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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886883 | Telescopic fork A telescopic fork (1) for two-wheelers, in particular bicycles, is provided and includes a plunger tube (2) and a fixed tube (3) having a spring element (4), which is impinged by a piston (5) connected to the plunger tube (2... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7441640 | Shock absorber apparatus A shock absorber includes a first cylinder having a first fluid port and a second cylinder having a second fluid port. A response adjustment mechanism is connected in fluid transmission relation between the first and second fluid ports. The response adjustmen... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7401800 | Gas spring suspension system A gas spring suspension system that maximizes the travel of the suspension system. The suspension system includes a first tube and a second tube slidable within the first tube. A piston assembly is slidably mounted in the second tube for changing the pressure in the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7364143 | Adjustable suspension fork A suspension front fork includes a lower tube with a closed bottom and an upper tube is movably inserted in the lower tube. Hydraulic oil is filled in the lower tube and has an oil level in the upper tube. A damper assembly is fixedly received in the upper tube and ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7316409 | Front fork of bicycle with buffer apparatus A front fork of a bicycle, which has damping function, has a lower fork having a closed bottom. An upper fork tube is inserted into the lower fork for reciprocation relative to the lower fork, which has a nozzle at a top thereof. Oil is received in a space between t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7255359 | Bicycle The invention relates to a bicycle adjusting device, in particular an adjusting device for adjusting the height of the front wheel suspension, the rear wheel suspension, the saddle or of the steering mechanism of a bicycle, e.g. of a mountain bike, a bicycle with at... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255211 | 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... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7182358 | Bicycle The invention relates to a bicycle adjusting device, in particular an adjusting device for adjusting the height of the front wheel suspension, the rear wheel suspension, the saddle or of the steering mechanism of a bicycle, e.g. of a mountain bike, a bicycle with at... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163222 | Bicycle fork having lock-out, blow-off, and adjustable blow-off threshold A bicycle 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. The damping assembly includes an adjustable valve, sometimes ref... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7124865 | Pressure regulating dampers A damper includes housing bounding a chamber. A barrier is movably disposed within the chamber so as to divide at least a portion of the chamber into a pressure compartment and a control compartment each having a volume, the volume of the pressure compartment and th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100750 | Assembly for a Hydraulic Dashpot An assembly for a hydraulic dashpot. The dashpot is accommodated in an overall housing (1) and provided with a shock-absorbing piston (3) traveling back and forth inside the housing on one end of a piston rod (2) and partitioning the housing int... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063343 | Front fork damper for bicycle Disclosed is a front fork damper installed in a bicycle front fork formed of a fork pipe, a bottom case coupled and axially movable relative to the bottom case, and a hydraulic fluid filled in between the bottom case and the fork pipe. The front fork damper is joine... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7017928 | Bicycle A bicycle in one embodiment includes a frame and at least one adjusting device for adjusting at least one of a height of a saddle and a steering stem. The adjusting device includes a double-acting piston/cylinder assembly with a first cylinder chamber and a second c... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011325 | Adjustable length suspension fork for a bicycle An improved, lightweight suspension fork for a bicycle with variable travel capability that maintains excellent torsional rigidity. This suspension fork allows for adjustable suspension travel adjusted at the handlebars of the bicycle. The suspension system includes... | 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 |
