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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162112 | Methods and apparatus for protecting a shock absorber from bottoming Methods and apparatus for accommodating vehicle suspensions that may bottom out. Some embodiments of the present invention include the secondary shock absorber placed within a primary shock absorber. Yet clear embodiments describe a shock absorber having multiple fl... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7387598 | Multifunctional portable pneumatic exercise device The multifunctional portable pneumatic exercise device is a muscular exercise and training device that may be used for a multiplicity of exercises and with a wide variety of muscle groups. The exercise device includes a telescopic tube that is sealed at a distal end... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377372 | Telescopic fork leg A telescopic fork leg with damping system comprising piston and piston rod arrangements. The arrangements perform longitudinal shift motions in a medium-containing chamber. The chamber is situated in a tubular part belonging to the damping system. The piston rod arr... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7331434 | Impact absorber An impact absorber is provided for absorbing impact forces especially in case of a collision of a motor vehicle. The impact absorber includes an inner tube (1), which can be pushed into an outer tube (2) in a telescopic manner and which is closed with ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325660 | Fluid flow regulation of a vehicle shock absorber/damper Shock absorber components, such as a radial bypass damper, an anti-cavitation valve (ACV) and an incremental flow metering valve IFMV. The damper is of a continuous, unitary construction with a main hole and auxiliary holes interconnected by passageways. The ACV has... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320388 | Stroke dependent damping A two-stage shock absorber has a pressure tube within which a valve assembly is slidably disposed. A piston rod is attached to the valve assembly and extends out of the pressure tube. A ring is slidably disposed within the pressure tube and engages the valve assembl... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320387 | Load adaptive damper with transient air signal restrictor A shock absorber for a vehicle suspension includes a pneumatic actuator that is fluidly connected to a compressed air source in the vehicle suspension, such as a suspension air bag. The pneumatic actuator cooperates with an adjustment mechanism housed within the sho... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309063 | Gas-filled spring for a vehicle, such as a motor cycle, and valve for such a gas-filled spring A gas-filled spring (1) operates using gas (13, 14) and may be intended for a motor cycle. The gas-filled spring comprises a cylinder (2) and a piston (4), said cylinder comprising a compression chamber and a return chamber (8, 9).... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7270222 | Externally adjustable internal bypass shock absorber A shock absorber that combines both the suspension function and the shock absorbing function in one unit. It has an elongated shock body filled with hydraulic fluid and a piston mounted on a piston rod that reciprocally travels within the shock body. The shock body ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252624 | Regulating apparatus for a hydraulic cylinder of a treadmill A regulating apparatus for a hydraulic cylinder of a treadmill having a rotating knob with an opening formed at a top end thereof and with a neck formed at a bottom end thereof. The periphery of the neck is marked with a plurality of numbers or with colors from ligh... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7216881 | Cable guide for a bicycle suspension fork A cable guide routing a control cable that extends between an actuator and a suspension system having a crown connecting two parallel tubular bodies to a steerer tube. The cable guide includes a housing formed on the crown and having a bore extending therethrough fo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7137491 | Shock absorber non-vibrating check valve assembly A check valve assembly for a shock absorber includes a tapered valve seat and a polygonal check valve which includes a plurality of flat surfaces. Each pair of flat surfaces intersects at a linear engagement surface which slidably engages a cylindrical chamber. When... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7055661 | Hydraulic shock absorber with adjusting of shock absorbing type A shock absorber (1) includes a compression chamber (2) in which a piston (3) moves along a path of travel from a near end to a far end. The chamber includes a constant force mode bleed orifice (10) adjacent the far end and a series of pr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044274 | Bicycle front suspension device A suspension device includes a cap connected to a seal member on the inner tube of the front fork. A cable has one end fixed to a rod and the other end extends through the cap and is connected to a switching device on the handlebar. The rod has an end section which ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028988 | Cable handling system A system or apparatus and method for retrieving cable from water during marine operations is provided that reduces damage to the cable from pulling forces during the retrieval. A pulling device distributes the forces and stresses all along the cable components. In o... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011192 | Air cylinder with high frequency shock absorber and accelerator High frequency shock absorber/accelerator built in at any or both end of conventional air cylinder that includes piston moving axially inside cylinder body and sealed against inner surface of body by sealing structure. Cylinder piston rod protrudes outside thru cyli... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6974002 | Adjustable shock absorber An adjustable shock absorber for applying a force to a moving member so as to decelerate the member. The present invention provides a cylindrical outer tube having a plurality of circular, angular grooves formed in the inner surface of the tube. A cylindrical inner ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6951267 | Damping force-variable shock absorber A damping force-variable shock absorber comprises a cylinder and a piston rod inside the cylinder. The piston rod is linearly moveable relative to the cylinder. An orifice valve plate having a plurality of valve holes is configured and mounted so as to form a circle... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6902177 | Mobility assistance vehicle A human-powered vehicle comprising a structural frame, two front wheels mounted to a forward portion of the frame for rotation, a seat secured to the frame, the seat positioned between the front wheels and adapted to pivot about a seat pivot axis, and a steerable re... