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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087499 | Vibration wave controlled variable stiffness structures and method of making same In some embodiments, a variable stiffness structure is provided having a plurality of constant stiffness members. The plurality of constant stiffness members are movably adhered together through a friction force generated by a normal force. Vibration generators are ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7921973 | Adaptive energy absorption system for a vehicle seat An adaptive energy absorption system for a vehicle seat is disclosed, utilizing an adaptive energy absorber or variable profile energy absorber (VPEA) for mitigating occupant injury due to extreme vehicle movement (e.g., during a vehicle shock event), and/or for mit... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7806244 | Piston/cylinder unit with solenoid valve in piston A piston/cylinder unit includes a closed cylinder filled with a fluid under pressure, a piston dividing the cylinder into a first working chamber and a second working chamber, and a piston rod extending through the second working chamber. A passage through the pisto... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7798295 | Air-bag suspension system A suspension system for a motorcycle, comprising a motorcycle main frame, a swing arm pivotally mounted to the motorcycle main frame about a pivot axis, and an air-bag suspension system. The air-bag suspension system includes at least one air-bag constructed of an e... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7753179 | Suspension system A suspension unit (110) for a suspension system has an accumulator (112) for holding and maintaining a fluid such as a gas under pressure. The accumulator is associated with a motion damping unit (114) that is filled with a fluid, such as an oil... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7426983 | Landing gear strut damper, and landing gear with independent struts comprising same A damper for an airplane landing gear leg comprises a main strut (11) and a rod piston (13) co-operating with the strut (11) to define a main chamber (15) and annular chamber (16) for hydraulic fluid, and presenting internally two ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7357232 | Front fork in two-wheeled motor vehicle or the like In an inverted type front fork in a two-wheeled motor vehicle or the like, a stopper plate having a through hole formed in a center portion is fitted to an inner periphery of an upper end portion of an inner tube. A rod attached to an outer tube is inserted into the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357229 | Electromagnetic shock absorber An electromagnetic shock absorber according to the present invention has a shock absorber body 1 which makes telescopic motion in response to an input from outside. The shock absorber body 1 comprises a ball screw mechanism 15, which converts th... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7316303 | Force-controlling mechanical device A mechanical device for use in the control of mechanical forces. The device comprising first and second terminals which, in use, are connected to components in a system for controlling mechanical forces. These terminals are moveable with respect to one another. The ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310978 | Drum-type washing machine with elastic oil damper A drum washing machine includes an elastic support mechanism elastically supporting a water tub. The support mechanism includes an oil damper and coil spring. The oil damper includes a cylinder having an opening, a tapered cap mounted so as to close the opening of t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281614 | Damper in a washing machine and fabricating method of the same A damper for a washing machine includes: a cylinder; a piston body having one end inserted into the cylinder; a first friction member interposed in a contact surface between the piston body and the cylinder; an extension bar extended from an inserted portion of the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7243398 | Pivot-action damper A pivot-action damper which for example dampens the impact effect of the closing movement of doors, furniture doors or flaps displays excellent braking force or damping force, even over small angular regions as a result of an outer cylindrical body which encompasses... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240775 | Shock absorber A shock absorber of a built-in damper type is provided with a rod guide portion one end of which is fixed to an end of a cylinder for a damper, the rod guide portion slidably supporting a rod, and an oil lock piece disposed in the other end of the rod guide portion,... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219779 | Hydro-pneumatic suspension system A hydro-pneumatic suspension system includes one or more hydraulic suspension cylinders mounted between the vehicle body and the axle. Each cylinder includes a piston chamber and rod chamber, each of which are connected to an accumulator and which can be connected t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188452 | Sleeved bracing useful in the construction of earthquake resistant structures A buckling restrained brace includes an elongate, hollow sleeve, an elongate yielding core extending substantially through the length of the sleeve, and a buckling constraining element between the yielding core and the inner surface of the hollow sleeve and spaced a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174244 | Suspension of a vehicle and method for controlling the same A vehicle suspension system is designed such that its equation of motion can be decoupled. Such a suspension system is provided with actuators, and the actuators are optimally controlled to reduce vibration of the suspension system. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7097015 | Suspension system for motor vehicles A suspension system for motor vehicles includes a piston-cylinder assembly having a working cylinder, a piston rod guidably inserted in a piston rod guide in the cylinder, and a damping piston having damping valves movably arranged in the working cylinder and connec... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093806 | Method and system for decoupling structural modes to provide consistent control system performance A method and system for calculating a control function for a structural system (10) that can be used to determine an appropriate control force to apply to an active member (18) within a stationary member (12) on the structural system (10)... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048164 | Setting device The present invention is directed to a combustion-operated setting device for driving fastening elements such as nails, bolts and pins into a substrate, with a setting mechanism comprising a driving piston (15) which is supported to be displaceable in a guide... