Patents by Inventor Scott D. Maxwell

Scott D. Maxwell 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).

  • Balanced brake assembly having coincident piston application
    Patent number: 5971111
    Abstract: A brake assembly (30) has a plurality of brake fluid actuated pistons. The brake assembly includes a brake inlet port (46) for receiving brake fluid from a fluid reservoir. The brake assembly includes a plurality of cylinders (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44) for actuating a corresponding plurality of pistons. The plurality of cylinders includes at least a first cylinder (32), a second cylinder (44), and a third cylinder (38) for actuating corresponding pistons. The first, second, and third pistons actuate at first, second, and third time intervals. A fluid distribution manifold (48) is connected in fluid communication with the brake inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Scott D. Maxwell, Charles Perry Briscoe