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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8444123 | Suspension system having active compensation for vibration A suspension system for a seat of a vehicle comprises a base, a linkage, and a seat attached to the base via the linkage. A pneumatic shock absorber provides a respective resistance level against movement of the seat with respect to the base based on a corresponding... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8282085 | Absorbent covering An absorbent covering (1) has high damping power, secured on a structure (2) and includes a dissipater mesh made up of a plurality of dissipating elements (3) and of nodes (4) each having its bottom end (4′) secured on the struct... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8256750 | Vibration isolation mounting assembly A mounting assembly is provided. The mounting assembly comprises an outer ring having a plurality of insert portions, each of the plurality of insert portions extending toward the center of the outer ring and having an insert cavity, a plurality of vibration isolati... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8231114 | Mechanical control shock-absorbent anti-recoil universal mechanism Mechanical control shock-absorbent anti-recoil mechanism intended for various fields such as industrial and civil constructions, machine building industry, robotics et cetera, its purpose being to protect against the impact forces, recoil forces or vibrations. | 07/31/2012 |
| 8196910 | Platform isolator The platform isolator of the present invention isolates a vibration source from its surroundings. The platform is supported on elongated members that in turn are supported on knife-edge supports. The ends of the elongated members are restrained from longitudinal mov... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8181944 | Vibration damper A pre-compressed vibration damper is provided for inhibiting transfer of vibration to an apparatus during the evacuation thereof by a pump. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8162299 | Vibrator isolator system A vibration isolator system for attaching a payload to a supporting base is provided, the payload having a center of mass and the system consisting of at least three vibration isolating pods. Each pod has two associated, non-parallel, elastic struts. A first end of ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152144 | Apparatus for exercising a force on a load An apparatus for exerting a force on a load, comprising at least a first spring system and a second spring system, which two spring systems are coupled with the load and produce forces that are applied to the load, wherein an adjusting device is provided coupled wit... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8113494 | Active impact protection mechanism Active cushioning mechanisms that detect imminent impact and activate a damper by driving power from an onboard power supply into an electromagnetic actuator. The electromagnetic actuator transforms the stored electric power into an electromechanical damping force. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8061692 | Floor isolation system A floor isolation system includes a platform and a multidirectional spring unit. The platform has rolling supports that isolate the platform from lateral movements of a substrate. The platform further has sliding supports that (1) prevent the platform from moving fr... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7992847 | Earthquake-proof plinth to protect an object thereon An earthquake-proof plinth includes a display floor plate that has an aperture configured to fit a middle section of an article seated on the plinth and that has a seat panel passing through the aperture and supported by a shaft extending vertically downward from th... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7950633 | Vibration isolator system A vibration isolator system for attaching a payload to a supporting base is provided, the payload having a center of mass and the system consisting of at least three vibration isolating pods. Each pod has two associated, non-parallel, elastic struts. A first end of ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7909312 | Vibration-shock absorbing mechanism and content reproducing apparatus A vibration-shock absorbing mechanism that protects an object disposed in a housing includes a shock-absorbing member that is disposed in the housing and absorbs a shock, and a resonance-damping member that is disposed between the object and the shock-absorbing memb... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7887033 | Suspension system having active compensation for vibration A suspension system for a seat of a vehicle comprises a base, a linkage, and a seat attached to the base via the linkage. A pneumatic shock absorber provides a respective resistance level against movement of the seat with respect to the base based on a corresponding... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7798476 | Shock absorber for medical imaging device Various embodiments of the invention provide a shock absorber. The shock absorber comprising a frame having three sides, namely a first side, a second side and a third side. The first side is contiguous with the second side, which is contiguous with the third side. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| H2237 | Embedded dynamic vibration absorber An embedded dynamic vibration absorber that includes an external structural portion and a vibrational absorbing portion. The vibrational absorbing portion is encompassed or surrounded by the external structural portion. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7530555 | Damping assembly for a construction A damping assembly includes a supporting base, a stainless steel layer having an arcuate slippery top face mating to the arcuate top face of the supporting base, a polytetrafluoroethylene layer movably seated on top of the arcuate slippery top face of the stainless ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7487958 | Anti-vibration mechanism for dental impression material mixer An anti-vibration mechanism for dental impression material mixer. The mechanism includes a plurality of supporting poles, a plurality of first elastic springs, a plurality of second elastic springs, a base plate and a restricting board. One end of both the first ela... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7472898 | Linear drive for vibratory apparatus A three mass vibratory apparatus for processing work material includes a bed defining a transport surface for receiving the objects, an elastic amplifier having a first end connected to the bed and a second end, and a drive base connected to the elastic amplifier se... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7451966 | Isolator mount for shock and vibration An isolator mount with shock and vibration applications is presented. Specifically, the invention is comprised of an energy dissipating material disposed between deflectable elements. The invention is capable of damping small disturbance excitations and mitigating l... