williams, Denis John McCann, Carl Edward Heinlein
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Publication number: 20110247905Abstract: A brake caliper has a first side and a second side with a recess between the first and second sides for receiving a brake rotor. The brake caliper includes a housing for receiving a brake actuator mechanism, and the housing is on the first side and has a first part and a second part. The second part is positioned between the first part and the second side. The first part includes a single slide pin hole, the second part includes a first slide pin hole and a second slide pin hole, and the single slide pin hole is concentric with one of the first and second slide pin holes. The caliper further includes a first slide pin received in and supported by the single slide pin hole and the one of the first and second slide pin holes, and a second slide pin received in and supported by another of the first and second slide pin holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Paul Anthony Thomas, Simon Scott Fisher
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Patent number: 7946396Abstract: A caliper for a fixed twin rotor disc brake includes a relatively fixed body, two yokes movable axially with respect to the body, formations defined on the yokes for receiving four brake pads for respective application to rotor sides, and an actuator adapted to urge the yokes relatively axially. One of the yokes is operable to urge two of the four brake pads in a first axial direction, the other of the yokes is operable to urge the other two of the four brake pads in a second, opposite axial direction. The four brake pads are positioned on a first side of the actuator in the first axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) LimitedInventors: Paul Roberts, Paul Anthony Thomas, Alessandro Mortali, Shan Shih, Martin Roche, Corrado Conti, Clive Harrup, Marco Bassi, Paul Hadley, Roberto Conti, Jonathon Leslie Christopher Jackson, Gary Ganaway
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Patent number: 7669699Abstract: A brake caliper has a brake pad having a backplate with a friction material attached to one side and a loading face on an opposite side. The caliper further includes a piston that applies a force to the loading face. The brake pad is releasably attached to the piston, thereby eliminating a separate brake pad retaining structure in the caliper.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (UK) LimitedInventors: Paul Roberts, Paul Anthony Thomas, Anthony John Williams, Denis John McCann, Carl Edward Heinlein
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Publication number: 20090218180Abstract: A brake caliper has a brake pad having a backplate with a friction material attached to one side and a loading face on an opposite side. The caliper further includes a piston that applies a force to the loading face. The brake pad is releasably attached to the piston, thereby eliminating a separate brake pad retaining structure in the caliper.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Paul Roberts, Paul Anthony Thomas, Anthony John Williams, Denis John McCann, Carl Edward Heinlein
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Patent number: 7458447Abstract: A disc brake assembly includes a brake pad, a pad retainer, a brake caliper, and a pad spring. The pad retainer has a planar region situated at a first radius that engages a planar region of the pad spring to restrain radial movement of the brake pad. The pad retainer is secured to an outboard side of the caliper at a second radius and has a crook adjacent to the planar region to allow the second radius to be less than the first radius. The pad spring has a rounded edge adjacent to the crook.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2004Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) LimitedInventors: Paul Anthony Thomas, Paul Roberts
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Patent number: 7137620Abstract: A diffuser (10) having a body (12) with a blind bore (18) having a closed impaction end (22). Fluids are diffused radially from the body (12) through slots (26). The diffuser (10) is characterized by a central slot (28), a lower slot (3) and an upper slot (32). The central slot (28) discharges a first fluid stream (34) substantially horizontally. The lower slot (30) discharges a second fluid stream (36) at an upward angle to impinge upon the first fluid stream (34). The upper slot (32) discharges a third fluid stream (38) at a downward angle to impinge upon the first fluid stream (34). The diffuser, as described above, has proven to be effective for use in aeration of water for aquaculture.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Seair Inc.Inventors: Paul Anthony Thomas, Harold Allen Kinasewich
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Patent number: 7070026Abstract: A brake actuating apparatus includes a force transmission element operable to transmit a brake actuating force and an abutment member moveable to abut the force transmission element. A piezo-electric device operable on expansion applies a force between the abutment member and the force transmission element to move the force transmission element in a direction of brake actuation. A support member moveable independently of the abutment member supports the force transmission element in the new position following expansion of the piezo-electric device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2001Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: ArvinMeritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Ltd.Inventors: Roberto Conti, Denis John McCann, Paul Anthony Thomas, Franz Helmut Holl, Wilfried Giering, Markus Necknig, Dietmar Knoop, Andrew John Ward
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Patent number: 6820884Abstract: A vehicle suspension assembly includes a device for securing an axle to a selected suspension component. A seat member that is received between the axle and the suspension component includes an axle adaptor as part of the seat member. A first portion of the seat member is received between the axle and the suspension component. A second portion of the seat member extends away from the first portion and includes at least one support surface for supporting a brake component relative to the axle. In one example embodiment, the seat member includes an integrated brake carrier.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking SystemsInventors: Denis John McCann, James A. E. Mills, Richard Bellingham, Peter Kerslake Gibbens, Royston Leonard Morris, Paul Roberts, Paul Anthony Thomas, Jonathan Leslie Christopher Jackson, Carl Edward Heinlein
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Publication number: 20040168868Abstract: A disc brake pad backplate assembly includes a backplate and a pad spring. The backplate and/or the pad spring includes a retaining feature to mount the pad spring to the backplate and circumferentially spaced abutments arranged to restrain lateral movement of the end portions of the pad spring. The pad spring is dimensioned relative to the spacing of the abutments such that a radially inward loading applied at a central portion of the pad spring causes the pad spring to function in a first resilient leaf spring-like mode in which the pad spring end portions are unrestrained up to a predetermined load limit. Above the predetermined load limit, the end portions are restrained by the abutments such that the pad spring functions in a second buckling mode. The spring rate is relatively low in the first mode and relatively high in the second mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2004Publication date: September 2, 2004Inventor: Paul Anthony Thomas
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Publication number: 20040163901Abstract: A disc brake assembly includes a brake pad, a pad retainer, a brake caliper, and a pad spring. The pad retainer has a planar region situated at a first radius that engages a planar region of the pad spring to restrain radial movement of the brake pad. The pad retainer is secured to an outboard side of the caliper at a second radius and has a crook adjacent to the planar region to allow the second radius to be less than the first radius. The pad spring has a rounded edge adjacent to the crook.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: Paul Anthony Thomas, Paul Roberts
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Publication number: 20040079596Abstract: A brake caliper has a brake pad having a backplate with a friction material attached to one side and a loading face on an opposite side. The caliper further includes a piston that applies a force to the loading face. The brake pad is releasably attached to the piston, thereby eliminating a separate brake pad retaining structure in the caliper.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Inventors: Paul Roberts, Paul Anthony Thomas, Anthony John Williams, Denis John McCann, Carl Edward Heinlein
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Publication number: 20030042697Abstract: A vehicle suspension assembly includes a device for securing an axle to a selected suspension component. A seat member that is received between the axle and the suspension component includes an axle adaptor as part of the seat member. A first portion of the seat member is received between the axle and the suspension component. A second portion of the seat member extends away from the first portion and includes at least one support surface for supporting a brake component relative to the axle. In one example embodiment, the seat member includes an integrated brake carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: Denis John McCann, James A.E. Mills, Richard Bellingham, Peter Kerslake Gibbens, Royston Leonard Morris, Paul Roberts, Paul Anthony Thomas, Jonathan Leslie Christopher Jackson, Carl Edward Heinlein