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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347307 | Integrated damping adjustment valve A variable damper assembly (10) includes a cylinder head (42) with multiple valves (50) selectively blocking corresponding flow paths (54) to provide multiple dampening rates. Hydraulic fluid passing through flow paths (54) within ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325661 | Hydraulic front fork with lockout function A hydraulic front fork includes a fixed locking mechanism mounted in the upper fork tube, and a first adjustment mechanism mounted in the top end of the upper fork tube adjustable to control the flowing path of the hydraulic fluid through the locking mechanism such ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7255311 | Stand, in particular for surgical microscopes, having an energy storage element The invention concerns a stand arrangement having an energy storage element (7) and a displacement apparatus (18b) for rotating and/or shifting the proximal articulation point (9a) of the energy storage element (7), and an o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7163223 | Lockout mechanism for a suspension system A suspension system that includes a simplified lockout mechanism and an adjustable blow-off mechanism. The system includes a valve mechanism and a valve actuating assembly, a valve mechanism housing and a resilient member disposed between the valve mechanism and the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159699 | Adjustable shock absorber A shock absorber is provided and includes a first end adapted for connection to a vehicle, a second end adapted for connection to the vehicle, a case containing a piston rod and a piston valve and a compression adjustment device disposed exterior to the case, wherei... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7076834 | Cabinet door buffer bar A cabinet door buffer bar includes a hollow tube, a shaft, an elastic element and a sliding member. The sliding member and the inner wall of the hollow tube form different intervals there between so that a resilient member mounted thereon receives varying constraint... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070029 | Monotube piston valving system with selective bleed A shock absorber piston assembly includes a piston having a first face, a second face and a plurality of fluid passages. Preloaded flow control devices each seal at least one of the fluid passages, including: a first bleed plate contacting the first face and a secon... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036802 | Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut A suspension strut includes an outer tube having a first filling opening and a second filling opening, an intermediate wall received in the outer tube and separating a high pressure chamber from a low pressure chamber, a working cylinder located concentrically insid... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014157 | Friction cylinder for a support device A positionable support device includes a friction cylinder as a counterbalance in place of conventional gas springs. The support device includes a support arm pivotally secured between two endcaps to allow for vertical movement, the first endcap being mounted to a s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013206 | Electrically adjustable semiactive damper control One or several vibration dampers of a vehicle suspension have a damping force arrangement wherein a control signal is computed within the actuating range in accordance with a standard control method for adjusting the damper characteristic. The drive of a damper adju... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6986414 | Hydraulic shock absorber A hydraulic dashpot with a cylinder (1), a piston (4), and a bypass. The cylinder is charged with fluid. The piston partitions the cylinder into two compartments (7 & 8), travels back and forth therein on the end of a piston rod (2... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6934996 | System for actuating a gas damper A gas-filled cylinder, with two concentric cylindrical bodies or tubes that determine an intermediate gas passage chamber and are separated by a shaft cap and a valve cap that allow the passage of gas towards the interior, in which a piston moves and forms two inter... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913128 | Piston-cylinder assembly having a speed-dependent damping force A piston rod is guided in an axially movable manner within a cylinder filled with a damping medium, and a piston is arranged on the piston rod, which piston divides the cylinder into a working space on the piston-rod side and a working space remote from the piston r... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6467593 | Hydraulic shock absorber with progressive braking effect An hydraulic shock absorber with progressive braking effect comprising a cylinder (1,2) full of fluid and a piston (3) sliding axially into said cylinder. The piston (3) divides into two sequential chambers (8) and (9) the cylinder compartment (1). In the... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6260832 | Shock absorber with adjustable compression and rebound The present invention relates generally to front suspension fork assemblies for bicycles, and provides an improved suspension fork comprising an adjustable compression system for quick and easy adaptation to various types of terrain. The front suspension ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6042091 | Shock absorber The present invention relates to a hydropneumatic shock absorber. This new telescopic system comprises an outer sliding tube, an inner sliding tube having an adjustable braking level of the shock absorber in expansion. Fastened on the base of the outer sl... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5579874 | Adjustable speed gas spring An adjustable speed gas spring primarily adapted for use as a part of a door closing mechanism. The gas spring includes a piston assembly which is disposed within an elongated fluid chamber and which upon relative rotation of the shaft with respect to the... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5392885 | Adjustable hydraulic vibration damper for motor vehicles An adjustable hydraulic vibration damper for motor vehicles includes a hydraulically and/or pneumatically adjustable control body of a damping valve which guarantees a continuous damping force adjustment, whereby when a control pressure falls below a mini... