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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320582 | Encapsulating fibrous inserts with molding material Disclosed is a molding system. According to an aspect, the molding system includes molding-system elements configured to process a molding material. The molding system includes a mold surface configured to cooperate with the molding-system elements. The molding syst... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311124 | Method of producing a spring wire and wire thus produced Method of producing spring wires shaped as a cylinder. The wire includes at least one first plurality of layers of wound fibres, the layers being disposed on top of one another and impregnated with a matrix. The first plurality of layers includes at least two stacke... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290322 | Method of crimping a ring shaped stop within an annular groove of a stabilizer bar A stabilizer bar for an automotive vehicle includes a stabilizer bar, and a generally ring shaped first mechanical stop mounted onto and extending about an outer diameter of the stabilizer bar. The first mechanical stop is crimped in place onto the stabilizer bar su... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281754 | Flexible panel system A racing vehicle has a plurality of molded body panels. Certain ones of the molded body panels are made with pre-impregnated filler reinforced fiberglass material. A first layer of pre-impregnated fiberglass material is formed to the panel shape. A second layer of p... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7134648 | Interlocking disc spring assemblies and adjustable interlocking disc spring assemblies An interlocking disc spring assembly includes a plurality of alternating interlocking first conically-shaped disc springs and second conically-shaped disc springs. The first disc spring includes a first radial inner portion and a first radial outer portion. The firs... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132027 | Complex composite structures and method and apparatus for fabricating same from continuous fibers A method and apparatus for fabricating a complex, three-dimensional structure (12), such as a truss, from composite fiber/resin includes pulling a plurality of continuous fibers (50) from a feed source (62) along a processing path (58) ab... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104372 | Damping structure and applications A damping structure includes a member defining an internal cavity; an aggregate which includes at least solid bodies in contact and which completely fills the internal cavity; a rigid plate for closing off the internal cavity; and an elastic element which exerts ela... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7055727 | Setting tool A setting tool for driving fastening elements includes a piston device (30) for the setting piston (20) and arranged in a setting direction end region of the hollow chamber (14) of the piston guide (13), with the piston stop device (30... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047581 | Stranded mattress spring A mattress construction with a stranded wire spring is disclosed. The stranded wire spring can be designed with the same performance characteristic as a conventional single strand coil spring, but at a lower manufacturing and material cost. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044458 | Stabilizer bar An automotive suspension stabilizer bar includes a fiber-reinforced composite rod having sets of fibers oriented at 0°, +45°, and −45° with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rod. Each end of the rod is secured to a respective light metal arm by first posi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032624 | Low-vibration shedding system A novel rod linkage for driving a heddle shaft includes at least one strap (16), which for damping oscillation has a sandwich structure (37) oriented in the longitudinal direction (L) of the strap assembly (16). The sandwich structure includes a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029017 | Wheel suspension for a motor vehicle with a transverse leaf spring A wheel suspension with a transverse leaf spring (1a–1c) which is articulated at both ends on wheel carriers. The transverse leaf spring shaped symmetrically to the vehicle longitudinal axis (L) has a curved profile with a middle region... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028998 | Stabilizer bar A composite support comprising, a composite tube that is provided with an outer diameter and includes a first fiber layer including a resin and glass fibers that have been wound around a mandrel, a second fiber layer including glass fibers that have been wound aroun... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6935472 | Damping structure and applications A damping structure includes a member defining an internal cavity; an aggregate which includes at least solid bodies in contact and which completely fills the internal cavity; a rigid plate for closing off the internal cavity; and an elastic element which exerts ela... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6811169 | Composite spring design that also performs the lower control arm function for a conventional or active suspension system The present invention includes a flexible, resilient composite spring pivotally connected to the vehicle wheel assembly by standard means such as a ball joint and knuckle. The composite spring is formed having a sinusoidal profile with rectangular cross-section pref... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6460838 | Fiber reinforced suspension member The present invention provides for a fiber reinforced suspension member having an integral pivot opening. The suspension member includes a first portion, a second portion and a central portion disposed in between the first portion and the second portion. ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6354577 | Composite material spring modules with integrally formed attachment fittings Composite material spring modules and methods of manufacture are described having a fiber reinforced composite material spring body with attachment fittings integrally formed about the spring body. The attachment fittings are molded of a flexible material... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6189904 | Vehicle wheel suspension with transverse leaf spring and mounts providing a high roll ratio A vehicle wheel suspension has a composite, transversely oriented, leaf spring which is vertically thick and stiff in end regions extending inward from each end of the spring past the vehicle body support area but is vertically thin and compliant in a mid... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6170808 | Spring core for mattress or cushion The invention relates to a spring core for mattresses and seat cushions with leaf springs. The spring core consists of a plurality of spring elements bent up out of passages punched in a plate, with each spring element having an upper and a lower spring c... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5677046 | High tensile strength composite reinforcing bands Spiral bands having a plurality of convolutions of a high tensile strength composite material are formed by feeding a plurality of continuous high tensile strength fibers through an uncured resin to form a web, depositing the web on a release web having a... