John F Neese

US Patent:

20090114497, May 7, 2009

Filed:

Nov 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/933876

Inventors:

James P. Barnhouse - Perrysburg OH, US
John A. Kovacich - Waukesha WI, US
Edward J. Hummelt - Greenfield WI, US
Daniel W. Fellers - Brown Deer WI, US
Theodore C. Kelly - North Olmsted OH, US
Donald M. Danko - Brecksville OH, US
Robert S. Tekesky - North Olmsted OH, US
Paul J. Rollmann - Brown Deer WI, US
John F. Neese - Jackson TN, US
Kevin T. Perkins - Dyer TN, US

International Classification:

F16D 25/00
B32B 37/02

US Classification:

192 57, 156122

Abstract:

An inflatable coupling component tube for a fluid-operated brake or clutch includes an elongated, generally tubular-shaped structure of predetermined length having two ends and a joint between the two ends that closes the tube to form a generally toroidal-shaped cavity. A coupling component for a fluid-operated brake or clutch that includes an inflatable tube, and a method of making an inflatable coupling component tube are also disclosed.