Patents
US 9889833 B2: Integrated parking brake for disk brake
- Granted
- 2018-02-13
- Filed
- 2013-10-18 application 14058039
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A parking brake actuator for a disc brake caliper. The parking brake actuator includes a tapered collet having an axial bore, the tapered collet slidably positionable within a bore of the disc brake caliper; an actuator rod having a first end and a second end, the actuator rod slidably positionable within the axial bore of the collet; means for receiving a force for placing the parking brake actuator in a non-actuated condition; and a first biasing means structured and arranged to apply a force sufficient to place the parking brake actuator in an actuated condition when the force for placing the parking brake in a non-actuated condition is reduced or eliminated.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180213.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 | |
| Mark Wagner | Weddington, NC | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Darin Cate | York, SC | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60T | Vehicle brake control systems or parts thereof; brake control systems or parts thereof, in general ; arrangement of braking elements on vehicles in general; portable devices for preventing unwanted movement of vehicles; vehicle modifications to facilitate cooling of brakes | B60T13/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16D | Couplings for transmitting rotation; clutches; brakes | F16D65/18 | 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 |
| 2014-01-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CATE, DARIN signed 2013-12-19 WAGNER, MARK signed 2013-12-19 BURGOON, DONALD L signed 2014-01-14 | PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION CLOVER, SC | 32108/716 | 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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