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7428954 | Damper for drum type washing machine Disclosed herein is a damper for use in a drum type washing machine, which can support a tub of the washing machine and absorb vibration of the tub. The damper comprises a cylinder, a piston partially inserted inside the cylinder, and a fixed damping member and move... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423868 | Apparatus for mounting storage device, integral unit, and electronic device An apparatus for mounting includes a first buffer fixing piece for arranging a first buffer unit to a first hard disk drive (HDD), a holding frame for holding the first HDD that is integrated with the first buffer fixing piece, and for fixing a control board, a seco... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410039 | Tunable vibration absorption device A tunable vibration absorption device is provided that is suitable for active or semi-active vibration absorption or damping of vibrations in vibrating structures. It comprises a stack including a force actuator mechanism for generating an axial actuation force and ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409799 | Anti shock device An anti shock device has a base plate and a top plate, at least one pair of support racks are mounted between the top plate and the base plate. At least one adapter is mounted between the support racks. The adapter has a curved rail defined therein, and the support ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404548 | Dampening clip assembly A dampening clip assembly may include a spring mount, a clip member, and a sealing member. The spring mount may include a base, a piston cylinder extending from the base and defining an interior cavity, a mounting surface having a passage formed therethrough, and a ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398964 | Isolator mount for shock and vibration An isolator mount capable of dissipating shocks and vibrations is presented. The present invention includes a mount which is load bearing and capable of withstanding repeated deflections and strains, at least two damping layers composed of an energy damping viscoela... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398143 | Active vibration absorber and method An active vibration absorber is provided for absorbing vibrations in a member. An inertial mass is mounted on the member with a stiffness between the member and the mass. A force actuator arrangement applies a force between the inertial mass and the member. A dampin... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394009 | Drum cymbal washer A resilient washer design having an annulus body and a concentric sleeve extending from the annulus with a plurality of ribs extending from the sleeve. The washer may have an opposing sleeve extending from the opposite side of the annulus with a second plurality of ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7383929 | Anti-vibration technique An anti-vibration apparatus includes a first magnet unit arranged on a support target and including a first permanent magnet, and a second magnet unit including a pair of second permanent magnets. The pair of second permanent magnets is arranged to interpose the fir... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379300 | Fixing mechanism for a fan fixing frame A fixing mechanism fixes a side of a fan frame having a plurality of cooling fans and provided with a locking elastic tab having a second locking portion to a bottom board of a housing of an electronic device. The fixing mechanism includes a fixing tab fixed to the ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367421 | Rack and pinion type power steering apparatus A rack shaft is supported at three positions including a gear housing receiving an engagement portion between a rack gear and a pinion near one end in an axial direction with respect to a rack housing corresponding to a support body thereof, a housing near the other... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347437 | Damper assembly A damper assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a housing adapted to be mounted to one end of a strut in the suspension system. The housing has a chamber with fluid therein. The damper assembly also includes at least one diaphragm extending across th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338035 | Foundation shock suppressor A shock suppressor has at least two sliding units stacked in an alternate manner, and each sliding unit consists of a moving base, a connecting base and at least one rod. The connecting base is moveably combined with the moving base via the at least one rod. At leas... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333882 | Suspension control apparatus In a suspension control system a sky-hook command signal (B) obtained from velocity data obtained by integrating a sprung mass acceleration (αu) from a sprung mass acceleration sensor (9u) and an unsprung mass vibration damping command signal (C) obta... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331054 | Vibration damping means for optical recording/reproducing apparatus A vibration damping means (30) for an optical reproducing/recording apparatus (100) includes a first damper (4), and a second damper (5) received in the first damper. The first damper has a damp coefficient adapted to absorb vibrations ge... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322569 | Linear drive for vibratory apparatus A two mass vibratory apparatus for processing work material includes a bed defining a transport surface for receiving the objects, an elastic amplifier having a first end connected to the bed and a second end, and a base connected to the elastic amplifier second end... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320389 | Three-axis offset damping system The present invention comprises a three-axis damping system employing dampers and springs in spatially oriented arrays to isolate an object against translational forces in any direction as well as rotational forces. The inventive system also is biased in the vertica... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7303184 | Isolator mount for shock and vibration mitigation A passive isolator mount capable of dissipating shocks and vibrations as either heat or magnetic energy is presented. The passive isolator includes a pair of L-shaped or C-shaped brackets capable of withstanding repeated deflections and strains, energy dissipating l... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290642 | Magnetic spring device with negative stiffness A magnetic spring device with negative stiffness contains at least one first pole body combination composed of at least one first, at least one second and at least one third pole body, which each have opposite magnetic poles, with the pole bodies in the combination ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293135 | Invertible disk drive connection scheme A module for a storage system is capable of accessing disk drives in a particular order regardless of its orientation. The module accesses the drives in the same order whether it is installed in a first orientation or in a second, inverted orientation. The module in... | 11/06/2007 |
