Patents
US 9759279 B2: Floating brake drum and hat assembly
- Granted
- 2017-09-12
- Filed
- 2014-03-27 application 14780915
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The floating brake drum and hat assembly includes a brake drum (12) having a braking surface (14) and an attachment flange (16), a hat (18) having an outer diameter (20) and a brake drum mounting flange (22) for mounting to the attachment flange (16) of the brake drum, and means for coupling (24) the attachment flange of the brake drum to the brake drum mounting flange of the hat, the means for coupling structured and arranged to allow radial thermal expansion and contraction of at least a portion of the attachment flange of the brake drum and/or at least a portion of the brake drum mounting flange of the hat.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170912.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 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald L. Burgoon | Gastonia, NC | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Darin Cate | York, SC | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Johns | Cornelius, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Konan Perez | Tega Cay, SC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Wagner | Weddington, NC | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16D | Couplings for transmitting rotation; clutches; brakes | F16D65/10 | 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 |
| 2016-08-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BURGOON, DONALD L. signed 2016-06-13 CATE, DARIN signed 2016-06-13 PEREZ, KONAN signed 2016-06-13 WAGNER, MARK signed 2016-06-13 JOHNS, RICHARD signed 2016-06-15 | PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION CLOVER, SC | 39425/66 | 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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