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6883650 | Adjustable shock absorber A shock absorber includes a body having an outer cylinder which rotates relative to an inner cylinder to provide an adjustable damping force through fluid bypass. A plurality of ports are formed through the inner cylinder to provide the fluid bypass when a passagewa... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6851528 | Shock absorber with adjustable valving A shock absorber includes a shock rod and piston which are disposed within a fluid chamber within a shock body. The piston separates the shock body fluid chamber into a compression fluid chamber and a rebound fluid chamber. A reservoir fluid chamber accommodates the... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6767024 | Front suspension system with lock device A bicycle front suspension system includes two cylinders on the front fork and each cylinder includes an outer tube and an inner tube which is movably received in the outer tube. A cap is rotatably connected to the inner tube and connected to a rod. A control cable ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6708999 | Indicator for a bicycle suspension system for indicating travel of the suspension system A bicycle suspension system that includes an indicator for displaying the travel of a bicycle suspension system in response to an applied load. The system includes an inner tube telescopically engaging with the outer tube along an axis. A biasing mechanism biases th... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6662914 | Hydraulic dashpot A hydraulic dashpot with a cylinder (1) full of shock-absorbing fluid, with a piston (3) mounted on the end of piston rod (2), traveling back and forth inside the cylinder, separating the cylinder into two compartments (4 & 5), and provided with ports and... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6648109 | Adjustable shock absorber A shock absorber assembly includes a damping adjustment mechanism that can easily be incorporated into a twin cylinder design. The shock absorber includes an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder mounted within the outer cylinder. The inner cylinder is spa... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6619446 | Vibration damper with a deaerating device A vibration damper, particularly a mono-tube vibration damper, has a cylinder in which a piston rod is arranged together with a piston so as to be axially movable, wherein the piston divides the cylinder into two work spaces filled with a work medium, the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6592136 | Bicycle fork cartridge assembly An off-road bicycle suspension fork includes a pair of fork leg assemblies, each of the leg assemblies having an upper leg telescopingly engaged with a lower leg. A damping assembly is provided in at least one of the legs and includes a cartridge tube con... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588555 | Piston-cylinder unit with at least one bypass groove in the cylinder A piston-cylinder unit including a cylinder in which a piston is guided so as to be displaceable axially, wherein the piston separates the cylinder into two work spaces which communicate via at least one bypass groove in the cylinder depending on the stro... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6443271 | Shock absorber with cup-shaped stop cap A shock absorber includes a housing, a piston slidable in the housing, a piston rod extending outwardly from the piston, a cup-shaped stop cap secured to the free end of the piston rod, and an adjusting ring which protrudes from the end of the housing and... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443272 | Vibration damper with adjustable damping force A vibration damper with adjustable damping force, having a cylinder in which a piston is guided with a piston rod so as to be axially movable. The piston divides the cylinder into a first and a second work space. At least one damping valve is arranged in ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6360857 | Damping adjuster for shock absorber A shock absorber comprises an adjustment component movable in two degrees of freedom. When the adjustment component is adjusted within one of its degrees of freedom of movement, a characteristic, such as the compression damping, is adjusted and when the a... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6334517 | Adjustment device for a hydraulic shock absorber This invention relates to an adjustment device for a hydraulic shock absorber. This hydraulic shock absorber device is characterized in that it comprises a monoblock head (1) designed to be fitted with a removable shock absorber cylinder, a fluid reservoi... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6328291 | Shock absorber The present invention relates to a hydropneumatic shock absorber. This new telescopic system comprises an outer sliding tube, an inner sliding tube and structure for adjusting the braking level of the shock absorber in expansion. Fastened on the base of t... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6318525 | Shock absorber with improved damping The present invention provides a shock absorber having improved damping. On the base of the shock absorber there is fastened the bottom of a barrel on which rests the counter-acting spring which urges in expansion the piston of the shock absorber. The bar... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6217049 | Bicycle suspension system with spring preload adjuster and hydraulic lockout device A bicycle suspension fork for use on a bicycle, and preferably a road bicycle. The suspension fork has a preload adjuster that is designed and formed such that it is readily usable in the front fork of a bicycle without adding undue weight to the bicycle.... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6102171 | Damping valve with adjustable damping force An adjustable damping valve in a damping valve housing for a vibration damper includes a valve unit with an inlet opening in the region of a valve seat face. A valve disk is supported on the valve seat face. The valve disk is pretensioned on its rear side... | 08/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5948021 | Hydraulic cylinders for limb gait control A hydraulic cylinder control unit for gait control of a prosthetic limb which features two cylindrical tubes that are eccentric with respect to each other. The inner tube houses hydraulic fluid and the gap between the two tubes serves as a displacement ch... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5833036 | Rebound adjustable shock absorber An adjustable rebound damping shock absorber (10) has an inner cylinder (14) disposed within and spaced radially from an outer cylinder (13) to form a reservoir (20) therebetween, a piston assembly (15) slidably disposed within the inner cylinder, a pisto... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5810128 | Shock absorber An improved shock absorber for a vehicle suspension system that incorporates an internal damping arrangement that permits a smooth transition between first and second damping rates. The mechanism includes a metering rod that is mounted in such a way that ... | 09/22/1998 |
