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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431261 | Pneumatic suspension apparatus for a vehicle seat The pneumatic suspension apparatus 3 includes at least one pneumatic bag 4 for being attached with a vehicle between the vehicle frame and the vehicle seat for restricting the vehicle seat laterally and dampening vibrations; a regulator 6 pneuma... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7374145 | Reservoir tank having a bracket integrated therewith A reservoir for holding fluid of a vehicle includes a tank and two brackets integrated with the tank to install the tank in the vehicle in an upper portion of the engine compartment. An attaching portion is arranged with each of the brackets to be fixed to the vehic... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7293755 | Vibration isolation device A vibration isolation device includes two attachment members inter-connected by an elastic member. One of the attachment members comprises a metal tubular member connected to the elastic member, a metal bracket in which the metal tubular member is press-fitted, and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7247163 | Internal telescopic guide for an inflatable air cushion The invention provides an air cushion unit (4) for use in conjunction with a compression device for stopping bleeding from puncture wounds. The air cushion unit (4) comprises a base plate (5), an inflatable air cushion (6), which is attac... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7195217 | Bracket assembly for removable mounting of a vibrator onto a railroad car A bracket assembly for a car shaker vibrator that includes a vibrator mounting member that is pivotally connected by a pivot pin, in a hinged or clevis arrangement, to a wedge member. The wedge member includes the male portion of a Gardner type bracket that is adapt... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7156214 | Vibration damper with amplitude-selective damping force Vibration damper includes a cylinder filled with a damping medium in which a piston rod with a piston is guided in an axially movable manner, wherein the piston divides the cylinder into a work space on the piston rod side and a work space remote of the piston rod. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7018102 | Dampenable bearing A dampening bearing support member having a plurality of bearings disposed between an object and a base with rheological medium disposed around the bearings, with the rheological medium being under the control of the user at times when it is desired to stiffen the r... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6758585 | Articulated, adjustable stand An articulated stand having an adjustment mechanism featuring a hinge-and-wheel assembly. In one embodiment, the present invention provides an articulated, adjustable stand comprising an upwardly extending arm, a downwardly extending leg pivotally attached to the up... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6739568 | Apparatus for isolating and leveling a machine foundation An apparatus for isolating and leveling a machine foundation with respect to a substructure of a building or the ground. The apparatus of the present invention provides an enclosure connectable to the machine foundation. A load bearing member is disposed within and ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6676101 | Vibration isolation system A horizontal-motion vibration isolation system for supporting an object in an equilibrium position relative to a base while suppressing the transmission of horizontal vibratory motion between the object and the base includes a plurality of columns, each c... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6623318 | Marine propulsion isolation system for control of motion due to torque and related method Torque roll, such as in a marine propulsion unit for driving a propeller, is significantly reduced or substantially eliminated by utilizing inflatable elements, such as airbags. One or more airbags engage the top of a propulsion unit mounting surface supp... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6572071 | Shock eliminator This invention provides an improved shock eliminator, particularly a shock eliminator for use in constructions such as bridges and houses. The shock eliminator includes a base, a carrier seat, a slide block and springs. The top side of the base is provide... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6533221 | Device for supporting a payload in a launch vehicle of said payload The invention concerns a launch vehicle comprising a shroud (1a, 5a) supporting auxiliary propellers (2, 3) applying in operation excess flow of stresses to the shroud (1a, 5a), said device comprising means for coupling the payload (4) with the launch veh... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6459970 | Control data setting method and data storage medium of active mount control apparatus Control data such as an optimal filter coefficient or the like of an engine mount is obtained by adaptation control or the like with respect to a reference vehicle F provided with a reference engine mount 20k, and the control data is stored in a reference... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6366190 | Magneto-spring structure A magneto-spring structure includes a lower frame and an upper frame vertically movably mounted on the lower frame via a link mechanism. The upper and lower frames have respective permanent magnets secured thereto, with like magnetic pole opposed to each ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6135390 | Whole-spacecraft hybrid isolation system for launch vehicles A whole-spacecraft passive isolation system consisting of a plurality of titanium flexures that act as soft springs to isolate a satellite from its launch vehicle is improved by the addition of piezoceramic wafers attached to the flexures. A low-pass filt... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126137 | Vibration isolation system A vibration isolation system having at least three vibration isolation units. Each of the units preferably has the same general configuration. The isolation units each include a support stand having three (3) adjustable feet for adjustably supporting and ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6116784 | Dampenable bearing A dampening bearing support member having a plurality of bearings disposed between an object and a base with rheological fluid disposed around the bearings and structure to retain the rheological fluid in such position, with the rheological fluid being un... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6115972 | Structure stabilization system A stabilization system protects a structural member from the effects of seismic disturbances. Pendular isolators are positioned between a structure fixed to the ground and the structural member, which is movable and which is sought to be protected, such a... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6084329 | Vibration mechanism having a magnetic spring A vibration mechanism having a magnetic spring includes a lower frame, an upper frame vertically movably mounted on the lower frame via a plurality of link mechanisms, and at least two permanent magnets mounted on the lower frame and the upper frame, resp... