Patents Represented by Attorney Thomas N. Twane
  • Patent number: 7510061
    Abstract: An MR-fluid (magnetorheological-fluid) hydraulic mount includes a hydraulic-mount partition plate assembly and an electric coil. The partition plate assembly has a longitudinal axis, has first and second sides, and has an MR-fluid through orifice extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis from the first side to the second side. The partition plate assembly is devoid of any non-MR-hydraulic-fluid orifice. The electric coil is substantially coaxially aligned with the longitudinal axis and is adapted to magnetically influence the MR-fluid through orifice. The MR-fluid through orifice is positioned radially outward of the electric coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark O. Bodie, Mark W. Long