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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186060 | Method to provide initial tension for coil spring and its application A method for enhancing an initial tension by changing a wound direction of a coil spring. A large and precise initial tension is provided to the coil spring. An actuator having an excellent function is prepared by using a shape memory alloy. Each shape of the coil s... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7861413 | Method of making a dozer maintenance repair for a dozer equalizer link using an elastomeric bearing assembly A moving tracks dozer equalizer link elastomeric bearing assembly including a concentric outer member operable for securely engaging a equalizer link bore structure associated with a first end portion of an equalizer link structural member, wherein the concentric ou... | 01/04/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7258331 | Acoustically decoupled hydraulic bearing A hydraulic bearing includes a support spring made of elastomeric material and a hydraulic volume partitioned into a work chamber and a compensating chamber. A partition wall is disposed between the two chambers and includes a transfer channel. For acoustic decoupli... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7171750 | Method of producing a torsional damper To provide a method of producing a torsional damper to prevent an annular rubber undulation in the pressing of the annular rubber between a hub and an annular mass, improve strain durability of the torsional damper, and decrease a press-in load in the press-in of th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6986203 | Manufacturing method for a composite coil spring A manufacturing method for a composite coil spring includes the following steps: preparing a mold, winding a coil former around a mandrel of the mold, winding composite material pre-preg, compressing and heating, opening the mold and detaching the mandrel and the co... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6836964 | Method and apparatus for producing a helical spring A method for producing a helical spring by coiling an element wire while feeding the wire, and performing an after-treatment includes at least a warm setting process. The method includes (1) providing a plurality of parameters for defining a desired configuration of... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6536113 | Method of manufacturing a hydraulic anti-vibration mount Process for manufacturing hydraulic anti-vibration mounts comprising two rigid parts (2, 4) connected by an elastomeric body (5) that partially defines a liquid-filled working chamber (A) that communicates via a restricted passage (C) with a compensating ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6481702 | Reduction of coil spring load height variability A method of making the load height of a suspension coil spring more consistent uses different sized isolators to make a combined spring and isolator height more consistent. The isolator or isolators may be attached to the top or the bottom, or to both the... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6404728 | Apparatus and method for driving objective lens A method for manufacturing an objective lens driving apparatus comprising a lens holder which holds an objective lens and is driven in a focusing direction and a tracking direction with reference to the optical disk, at least two wires having first ends s... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6363613 | Torsion bar shoulder bearing The method for manufacturing a torsion bar shoulder bearing has four method steps: (1) the manufacture of a elastomeric spring as a not fully vulcanized molding for receiving a sleeve-shaped or bolt-shaped inner connecting part in a central bore and an ou... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6345430 | Damper To substantially increase a slide torque of a fitting type damper formed by press-fitting, an elastic body of a rubber-like elastic material is located between a hub and a massive body from either direction of a shaft. Polymethylene-polyphenyl-polyisocyan... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6341422 | Method of manufacturing a railroad car apparatus The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing an energy absorption apparatus including an elastomeric spring for a railroad car. The method involves the step of creating a predetermined wear condition in the elastomeric spring for the energy ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6290217 | Asymmetric wire rope isolator A wire rope isolator having a pair of opposed mounting blocks, each having parallel holes formed therein so that the holes in one block are perpendicular to holes in the second block. One block contains two parallel holes passing through the block while t... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6244579 | Light press manufactured (LPM) wire rope isolator and method of manufacture A wire rope isolator includes a wire rope and a pair of mounting blocks. The mounting blocks comprise of a pair of cylindrical elongated end flanges that are connected tangentially to each other by a web that has a thickness that is less than the diameter... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6141853 | Method of manufacturing and energy absorption apparatus for a railroad car The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing an elastomeric spring adapted for use in combination with a railroad car energy absorption apparatus. The method of the present invention involves the step of stabilizing the elastomeric spring pr... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6125539 | Process for producing vibration isolator A process for producing a vibration isolator. The process involves steps of forming an intermediate product including an axial member, an outside member having a cylinder-shaped portion and a rubber elastic member, and drawing the cylinder-shaped portion ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6094818 | Process for producing vibration isolator A process for producing a vibration isolator includes the steps of preparing an axial member, an outside member, the outside member including a cylinder-shaped portion and a bracket having a hollow, and a cylinder-shaped rubber elastic member, and drawing... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6003888 | Pontoon boat center lift trailer axle assembly A torsion axle for a trailer for transporting a load such as a pontoon boat. The torsion axle assembly is part of a wheel unit for maintaining stability for the trailer during transport. The torsion axle is assembled to have two pairs of resilient element... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5878494 | Method for manufacturing a machine bearing A method for manufacturing a machine bearing comprising an elastic spring element made of rubber, in which the elastic spring element is affixed to a ring element made of an elastically deformable material is disclosed. The ring element is produced from a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5797185 | Method of making an isolated ring gear for planetary gear drive systems An isolated ring gear (60) for a planetary gear drive system (12), which isolated ring gear (60) is operative transferring torque loads and reducing the transmission of high frequency vibrations from the planetary pinions (36) of the drive system (12) to ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5764498 | Electronics assembly formed with a slotted coupling device that absorbs mechanical forces, such as vibration and mechanical shock An electronics assembly is described which allows three-dimensional movement of a printed wiring board (PWB) relative to an attached electronics subassembly. The subassembly is attached to the PWB by a coupling device which is capable of resilient deflect... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5673484 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic head suspension A magnetic head suspension assembly, wherein a wiring member for connecting a magnetic head element with a read/write amplifier circuit board is integrally formed with the suspension for supporting the magnetic head element. The suspension is equipped int... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5335403 | Method for making an elastomeric spring assembly The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for making an elastomeric spring assembly comprised of first and second plates joined to opposite sides of an annular elastomeric spring member. The preferred method of the present invention includes... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5157825 | Method of manufacturing a leaf spring mechanism In a leaf spring mechanism, a pair of triangle leaf spring units are arranged and parallel and reinforcing metal plates are fixed to apex portions of the units. The reinforced apex portions of the units are pinched and molded so that the apex portions are... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5144734 | Method for making a vehicle suspension member A vehicle suspension member such as a spring leaf or plate (50) is provided with at least one discontinuity therein that extends generally parallel to a longitudinal axis ("L/A") extending therealong between opposite ends thereof and is effective to diver... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5119543 | Device and method to vary axle orientation An insulator block (10) for use with vehicle suspension systems particularly camel-back truck suspension systems. The insulator block (10) comprises a resilient base (12), locating pin (13) and a ring (14) with an eccentric aperture (15). The eccentric ap... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4979277 | Method of fabricating a biasing plate spring for a wire-dot print head In a method of fabricating a biasing plate spring for a wire dot print head having an annular part and a plurality of projections extending radially inward from the inner periphery of the annular part, a biasing plate spring intermediate product having tw... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4397069 | Device and process for the manufacture of vibration-damping and shockproof mountings incorporating at least one helically arranged metal cable and mounting thereby obtained The device and related process for the manufacture of vibration-damping and shockproof mountings formed of metal cable spirals comprise a generator of low speed rotational motion; a spindle formed of at least two portions, parallel longitudinally developi... | 08/09/1983 |