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6019342 | Antivibration device An antivibration device having two rigid strength members interconnected by an elastomer body has first and second abutments extending in parallel to limit relative movement between the two strength members along a determined axis and in a determined dire... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6000671 | Vibration isolation system A vibration isolation system having at least three vibration isolation units. Each of the units preferably has the same general configuration. The isolation units each include a support stand having three (3) adjustable feet for adjustably supporting and ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5797227 | Structure stabilization system A stabilization system protects a structure, comprising at least a slab and having a foundation formed in the earth, from the effects of seismic disturbances. Pendulum support elements, secured at upper ends to respective support columns affixed to the fo... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5712783 | Control method for semi-active damper A semi-active control method for a controllable fluid damper used in seat supports. The present method filters a relative displacement signal phase shifting the relative displacement sine wave by an angle from greater than 0° through an angle less than 9... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5671964 | Vehicle seat mounting mechanism A vehicle seat mounting mechanism including oppositely disposed pairs of parallel links between a base and a seat carrier, and a first air bag spring operatively connected between the base and the links for absorbing vertical-upward motion induced by road... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5645260 | Active piezo-electric vibration isolation and directional bracket Piezoelectric actuators bonded on S-shaped brackets extend between a support and a payload. The brackets can be used for vibration isolation by attenuating resonant vibrations under computer dynamic control relying on predetermined dynamic resonant charac... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5536059 | Seat suspension system using human body responses An active seat suspension system for equipment that transfers vibration to a human operator provides human body vibration control and, thus, a more comfortable environment for the operator. The system utilizes a "man in a loop" control strategy, where bot... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5497960 | Device for aircraft and aircraft provided with such a device The present invention relates to a device for a motorized aircraft, said device having a room for containing an inspection apparatus, said device comprising at least two elements, a first element absorbing essentially vibrations with a frequency higher th... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5467720 | Support device A supporting device for supporting a member having an inside movable portion includes a main frame, a supporting reference plate on which the member is to be placed and a plurality of driving mechanisms each being disposed between the main frame and the s... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5433302 | Accessible variable tuned damper assembly for optical table tops An optical tabletop which has dampers located in the corners of an optical tabletop are each a suspended mass through which passes threaded rods. The suspended mass is submerged in a viscous liquid. Adjustment of the rods allows the optical tabletop to be... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5374025 | Fluidic vibration cancellation actuator and method A vibration cancellation system having a fluidic driver providing fluid pressure differential and flow to an actuator having a reaction mass. The pressure differential drives the reaction mass so that the actuator's oscillations cancel any vibrations eman... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5358305 | Suspension system for automotive vehicle or the like A seat suspension is provided that has a damper unit which is connected between the seat and the chassis on which the seat is mounted. The damper can be switched between soft and hard settings. The damper switching is controlled based on the relative posi... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5327061 | Force (torque) nulling inertially servoed structural interface Disturbing forces, such as linear forces or torques, exerted on a structural member 12 of an inertially servoed structural interface placed between two assemblies are nulled by the application of a responsive corrective inertial force or torque to the str... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5249784 | Vibration isolating support device A vibration isolating device comprises a base, a plurality of support members each placed onto the base and comprised of a two series layer of an electroviscous body and an elastomeric body, and a cradle supported through these support members. These supp... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5170997 | Resilient articulation with variable stiffness A resilient pressurized fluid articulation is disclosed which has variable stiffness, i.e. whose stiffness may be modified at will under the influence of an external agent. The articulation includes a resilient material block (5, 5a; 15, 15a) mounted betw... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5152110 | Damping system for structure stabilization system A damping subsystem protects a structure from the effects of seismic disturbances and employs at least a first pair of first and second damping and transformation mechanisms including respective, associated first dampers oriented in parallel relationship ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5127622 | Fluidic vibration cancellation mount and method A vibration cancellation mount for use in a vibration cancellation system is provided that includes a fluidic driver providing a modulated air stream to an elastomeric air spring. The pressure of the air stream is caused to fluctuate by an acoustical canc... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4913482 | Seat suspension system for automotive vehicle or the like A seat suspension includes a device which is responsive to a sensor which detects the condition of the road surface being traversed by the vehicle in a manner to produce relatively hard suspension characteristics when the vehicle is running on a rough roa... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4909489 | Mounting device suitable for supporting automotive power units A mounting device includes an elastomeric body formed with first and second recesses which define a working chamber and an expansion chamber which are filled with an ERF (electrorheological). The recesses are enclosed by an annular member to define the ch... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4901986 | Air bladder controlled hydraulic engine mount A hydraulic mount assembly is disclosed having a partition forming two hydraulic chambers and including a damping decoupler. A primary chamber is formed by an elastomeric member and a secondary chamber by a resilient diaphragm. During dynamic loading of t... | 02/20/1990 |
