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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157251 | Vibration damping mounting assembly A vibration damping mount assembly having a vibration damping mount main body and a tubular bracket. The tubular bracket is made of lightweight material composed of non-ferric metal or synthetic resin, and has an inside peripheral face including an upper tapered fac... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8118289 | Impact-attenuation systems for articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices Impact-attenuation members, e.g., for use in footwear or other foot-receiving devices, include: (a) a first body member having a base region and three (or more) leg portions extending from the base region. A second body member, with similar leg portions, may be arra... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7740235 | Mount for equipment for conveying persons A mount having an insulation body is arranged between a bearer and an elevator drive, wherein a fastening connects the elevator drive with the bearer. Plugs are embedded in the insulation body, wherein the plugs distributed in a grid-like manner in rows and columns ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7549620 | Engine mount insulator for vehicle An engine mount insulator is interposed between a chassis frame and an engine, and includes a lower housing including flanges fixed to a lateral side of the chassis frame by means of a bolt, and a reverse-V shaped plate provided between the flanges and extending tow... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7445201 | Engine mount An engine mount including: an inner fitting having a first flange at a first axial end thereof; a cylindrical outer fitting having at a first axial end a second flange extending outwardly in the axis-perpendicular direction and positioned in opposition to but spaced... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7419145 | Friction damper A friction damper comprises a channel member including at least one friction channel and a wedge member including at least one friction wedge received by a corresponding friction channel for sliding motion along the channel relative to the channel member. Each frict... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399517 | Cushion pad for shoes A cushion pad for shows includes a top plate, a bottom plate and a flexible mediate portion connected between the top plate and the bottom plate. The flexible mediate portion includes a plurality of straight plates perpendicularly connected to the top plate and the ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7368158 | Elastomeric member provided with monitoring means The present invention relates to problems of maintenance of elastomeric members. According to the invention, the elastomeric member is provided with at least one elastomeric layer 1 disposed between two rigid strength members 2. In addition, the elasto... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357379 | Vibration isolating bushing A vibration isolating bushing including: an elastic body disposed in between and elastically connecting an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve surrounding the inner sleeve. The elastic body has two pairs of axial bores diametrically opposed to each other and axially ex... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354248 | Elastomeric bearing elements for droop stop mechanisms An elastomeric bearing element having an outer race, an inner race, and at least two elastomeric segments secured between the inner and outer races is provided. The elastomeric segments are spaced from one another by a corresponding number of expansion segments. The... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350778 | Torque rod A torque rod comprising: a first and second bushing disposed at both ends of the resin torque rod, each bushing having a resin outer casing and a rigid inner casing and a rubber elastic body interposed between the outer and inner casings, and a connecting component ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341245 | Sway bar bushing and system A bushing member includes a hinge portion enabling improved assembly and, in some embodiments, an optional flange and a seal design that limits moisture entry also ensures an improved fit when secured with a matching bracket compressing the bushing in a beneficial m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338037 | Rubber bearing with path delimiters A rubber bearing with a bearing body implemented as an elastomer spring, wherein the spring travel of the bearing body is limited in at least one damping direction by path delimiters. The path delimiter(s) are formed by at least two corresponding stop elements, wher... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338034 | Elastomeric spring An elastomeric spring including an elongated elastomeric body defining a longitudinal axis for the spring and having first and second longitudinal ends. An outer surface of the elastomeric body extends between the first and second ends and has four generally planar ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7321742 | Image forming apparatus, drum unit, image forming module, and method of insertion and removal of a damper into and from an image carrier drum An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor belt formed by either a belt or a thin-walled cylinder. A charging unit that sets bias characteristics of the photoreceptor belt has an arrangement to approach towards the photoreceptor belt. A damper is provided o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316389 | Vibration isolation member A vibration isolation member comprising an inner member comprising an outer periphery having a first dimension; an outer member comprising a base and a shroud that extends away from the base, the shroud adapted to overlay the inner member, said shroud defining an in... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314125 | Impact attenuating and spring elements and products containing such elements Impact attenuating/spring systems may include first and second body portions and at least one spring member at least partially included between the body portions. The spring member(s) may substantially enclose and/or be pivotally engaged with the body portion(s). Th... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306211 | Coupling A coupling for resilient interconnection of two objects, especially a wheel axle housing and a chassis of a vehicle. The coupling comprises an elongated supporting piece (50), which extends in a longitudinal direction and two end attachment portions (52, 5... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7267740 | Vibration-damping device for vehicles and method of manufacturing the same A vehicle vibration-damping device including a rigid housing and an independent mass member housed in the housing and having a metallic mass of circular shape in section and a rubber elastic body layer adhered to the metallic mass. A distance of a gap between opposi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252298 | Pivot bearing A pivot bearing used in a vehicle trailing arm suspension includes a housing, a resilient bush compressed and bonded in the housing, and a rigid axial sleeve in the bush. The bush has voids, above and below the sleeve when the pivot bearing is fitted for use and sti... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246797 | Method for damping vibrations and a method for mounting the device Device for damping vibrations of a vibration surface (21) of the frequency tuned resonance damping kind consisting of one or several elastic damping elements (1–4) and a vibration body (5) supported by the damping elements which together are t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7215334 | Method and system for supporting user in analyzing performance of object, using generalized and specialized models on computer A method of supporting a user in mechanically analyzing a performance of an object, including the steps of: graphically displaying a generalized model which is constructed as a numerical analysis model for the object such that the generalized model has been generali... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207583 | Spacer apparatus for suspension beam bushing assemblies A spacer apparatus for insulating a beam bushing assembly of an axle/suspension system from direct metal-to-metal contact with the vehicle frame hanger on which the assembly is pivotally mounted. In one embodiment, an integrally-formed one-piece apparatus includes a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204479 | Vibration isolator assembly having altered stress characteristics, and method of altering stress characteristics of same A vibration isolator assembly, such as an isolator bushing or cradle mount, includes a housing and an isolator connected to the housing. A shaft assembly includes first and second mating components, the first component being connected to the elastomer and having a c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201367 | Load-bearing resilient mount A resilient mount including a first mounting member and a second mounting member is provided. The mount may include a first plurality of stiffening elements located between the first and second mounting members. At least a first stiffening element may be non-paralle... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7185873 | Bracket mounting structure of propeller shaft In a bracket mounting structure is disclosed for mounting a bracket holding a center bearing of a propeller shaft to a vehicle body member by bolts and nuts. The structure contains a bush collar formed in a cylindrical shape having a flange in an upper end, fitted t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182306 | Engine mount An engine mount including a rubber elastic body connecting an upper and lower mounting plate fixture and a rebound stopper mechanism having an upper stopper integrally formed with an upper mounting plate fixture and a lower stopper integrally formed with a lower mou... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168757 | Side sill garnish having sound absorbing member which includes outer peripheral rigid portions A side sill garnish at the outside of a side sill of a vehicle has a garnish main body as an outer surface of the side sill garnish; and a sound absorbing member provided on the inside of the garnish main body, and has a rigid member at an outer periphery of the sou... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162399 | System for and method of selecting pneumatic device, and recording medium A pneumatic device selection system has a computer, first through sixth databases connected to the computer and storing data of at least pneumatic devices, a coordinate input unit and a keyboard connected to the computer, for entering input data based on an input ac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152853 | Manually operated implement A manually operated implement such as a chain saw, a parting-off grinder or similar device has an internal combustion engine to drive a tool and a handle arrangement to operate the implement. The handle arrangement is connected to the internal combustion engine via ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131934 | Impact absorbing exercise platform In a basic configuration, the present system includes an adjustable top portion or platform, one or more lower portions or risers and one or more resilient members placed between the riser and the platform. Preferably the resilient members have a sufficient height t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125211 | Apparatus and method for damping vibration in a machine tool A machine tool for performing a machine tool function including components adapted to cooperate with each other to execute the machine tool function. The machine tool has a number of constituent parts and a number of sheets of damping material. Each component includ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125048 | Dampener A vibration dampener for a vehicle to militate against vibration which results in undesirable noise. In an embodiment, the dampener is used in a steering column in the vehicle to militate against the vibration being transmitted to the hands of a driver during operat... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117972 | Vibration isolation mount for garage door opener The invention provides a vibration isolation mount for a motorized garage door opener system. The mount includes a substantially planar first mounting plate with apertures configured for mounting to structure inside a garage, and a substantially planar second mounti... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114712 | Non-slip rate-plated sta-bar bushing A stabilizer bar assembly has a stabilizer bar and a pair of bushing assemblies. Each bushing assembly has an elastomeric bushing disposed around the stabilizer bar and an outer metal member disposed around the elastomeric bushing. The elastomeric bushing has a mold... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7080791 | Abrasion assembly for supporting railroad ties An assembly for supporting a railroad rail on a tie includes an abrasion plate arranged to be positioned on a tie, and a pad disposed on the abrasion plate and adapted to receive the rail. The pad and plate have mating depressions and buttons arranged in complementa... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073624 | Loudspeaker baffle isolation system This invention provides a baffle isolation system for isolating a baffle from a housing in a loudspeaker mounting system. The isolation system may include an isolation mechanism that insulates the baffle from the speaker housing. The isolation mechanism may include ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7061147 | Superconducting electrical machines for use in navy ships Superconducting electrical machines, for example motors or generators, especially high-temperature superconducting machines, include a rotor equipped with superconductors, especially high-temperature superconductors. They further include a rotor cryostat, a rotor sh... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052004 | Hydraulically damping rubber bearing A hydraulically damping rubber mount is provided with a variable channel length. The mount channel length can be adapted to the later intended use with a simple design during the manufacture without changing the design. The hydraulic mount has an elastomeric damping... | 05/30/2006 |
