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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7810618 | Vibration generator The invention relates to a vibration generator comprising a working piston and to a construction apparatus having a vibration generator, wherein the vibration generator is operated by a pressure fluid and comprises a control device having a control piston, which is ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7441639 | Dashpot with amplitude-dependent shock absorption A dashpot featuring amplitude-dependent shock absorption, especially intended for the wheel of a vehicle and including a hydraulically parallel cylindrical pressure-compensation chamber (8). The pressure-compensation chamber is partitioned by an axially displ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431135 | Stroke dependent damping A two-stage shock absorber has a pressure tube within which a piston assembly is slidably disposed. A piston rod is attached to the piston assembly and extends out of the pressure tube. A sleeve is slidably disposed within the pressure tube and engages the piston ro... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7395907 | Shock absorber with frequency-dependent damping Shock absorber containing a flow channel (16), provided with a valve assembly, made in the piston section. This valve assembly is designed to be actuated hydraulically. To this end there is an auxiliary chamber (22, 42) which on one side is eliminated ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7337885 | Telescoping cylinder A telescoping fluid cylinder having an inner rod and outer rod moving between extended and retracted positions. A first piston and second piston move the outer rod and inner rod through the cylinder in which a valve of the first piston provides for independent movem... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7299908 | Shock absorber A device for absorbing shocks, in particular for two-wheeled vehicles, having at least a chamber filled with a fluid medium; at least a piston means (20) movable in the longitudinal direction of the chamber ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7191877 | 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... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175008 | High-resistance decelerating device, particularly for insertion between two members in relative motion A decelerating device includes a casing defining internally a chamber filled with a viscous fluid, e.g. silicone oil; and a movable member fitted in fluidtight manner to the casing, so as to be housed at least partly inside the chamber and immersed in the viscous fl... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7134534 | Damper for front fork of vehicle A front fork for a vehicle includes an upper front fork tube, a lower front fork tube movably coupled to the upper front fork tube, a fluid contained in the upper and lower front fork tubes, and a damper fixedly sealedly mounted inside the upper front fork tube. The... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097212 | Mechanism A mechanism for selectively locking and unlocking a vehicle door latch, comprising a rheological fluid in operable connection with an output and an input, the fluid acting so as to in a first state prevent actuation of the output upon actuation of the input and in a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7076351 | Enhanced computer optimized adaptive suspension system and method A system and method for controlling a damping system. The system has at least two dampers for damping between sprung and unsprung masses in the compression and rebound directions. Sensors generate signals based on position and other parameters of motion representati... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070028 | Frequency dependent damper A gas shock absorber has a pressure tube which defines a working chamber. A piston divides the working chamber into an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber. A flow path extends through the piston to provide fluid communication between the upper and lowe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6964325 | Integrated tagging system for an electronic shock absorber An integrated tagging system for an electronically controlled shock absorber having a shock absorber with damping characteristics unique to the shock absorber. An electronic control module is in electronic communication with the shock absorber for controlling the sh... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6938365 | Dampening apparatus A dampening means for a tool, the dampening means controlling pivoting of the tool with respect to a support means of a support structure. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926500 | Fluid inertia drag damper for rotary wing aircraft rotor A drag damper for use on a rotary-wing aircraft rotor comprises a body defining two variable volume chambers linked by a piston. The chambers filled with fluid in the damper are connected by a restrictor port in the piston or between the latter and the body, and via... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6892865 | Monotube shock absorber remote reservoir fluid connection A damper assembly includes a reservoir chamber for supplying hydraulic fluid to a main damper chamber. The reservoir chamber is in fluid communication with damper chamber through an internal fluid passage formed by openings in the damper housing and the reservoir ho... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6776269 | Twin piston shock absorber A two-stage piston has a twin piston design where one piston produces a high damping force and the second piston produces a low damping force. At specified positions along the pressure tube, by-pass passages are formed to allow fluid flow around the high damping for... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6659242 | Hydraulic shock absorber for vehicle In a hydraulic shock absorber in which a piston is slidably in contact with an inner periphery of an inner tube, a cross sectional area S1 of an annular oil chamber which is sectioned by an inner periphery of an outer tube and an outer periphery of the in... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6607185 | Suspension fork having reserved arch A front suspension fork for cycles includes an inverted U-shaped reversed arch having downwardly extending legs that are integral with the upper ends of the outer sections of the telescopic fork, thereby to define a rigid unitary slider component fork. Th... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6561326 | Amplitude-attenuating dashpot A device for attenuating the amplitudes of impacts, especially against the wheel of a vehicle. At least one piston is accommodated in a housing and divides it into two attenuating spaces. The piston is attached to a piston rod and operates in conjunction ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6491145 | Regulable dashpot for motor vehicles, and method of adjusting such a dashpot A regulable hydraulic dashpot for motor vehicles and including a cylinder (1) filled with hydraulic fluid and a piston (2) that is attached to the end of a piston rod (7), travels back and forth inside the cylinder, and divides it into two chambers (3 & 4... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6340153 | Shock and acoustic mount A shock and acoustic mount for reducing transmission of forces between two relatively moveable members such as a mounted component and a supporting structure, providing a compressible fluid spring with large allowable relative movement of the mounted comp... | 01/22/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6244398 | Shock absorber with variable bypass damping A dampener for a shock absorber of a vehicle, such as a bicycle, is mounted within a telescoping front fork including a stanchion tube and a coaxial slide tube. The dampener includes an internally received hydraulic fluid sleeve that defines a hydraulic c... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6213261 | Hydropneumatic spring A hydropneumatic spring, which is preferably articulately arranged between a vehicle body and a wheel guiding part in motor vehicles, has a fluid-filled cylinder which is entered by an outwardly sealed piston rod having a piston connected at the internal ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6164424 | Shock absorber with bypass damping A shock absorber for a vehicle includes a fluid-filled cylinder having a closed end, a shaft extending partially into the cylinder, a valve attached to the first end of the shaft, and a power supply. The valve includes a valve piston and a bender. The val... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6119831 | Controllable vibration damper for motor vehicles A controllable vibration damper for motor vehicles, having a cylinder containing damping fluid, a piston rod entering the cylinder in a sealed manner and arranged axially displaceably therein, and a damping piston which is fastened to the piston rod and d... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6026939 | Shock absorber with stanchion mounted bypass damping A dampener (628) for a shock absorber of a vehicle, such as a bicycle, is mounted within a telescoping front fork including a stanchion tube (116) and a coaxial slide tube (618). The dampener includes an internally received hydraulic fluid sleeve (640) th... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5913391 | Damper The orientation insensitive, non-cavitating differential, bi-directional damper has a tubular body defining a closed, elongated chamber that has a first end and a second end. A piston assembly is disposed in and is movable within a portion of the chamber.... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5730261 | Damper control valve A damper control valve includes a body having an inlet, a main outlet and a pilot outlet with a valve disc normally substantially closing the inlet off from the outlet. The valve disc has a continuously open orifice that permits restricted fluid communica... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5598911 | Hydraulic slider coupling A hydraulic ball coupling assembly (1) comprises an inner hub (2) and an outer hub (3) disposed for relative coaxial rotational engagement. The inner hub (2) includes a continuous sinuate recessed track (4) extending circumferentially around the cylindric... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5597147 | Articulation mechanism and a universal arm means applying the mechanism An articulation mechanism which can change a hinge angle freely, even if a considerable large load is attached to the tip end of a movable arm, and which can hold the hinge angle rigidly, when it is once stopped, is provided. The articulation mechanism (1... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5560456 | Hydraulic strut for a motor vehicle A hydraulic strut for a motor vehicle for providing a movement guiding and dampening function can generally have a cylinder, with a piston disposed in the cylinder to divide the cylinder into at least first and second chamber portions, with a piston rod e... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558190 | Damping device adapted for use in exercise apparatus A damping device adapted for use in exercise apparatus includes a cylinder with internally threaded front and and rear end portions, a front cylinder cover and a rear cylinder cover, each of which has a threaded raised portion for engaging the internal th... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5423402 | Twin-pipe shock absorber A twin-pipe shock absorber comprises a working cylinder (1), a piston (4) which is movable in the cylinder and has a passage and upstream valve (13, 14, 15), an external pipe (2) which is fitted around the working cylinder having an oil tank (3) formed th... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5339932 | Apparatus and method to cushion movement of a member An apparatus to cushion movement of a member in a machine includes a piston which divides a cylinder into upper and lower variable volume chambers. A body of lubricating liquid is held in a chamber in the piston. Lubricating liquid is conducted from the c... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5337864 | Suspension system with improved resonance damping and a method for regulating the suspension system A suspension system for motor vehicles is disposed between body (1) and wheel (2) and is provided with a damper (4) with integrated resonance dampers (40, 48) for improved insulation of transmission of road unevenness to the body. The resonance damper is ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5325943 | Variable orifice oil/gass damper for aircraft landing gear A variable orifice damper includes a sealed cylinder, a piston rod mounted for sliding movement along the axis of the cylinder carrying a piston head and a tail rod, the piston rod and tail rod extending from the interior of the cylinder outward beyond a ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5318156 | Rigid volume viscous damper A damping apparatus including a piston having an axis therethrough. The piston includes a coaxial body portion and a first and second end extending oppositely therefrom along the axis. A rigid housing is coaxial with and surrounds the body of the piston f... | 06/07/1994 |