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046509 | Computer controlled display device The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6955250 | Apparatus for damping vibration using macro particulates A mass damping system for use in all temperature ranges, including extreme temperature environments, is provided. The system comprises a housing having bottom, side and end walls, and an inner peripheral surface that defines an interior, a mounting mechanism located... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6543755 | Stacked tetrahedral elastomer mount A shock isolator for use in a compressive mode comprising a pyramid-shaped elastomer having a cavity therein with the pyramid-shaped elastomer having a base supporting a set of triangular shaped sidewalls that each terminate at a pyramid-shaped apex to cr... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6412606 | Damper/positioning structure A damper includes a barrel axially slidably mounted on a shaft, an elastic ring mounted inside the barrel around the shaft, arched pressure blocks mounted abutted against one another inside the elastic ring around the shaft, each arched pressure block hav... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401883 | Vehicle suspension strut having a continuous position sensor A vehicle suspension apparatus according to the invention includes a vehicle suspension strut and a continuous position sensor coupled to the vehicle suspension strut and adapted to provide information indicative of a continuous position of a first portio... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6386311 | Limited independent steering device A device and method for transferring steering responsibility from a first electro-mechanical actuator to a second electro-mechanical actuator comprises a cylinder and a first piston slideably disposed within the cylinder. A second piston is slideably disp... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6374968 | Resonant device, such as a striker or load generator The invention relates to a generator of dynamic loads comprising a main mass/spring system composed of a main mass comprising at least one main mass element of mass M2 and of at least one main spring element of stiffness K2. The device is one which compri... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374966 | Shock absorber assembly The housing of a shock absorber is constructed to include an inner chamber surrounded by an outer chamber. The inner chamber is divided by the piston to which the piston rod is connected into two portions. One of these portion has a number of orifices tha... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6206440 | Damped mechanical joint assembly A damped mechanical joint assembly comprises two damping members, a joint body positioned therebetween and rotatable relative thereto; and a retainer for maintaining engagement of the damping members with opposite damping surfaces of the joint body. The j... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6148970 | Energy absorbing device An energy absorbing device adapted to be connected between a motor vehicle bumper and a motor vehicle frame includes a liquid filled cylinder having a piston therein connected to the impact receiving device. The cylinder is provided with a plurality of we... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5758455 | High pressure servo-mechanism control system for civil or architectural structure The present invention relates to a high pressure servo-mechanism to be installed in a civil or architectural structure to alleviate dynamic reaction of the protected structure and to prevent the possible damages to the structure by earthquakes or typhoons... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5603391 | Damper valve for power steering coupler The invention relates to a damper valve for use on a coupler for hydraulic lines, in particular those which connect a hydraulically actuated servomotor of a servo control to a servo valve. According to the invention, all the elements having a damping effe... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5549282 | Vibration proofing structure A vibration proofing structure having a first base and a first oil damper mounted thereon having a first tank mounted on the first base, first pistons arranged in the first tank, and a first rod having a first end mounted on the first pistons and a second... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5520270 | Tank structure for holding liquid especially in a spacecraft Vibrations of pipes or other components installed in a container such as a tank intended for holding liquids, are damped by surface area damping bodies, e.g. plates with through-holes that are immersed in the liquid in the container. These plates are rigi... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5445247 | Damping unit A damping unit comprising: a mass body supported at a position close to a shaft end of an operating shaft in such a manner as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to an axis of the operating shaft, the operating shaft of a working head; wirelike resili... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5373920 | Horizontally and vertically acting viscous medium vibration damper In a horizontally and vertically acting vibration damper, there is arranged within the damper housing filled with damping medium a series of annular discs, at least one of which is assigned to the damper strut and which are horizontally and vertically mov... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5224668 | Torque linkage damper An aircraft landing gear damping mechanism improvement of a damper containing piston means in a chamber of a housing, an orifice in the piston means and Belleville springs disposed in the chamber between the wall of the chamber and the piston means on opp... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5220982 | Dampener A dampener for devices such as a leveling valve in which the dampener is a separate self-contained member formed of a piston cylinder part and a cap connected to each other and having a piston mounted in the chamber between the parts. The cylinder chamber... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5199537 | Abutment with a damping device An abutment with a damping device, more particularly for automatic machining or conveying equipment, comprising an abutment member which is able to be moved from a first abutment position as far as second end abutment position while subjected to a damping... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4842106 | Rate controllable damping mechanism A rate controllable damping mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes a chamber disposed within a housing; an element mounted for movement within the chamber; a damping material, preferably a low melting temperature metal alloy, in the chamber for pr... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4782919 | Supply system for oil dampers The oil supply system for a fluid squeeze film damper carries a high frequency check valve mounted in serial flow relation to a low frequency check valve, wherein the low frequency check valve is disposed between the source of oil and the high frequency c... | 11/08/1988 |
