Brake Element Patents (Class D12/180)
  • Towed vehicle braking apparatus
    Patent number: 8430458
    Abstract: An auxiliary braking system and method of controlling the braking a towed vehicle is provided that includes a remote control that is in selective communication with an auxiliary braking unit positioned in a towing vehicle. More specifically, it is often desirable for the operator of the towing vehicle to assess the performance of the auxiliary braking apparatus positioned in a towed vehicle. In addition, it is often advantageous for the operator to perform real time adjustments to the performance parameters of the auxiliary braking apparatus positioned in the towing vehicle without having to cease driving and physically access the auxiliary braking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Gary Kaminski, Vicki Sickler, Jonathan Gray
  • Disk brake rotor
    Patent number: D640620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Brake Parts, Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Bielis, IV, Richard J. Woodside, William V. Roberts
  • Inner portion of a brake rotor
    Patent number: D640960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johann Schmitz, Ingo Hoffmann, Manfred Pallentien
  • Brake pad
    Patent number: D641670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: HB Performance Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Larry Thomas, Christopher Sean Jones
  • Calipers for disc brake
    Patent number: D642100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Cristian Crippa, Paolo Cesani, Massimo Preda
  • Combined locking clip and wear sensor for a modular brake pad
    Patent number: D643351
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventors: Ray Arbesman, Nghi Pham
  • Disk brake dust shield
    Patent number: D645802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventor: Paul Henning
  • Disk brake dust shield
    Patent number: D647015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventor: Paul Henning
  • Inner portion of a brake rotor
    Patent number: D647442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johann Schmitz, Ingo Hoffmann, Manfred Pallentien
  • Brake master cylinder for vehicles
    Patent number: D648251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Satoshi Kawashima
  • Electric brake actuator for vehicles
    Patent number: D649097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunimichi Hatano, Kazuyoshi Akutsu, Takaaki Ohnishi, Arata Inoue
  • Electric brake actuator for vehicles
    Patent number: D649098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Ohnishi, Kazuaki Murayama
  • Carrier for a disk brake rotor
    Patent number: D651145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: HB Performace Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Carly Dee Lockrem
  • Tone wheel for automobiles
    Patent number: D651544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Yusung FT
    Inventor: Jaehwan Song
  • Tone wheel for automobiles
    Patent number: D651949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Yusung FT
    Inventor: Jaehwan Song
  • Tone wheel for automobiles
    Patent number: D651950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Yusung FT
    Inventor: Jaehwan Song
  • Electric brake actuator for vehicles
    Patent number: D652770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunimichi Hatano, Naoto Ohkubo, Takashi Nishioka, Kazuyoshi Akutsu, Takaaki Ohnishi, Arata Inoue
  • Electric brake actuator for vehicles
    Patent number: D653182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunimichi Hatano, Kazuyoshi Akutsu, Takaaki Ohnishi, Kazuaki Murayama, Arata Inoue
  • Rotor
    Patent number: D654412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Holmes Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Christopher James Allington, Andrew Karl Diehl, Bruce John Robertson
  • Brake rotor
    Patent number: D655654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Tech M3, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan K. Meckel
  • Hub tool
    Patent number: D655992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Tatarka Tools & Design, LLC
    Inventor: Rusty J. Noyes
  • Hub tool
    Patent number: D656372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Tatarka Tools & Design, LLC
    Inventor: Rusty J. Noyes
  • Pneumatic clutch actuator
    Patent number: D659614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Frank-Peter Klück, Marcus Schulz, Praveenkumar Vemereddy
  • Brake friction pad
    Patent number: D660206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Weiming Liu, Rodney G. Silvey, Jason Heath Mahan
  • Gearbox actuator
    Patent number: D661631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Böhm, Holger Kelpe
  • Brake disk for a motorcycle
    Patent number: D661632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sunstar Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinagawa
  • Brake disk for a motorcycle
    Patent number: D661633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sunstar Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinagawa
  • Rotor
    Patent number: D664080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventors: Charles Hampton Perry, Paul Walter Martin, III
  • Rotor
    Patent number: D664487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Inventors: Charles Hampton Perry, Paul Walter Martin, III
  • Brake rotor
    Patent number: D669004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Tech M3, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan K. Meckel
  • Brake friction pad
    Patent number: D669828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Weiming Liu, Rodney G. Silvey, Jason Heath Mahan
  • Brake activation system
    Patent number: D679229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Danko Manufacturing LLC
    Inventor: Daniel L. Decker, Jr.
  • F-brake
    Patent number: D680043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Race Productions, Naamloze Vennootschap
    Inventor: Eric Vloemans
  • Brake shim surface
    Patent number: D680480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Meneta A/S
    Inventor: Ole Magaard
  • Brake shim
    Patent number: D684906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Meneta A/S
    Inventor: Ole Magaard
  • Brake pad
    Patent number: D685304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ashima Ltd.
    Inventor: Wayne-Ian Moore
  • Brake rotor
    Patent number: D686548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Tech M3, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan K. Meckel
  • Caliper body of disk brake for vehicle
    Patent number: D686955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryoma Asakura
  • Cover for brake assembly
    Patent number: D688608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Australian Inhibitor Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Leslie John Amy
  • Brake shim
    Patent number: D688609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventors: Ray Arbesman, Abdool Azaad
  • Brake shim
    Patent number: D688610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventors: Ray Arbesman, Abdool Azaad
  • Brake shim
    Patent number: D688996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Inventors: Ray Arbesman, Abdool Azaad
  • Brake shim
    Patent number: D688997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Inventors: Ray Arbesman, Abdool Azaad
  • Brake shim
    Patent number: D688998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Inventors: Ray Arbesman, Abdool Azaad
  • Slotted disc brake rotor
    Patent number: D690634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Disc Brakes Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Phillip Joseph
  • Brake shim surface
    Patent number: D691075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Meneta A/S
    Inventor: Ole Magaard
  • Slotted disc brake rotor
    Patent number: D691528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Disc Brakes Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Phillip Joseph
  • Vehicle brake
    Patent number: D692356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Owen, Anthony-Robert Hatter
  • Brake disc for a motorcycle
    Patent number: D693280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sunstar Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinagawa
  • Clutch spring
    Patent number: D695656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Shiwei Qin