Patents by Inventor Uwe Schwalm

Uwe Schwalm 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: 6283256
    Abstract: A holding spring arrangement for a spot-type disc brake, in particular an integrated disc brake for automotive vehicles, wherein a brake carrier of the disc brake is integrated into the steering knuckle of the vehicle, and the holding spring includes at least one spring arm which extends generally in a circumferential direction and clamps the housing of the disc brake and the brake carrier to one another in a radial direction. To largely prevent tilting of the outward brake pad, according to the present invention, a holding element is provided for mounting the housing holding spring on the brake pad, which holding element is particularly made of sheet metal and supported on a part of the brake housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Günther Dahlheimer, Uwe Schwalm, Thomas Bender, Michael Meiss, Hans-Dieter Leidecker, Jürgen Musolf