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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104775 | Dolly with elastically suspended load-bearing surface A dolly or pallet equipped with an elastically suspended load-bearing surface so as to responsively move downwards as materials are loaded and move upwards as loads are removed thereby reducing variation in the height of the top of the stack. The elastic suspension ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7731203 | Method for load-dependent air quality control in a pneumatic spring system According to a method for controlling the air volume in a closed pneumatic spring system of a vehicle, an air-powered pump supplies at least two pneumatic springs and/or a compressed air reservoir with a specific air volume as needed such that the air pressure preva... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7494133 | Four wheel chassis for a floor conveyor, a counterweight stacker in particular A four wheel chassis for a floor conveyor, a counterweight stacker in particular, in which the ends of the front and rear axle or the wheels, respectively, are supported with respect to the vehicle frame via double-acting hydraulic cylinders, which on their turn co-... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7431309 | Ground contact load control apparatus for a vehicle In a ground contact load control apparatus for a vehicle having front and rear, left and right load bearing means (11, 12, 13, 14) which support the ground contact load of each of the front and rear, left and right wheels, respectively, a load changing means ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7364142 | Spring strut unit for suspension systems of motor vehicles Spring strut unit for suspension systems of motor vehicles with a fastening connection on the body side and another fastening connection on the wheel side; with a helical spring supported between the body and the wheel; and with a vibration damper installed between ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360776 | Method and apparatus for rebound control A stabilizing apparatus and method that replaces the existing shock absorber of a road vehicle that works to resist the initiation of body roll during cornering. It seeks to counter act the forces being generated by the vehicle suspension springs that exacerbate the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357395 | Device for controlling suspension performance of a vehicle having variable axle loads A device for controlling suspension performance in a vehicle having variable loads on an axle, a level control system, and a hydropneumatic suspension apparatus between unsprung and sprung masses. The device includes at least one double-acting hydraulic cylinder hav... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350793 | Vehicle suspension roll control system A roll control system for a vehicle including: two double-acting rams (1, 2) at the first end of the vehicle and two single acting rams (3, 4) at the second of the vehicle; each double-acting ram (1, 2) including a first and a second fluid chamb... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350795 | Suspension A rear axle suspension for a highway truck that includes a pair of trailing arms suspended below a frame by a pair of hanger brackets. The hanger brackets define a pivot axis for the trailing arms. A supplemental axle locating member is attached to the axle and incl... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347480 | Electromotive sunvisor assembly of a vehicle and the method thereof Disclosed is an electromotive sunvisor assembly of a vehicle and a method thereof in which a visor body is automatically movable to the outside of an overhead storage room and can be pivoted at a moving shielding site. The electromotive sunvisor assembly of a vehicl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316406 | Vehicle height adjusting apparatus A wireless remote control radio-transmits a vehicle height adjusting signal tagged with a remote control identification code in order to improve vehicle height adjustment operability in a vehicle such as a truck. The remote control identification code is pre-registe... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303201 | Air suspension system for a vehicle A height control valve linkage assembly for an air suspension system, including an air bag and a height control valve controlling the supply of air to the air bag. A telescopic linkage is positioned between the arm of the height control valve and the suspension. The... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294797 | Electronic controller for a vehicle leveling system and vehicle leveling system comprising same An electronic controller for a vehicle leveling system comprises an extend-enable switch, a retract-enable switch, an all-activate switch, and at least one group-activate switch. It is configured to generate an all-extend electronic signal upon coordinated actuation... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287761 | Method and an assembly for selectively adjusting the height and load capacity of a motorized assembly and a motorized assembly incorporating the method A motorized assembly 10 having a handlebar control switch assembly 56 which allows the height and load carrying capacity of the motorized assembly 10 to be quickly and easily modified without requiring a user 11 to remove their hands from... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281716 | Varying a suspension linkage ratio in a vehicle suspension A method and apparatus for actively tuning a vehicle suspension, operatively connect a wheel of the vehicle to a chassis of the vehicle with a suspension apparatus including a control arm of fixed length, having an inboard end thereof adapted for articulating attach... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273209 | Suspension apparatus A suspension apparatus for use in a vehicle including a body, a body-side member, a wheel, and a wheel-side member, the apparatus including a hydraulic suspension device which is adapted to be provided between the body-side member and the wheel-side member; a first ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270211 | Compressed air motorcycle lift adapted for internal placement within front forks of a motorcycle A motorcycle lift device is adapted to be fitted to any two of three wheeled motorcycle, the motorcycle lift device having an on board air compression generating device providing compressed air to a pair of air driven pistons placed within the existing front forks o... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249776 | Opposing spring resilient tension suspension system A suspension and method applies the unsprung weight of the wheels and axles to reduce the motion of the sprung weight of chassis. The suspension has a load bolster supporting the sprung weight at a ride height and a rebound member between the wheel axle support and ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249780 | Air assist adaptation for leaf spring suspension systems An air spring and a linear guide are used to boost the effectiveness of a leaf spring suspension system for a motor vehicle. The air spring mounts between the axle and the vehicle frame. The aft end of the leaf spring mounts to the linear guide to allow the leaf spr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237780 | Apparatus for adjusting vehicle height An apparatus for adjusting vehicle height, the apparatus being disposed between a vehicle body and a wheel assembly, the apparatus including a first suspension coil spring adapted to be connected to the vehicle body, a second suspension coil spring adapted to be con... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226064 | Locking anti-motion suspension A skid steer vehicle has a suspension that includes a control arm pivotally coupled to the vehicle chassis that is supported by a hydraulic cylinder connected to an accumulator to provide springing. A hydraulic circuit coupled to the cylinder and accumulator permit ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221265 | System for sensing level change in vehicles A system for sensing relative position between chassis (5a, 5b) and axle (3) on a vehicle, which vehicle is provided with a so-called V-rod (1) mounted between the chassis (5a, 5b) and the axle ( | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219779 | Hydro-pneumatic suspension system A hydro-pneumatic suspension system includes one or more hydraulic suspension cylinders mounted between the vehicle body and the axle. Each cylinder includes a piston chamber and rod chamber, each of which are connected to an accumulator and which can be connected t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204478 | Height control valve with universal mounting for a suspension system A height control valve for use in a vehicle suspension system for controlling the ride height of the trailer, the height control valve provided with a universal mounting for allowing greater flexibility in the mounting of the height control valve to a vehicle frame,... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192034 | Load based suspension motion limiting An articulated loader has an articulated chassis and two A-frames. The points of the A-frames face each other. The articulated chassis includes a front portion and a rear portion. Likewise, there is a front or first A-frame and a rear or second A-frame. The A-frames... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192033 | Trailing arm suspension and height control system with motorized valve therefor A trailing arm suspension for a vehicle. The trailing arm suspension having a height control system for controlling the ride height of the suspension relative to the vehicle. The height control system preferably comprises a motor driven height control valve. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163208 | Hydropneumatic suspension system for vehicles A hydropneumatic suspension system for a vehicle with a level control, in particular for the front axle of a tractor, includes a first 2/2 directional control valve having a regulating-up function communicating with the pressurized oil pump and a second 2/2 directio... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162399 | System for and method of selecting pneumatic device, and recording medium A pneumatic device selection system has a computer, first through sixth databases connected to the computer and storing data of at least pneumatic devices, a coordinate input unit and a keyboard connected to the computer, for entering input data based on an input ac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152389 | Mower suspension system and method A front independent suspension including a first suspension arm coupled to a front side of a frame and a second suspension arm coupled to a lateral side of the frame. The first suspension arm and the second suspension arm are movable relative to the frame in respons... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150450 | Vehicle suspension damper with integral height leveling valve An air spring suspension damper assembly includes a first housing and a second housing which telescope relative to each other. An actuating member such as a cable is connected to a height leveling valve contained in one of the housings and attached to the other hous... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147236 | Suspension In order to provide a suspension which is inexpensive and light in weight and which can attain substantially improved vehicle-riding comfort without lowering drivability, an axle is hanged from a chassis side (side rails) by resilient supports (leaf and air springs)... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7139649 | Method for adaptation of a level of a vehicle with an air suspension element The invention relates to an adaptation of a level of an air suspension element of a vehicle from a starting level to a desired level. Usually, such adaptation is done by opening a control valve connecting an air container with the air suspension element for an openi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7114729 | Vehicle rear suspension An anti-lift characteristic of a rear suspension of a vehicle is enhanced by including a carrier at which a rear wheel is rotatably mounted; a trailing arm longitudinally aligned with respect to a vehicle body, ends of the trailing arm being respectively connected t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107746 | Mower suspension system and method A mower including a frame having a front portion, a rear portion, and at least one central longitudinal beam. The at least one beam is parallel with a longitudinal axis passing from the front portion to the rear portion of the frame. First and second wheels are posi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097015 | Suspension system for motor vehicles A suspension system for motor vehicles includes a piston-cylinder assembly having a working cylinder, a piston rod guidably inserted in a piston rod guide in the cylinder, and a damping piston having damping valves movably arranged in the working cylinder and connec... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077408 | Stabilizing air suspension system An improved air suspension system for the rear axle of a vehicle such as a light to medium duty truck. The system includes a torque arm extending forward of the axle with its forward end mounted on the frame and an intermediate point mounted on the axle. The rear en... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077407 | Interconnected suspension An interconnected suspension for a vehicle having right and left control arms is disclosed. The suspension includes a buffer interconnected to the right and left control arms, and a mounting bracket for the buffer, being disposed at tip end portions of the right and... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077390 | Suspension strut unit with a height-adjustable spring collar Spring strut comprising a cylinder, with respect to which the axial position of a spring collar can be adjusted, where the spring collar has a sleeve section, by which it is connected to the cylinder, where, on the cylinder side, a chamber is provided, which is at l... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7062367 | Vehicle actuator remote control system The control system includes a microprocessor based radio frequency receiver module and a radio frequency handset transmitter module. The microprocessor receives a specific input from the remote transmitter. The handset transmitter module contains two joysticks. Two ... | 06/13/2006 |