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5186074 | Bicycle handlebar shock absorber A handlebar shock absorber for bicycles and the like comprises two pivotably coupled support members, one of which attaches to the bicycle handlebars while the other attaches to the steering fork. An offset link is pivotably mounted to one of the members ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5168965 | Bypass valve with selective characteristics for controlled and adjustable dashpots A bypass valve with selective characteristics for controlled and adjustable dashpots. It has pressure-activated check valves that are reversed by means of a slide that can assume two positions and is activated by an electromagnet. Springs can be designed ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5137125 | Pressure-actuated valve A pressure-actuated valve which includes an effective pressure face by which the valve is opened, the face on which the pressure difference that opens the valve acts is completely independent of an openable flow opening. The effective pressure face and th... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4872537 | Adjustable damper means for shock absorber A piston and cylinder arrangement, which includes a piston and piston rod assembly and which is filled with a damper-fluid, is attached to an auxiliary tank by a flow channel. A first restriction in the piston and piston rod assembly substantially control... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4784375 | Steplessly blockable setting device A hydropneumatic spring usable as steplessly blockable setting device comprises a by-pass connection in its piston. In this by-pass connection there is arranged a shut-off valve actuatable from the exterior. Furthermore the by-pass connection can be opene... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4747475 | Suspension wear compensating shock absorber The capability of this shock absorber or damper changing the energy of motion into heat progressively increases as the suspension components progressively wear and become more flexible over their service life. This is accomplished by the use of flow contr... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4624346 | Multi-ratio hydraulic energy dissipater An hydraulic energy dissipater with multiple working ratios, of the telescopic type, comprising a member with a variable cross-section, penetrating into a bore provided on the bottom of a piston and into a chamber provided inside the rod of the piston, wh... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4596270 | Bi-directional flow control device A bidirectional relief valve is provided which has a slidable valve element provided with first and second groups of ports which are positioned on opposite sides of a fixed port in the valve body when the slidable valve element is in a neutral position. T... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4474271 | Shock absorber unit A shock absorber comprises a cylinder and a piston rod passing through at least one end of the cylinder. A piston unit is mounted on the piston rod and divides the cavity within the cylinder into two working chambers. A damping fluid is contained within t... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4453638 | Hydraulic shock absorber A hydraulic shock absorber comprising a piston and hollow piston rod slidable within a cylinder, and a plug assembly including a spool valve for metering fluid into the piston rod when an impact force forces the piston into the cylinder. A coil spring nor... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4423800 | Shock absorber with improved compression valve mechanism An improved compression valve mechanism for a shock absorber comprising an upwardly facing annular valve seat on the shock absorber piston, an annular valve seat engaging member having an exterior periphery spaced closely from the interior periphery of th... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4396098 | Force-responsive shock absorbing apparatus A fluid vibration damper, such as, a shock absorber includes a cylinder and piston combination in which the piston head travels through a fluid-filled cylinder and has fluid bypass openings in its external surface forming one or more recesses of predeterm... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4337850 | Hydraulic damper A hydraulic damper includes a cylinder containing oil therein, a hollow piston rod one end of which projecting out of the cylinder and the other end of which extends into the cylinder, a piston provided on the inner end of the piston rod and dividing the ... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4203507 | Shock absorber A hydraulic shock absorber of the type having a cylinder and a piston with axial passages therethrough. The piston is mounted to slide within the cylinder. Valve plates having orifices therethrough are provided to control flow through the axial passages o... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4128149 | Piston arrangement for a shock absorber A piston arrangement for a shock absorber. A piston rod has a piston mounted on it, the piston being axially non-displaceable with respect to the piston rod. The piston has flow channels through which a damping medium may flow when the piston is axially d... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4040523 | Railway car cushioning device An end-of-car hydraulic pneumatic cushioning device for connecting to the coupler of a railway car having a piston mounted within a cylinder and a piston rod secured to the piston extending rearwardly from the cylinder. The piston divides the cylinder int... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4036335 | Adjustable shock absorber A shock absorber, in an exemplary embodiment, especially suited for motorcycles and the like characterized as being fabricated of a minimum number of components assembled in a manner which permits rebuilding of worn components and wherein selected variabl... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3981380 | Shock absorber for motor vehicle A shock absorber for a motor vehicle suspension includes a piston construction having flow control valving that becomes more restrictive during the life of the shock absorber to compensate for the reduction of friction damping in the suspension during usa... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3948499 | Impact absorption devices and valve structure An impact absorber, particularly for automobile fenders, comprising a cylinder, a piston on one end of a piston rod and slidable in the cylinder, an annular partition slidable on the piston rod, and a valve carried by the piston and allowing, on compressi... | 04/06/1976 |