| 6979011 | Motorcycle fork bottom having different longitudinal stiffness and adjustable lateral stiffness A motorcycle or bicycle suspension having adjustable side-to-side flexibility. The suspension includes a telescopic fork and a fork bottom which couples the fork to the axle of a wheel. The fork bottom and the fork are stiff in the direction of travel, to avoid flex... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6942073 | On/off damper for bikes An activation device for a damper includes a stopping tube adapted to be securely received in the piston rod and having grooves defined in a peripheral edge of the stopping tube and first teeth formed on the peripheral edge of the stopping tube, a driving tube adapt... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6905131 | Bicycle suspension assembly A bicycle suspension assembly is configured with a pair of telescoping struts with one of the struts having an electrical cord located in an interior area of located between upper and lower telescoping members of the strut. The electrical cord located in the interio... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6880684 | Flow regulator for a gas shock absorber A flow regulator for a gas shock absorber is connected between the primary cylinder and the secondary cylinder. The flow regulator allows a user to adjust the rate of flow of fluid from the primary cylinder to the secondary cylinder thereby varying the damping prope... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6840357 | Hydraulic damping device Two oil chambers 28. 29 are formed in a cylinder 21. The piston rod oil chamber 28 is connected with a reservoir 50 formed on an outer section of the cylinder. Two parallel passages 33, 34 are formed in a sealing case 23 pro... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6802407 | Adjustable front suspension device A front suspension device includes an inner tube fixedly connected to the crown portion of the front fork and movably inserted in an outer tube. A valve member is received in the inner tube and connected to a sleeve which extends from the inner tube and an adjusting... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6659239 | Shock absorber through the rod damping adjustment A shock absorber is provided that includes a shock absorber body defining a cavity that is at least partially filled with hydraulic fluid. A piston is slidably arranged within the body and separates the cavity into rebound and compression fluid chambers. ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6505719 | Damping apparatus for bicycle forks A damping apparatus having a cylinder, a fluid, and a floating piston. The cylinder includes a fluid chamber with the fluid located within the fluid chamber. The floating piston is coupled to the cylinder to carry the fluid in the fluid chamber. The float... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6491146 | Damping adjustable shock absorber for a bicycle A shock absorber includes opposing first and second cylinders and first and second pistons disposed in and cooperating with the first and second cylinders to confine first, second and third chambers thereamong. The second and third chambers are filled wit... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6446771 | Shock absorber A shock absorber is made with a bleed function and preferably a non-return valve function associated with the bleed function. The shock absorber has a cylinder (3) and, working in the latter in working medium and arranged on a piston rod (4), a piston arr... | 09/10/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6382370 | Shock absorber with an adjustable lock-out value and two-stage flow restriction A suspension system with a shock absorber having a manually adjustable lock-out valve and a blow-off valve for controlling damping characteristics suitable for a wide variety of large, medium, and small bumps, and rider induced suspension action, while se... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6360858 | Damping apparatus for bicycle forks A bicycle fork having a damping apparatus that includes a cylinder, a damping fluid and a piston. The cylinder defines a chamber. The damping fluid is located in the chamber. The piston is disposed in the chamber and is positioned adjacent the fluid.... | 03/26/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6286642 | Fluid regulating device for use with a shock-absorbing cylinder to obtain a variable shock absorbing effect A fluid regulating device includes a valve housing formed with a piston receiving chamber that has a piston member slidingly and sealingly disposed therein to divide the piston receiving chamber into a volume-variable gas compartment filled with pressuriz... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286641 | Oil brake This invention pertains to an oil brake that includes a piston (3) which is mounted on the free end of a movable tubular rod (4) that moves in a hollow cylindrical body (2), limiting, on both sides of the piston, a first working volume (21) and a second w... | 09/11/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6241060 | Oil damped fork A damping apparatus for use in a bicycle fork includes two telescoping legs, a rebound piston and a compression piston. A damping fluid is provided in the apparatus. The pistons and legs define compression rebound and variable zones into which the fluid m... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6202807 | Speed controlling hydraulic dampener A speed controlling hydraulic dampener comprises a tubular housing defining a closed cylindrical chamber for containing a hydraulic fluid. The chamber containing two separate pistons and piston rods that extend through sealed openings in the ends of the h... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6120049 | Bicycle shock absorber including lockout means An improved shock absorber for use in the front fork suspension of a mountain bicycle includes a housing having a pair of telescopically-arranged cylinders containing a rebound damping piston, a compression damping piston, and a lockout damping piston arr... | 09/19/2000 |
