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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian Joseph Robert, Saint Clair Shores, MI (US);
Kent Snyder, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 61/00 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01); F16D 55/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 61/00 (2013.01); F16D 55/225 (2013.01); H01L 35/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary brake assembly includes a brake pad, an actuator that selectively moves the brake pad to contact a rotor, and a thermoelectric generator device housed outside the brake pad. The thermoelectric generator device generates power in response to a temperature difference within the brake assembly.