Patents
US 10508699 B2: Floating rotor disc brake with marcel expander ring attachment
- Granted
- 2019-12-17
- Filed
- 2017-12-28 application 15857261
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A floating disc brake assembly, and method of assembly, comprising a disc brake rotor comprising an outer friction ring, an inner circumferential flange having a plurality of rotor tabs spaced about the flange and a circumferential groove about the inner circumferential flange, a hat comprising a cylindrical axial body, an outer circumference, a rotor mounting flange extending radially about the outer circumference and having a plurality of rotor mounting tabs spaced about the rotor mounting flange and forming slots interspersed therebetween structured and arranged for receiving the rotor tabs, and a circumferential groove about the outer circumference of the axial body, structured and arranged to align with the circumferential groove of the disc brake rotor, and at least one expander ring structured and arranged to fit within the circumferential grooves of both the rotor and the hat.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191217.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Friction Corporation 16 patents | US company or organization | Clover, SC | PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| WHITE OAK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC 1 patents | US company or organization | Lewisboro, NY | WHITE OAK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Rankin | Charlotte, NC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Darin Cate | York, SC | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16D | Couplings for transmitting rotation; clutches; brakes | F16D65/123 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-28 | Security interest Security interest Patent and trademark security agreement | PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION signed 2018-12-27 | WHITE OAK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC NEW YORK, NY | 47990/349 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-01-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CATE, DARIN signed 2018-01-26 RANKIN, PAUL signed 2018-01-26 | PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION CLOVER, SC | 44758/43 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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