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5667206 | Hybrid composite leaf springs A hybrid composite automotive leaf spring comprises parallel glass and polyethylene terephthalate fibers distributed in a pattern replicated throughout a resin matrix. A method of producing the hybrid composite leaf spring comprises winding various propor... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5603490 | Fiber-reinforced plastic springs with helical fiber wind Fiber-reinforced composite springs having a unidirectional fiber wind. The present invention is a cylindrical torsion bar, or a helical tension or compression spring having a core that is either unreinforced, axial-fiber reinforced, or twisted fiber-reinf... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5597431 | Device and method for the series production of fiber reinforced resin parts The present invention relates to a method and to a device for manufacturing parts made from resin and reinforcing fibers by winding. Molding means including a plurality of female forms corresponding each to a print of the part to be manufactured are produ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5549370 | Fiber-reinforced plastic springs with helical fiber wind Fiber-reinforced composite springs having a unidirectional fiber wind. The present invention is a cylindrical torsion bar, or a helical tension or compression spring having a core that is either unreinforced or axial-fiber reinforced, and a continuous-fib... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5425829 | Method of manufacturing hybrid composite leaf springs A hybrid composite automotive leaf spring comprises parallel glass and polyethylene terephthalate fibers distributed in a pattern replicated throughout a resin matrix. A method of producing the hybrid composite leaf spring comprises winding various propor... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5277409 | Elastic mount having fluid chamber partially defined by elastically supported oscillating plate A fluid-filled elastic mount wherein an elastic body elastically connecting a first and a second support partially defines a fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid. The elastic mount includes an oscillating plate which partially defines the fl... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5211418 | Plate-shaped damping device for ski binding A damping device is arranged between a surface of a ski and a binding holding a ski boot on the ski surface. The binding has a toe clamping member and a heel clamping member supported on a surface of a respective support portion. The damping device has a ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5194111 | Composite constant stress beam with gradient fiber distribution A composite beam having a constant stress geometry is provided wherein a varying fiber content in a fiber impregnated resin is employed across the beam's cross section to cause the neutral axis of the beam to shift toward the compressive side. The design ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193788 | Damping bearing assembly A damping bearing assembly, in particular a motor bearing for the vibration-insulated mounting of engines in motor vehicles, comprising an approximately annular spring body of fibrous composite materials, the spring body including a coil form of artificia... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5118373 | Method of winding fiber material to form a leaf spring A process for winding fiber material into a plurality of wrappings by using a winding device which has a rotational axis and two side walls arranged perpendicular to the rotational axis. Each side wall has two slits extending from the middle portion to bo... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5102107 | Resilient supports for shock absorbing systems A resilient support for a suspension system of the type comprising two frameworks (1) capable of being fastened to two assemblies between which the support is intended to be interposed. The support includes, as the main resilient element intended for supp... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5098493 | Method of fabricating springs formed of rope pressure-saturated or impregnated with binder A spring consisting of a rope having a plurality of strands each containing a plurality of monofilaments, and a cured binder which has saturated the rope under pressure to cause it to be self-sustaining in spring form. A method of fabricating a spring inc... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5082514 | Method for producing fiber reinforced polymer beams, including leaf springs A fiber reinforced polymer beam may be manufactured by winding one or more strands of resin coated fibers about four pins mounted upon a winding fixture, each pin being independently translatable along the winding fixture and being independently extendabl... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5065988 | Spring for compression and tension, mainly in axial direction A spring for compression and tension mainly in an axial direction and made of a material having a Young's modulus of elasticity of at least 39 GPa, such as metal, steel, glass, plastic or reinforced plastic is disclosed. The spring is in the form of a tub... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5020783 | Torsional spring A torsional spring to be secured non-rotating to mutually rotating components at each end. At least two thin-walled piping sections are positioned loosely coaxial and secured together non-rotating at one end, accordingly functioning as a series of resilie... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5016861 | Mounting of a single transverse leaf spring for vehicles An upwardly bowed single transverse leaf spring is provided and includes longitudinally spaced central mounting areas between which a longitudinal mid-portion of the spring extends. The spring includes opposite end portions on remote sides of said mountin... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4991827 | Springs formed of rope pressure-saturated or impregnated with binder A spring consisting of a rope having a plurality of strands each containing a plurality of monofilaments, and a cured binder which has saturated the rope under pressure to cause it to be self-sustaining in spring form. A method of fabricating a spring inc... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4984776 | End attachment assembly for a twisted rope torsion bar An end attachment assembly for a twisted rope torsion bar includes an anchor nut and an internal elastomeric bushing cooperatively mating with the nut. The elastomeric bushing is molded onto the end of the twisted rope torsion bar. The torsion bar is fabr... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4969633 | Molded fiber reinforced plastic leaf spring A molded fiber reinforced plastic leaf spring. The spring has a curved central section composed of longitudinally extending fibrous strands impregnated with a cured thermosetting resin. The central section is generally rectangular in cross section having ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4927124 | Spring assemblies Assembly comprising a spring in the form of a zig-zag strip of fibre reinforced plastics material with limbs (10-16) connected by reflex portions (17,22), wherein end limbs (10,16) of the spring are mounted at an attitude they would adopt when loaded if t... | 05/22/1990 |
