Patents by Inventor David Bowman Lloyd

David Bowman Lloyd has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Low cost jounce bumper
    Patent number: 5725203
    Abstract: An jounce bumper apparatus has an elastomeric body (18) bonded directly to a head (30) of a threaded fastener (20) for providing controlled impact of a second member 46, such as a lower control arm of a vehicle suspension, with an adjacent first member (48), such as a vehicle frame. Bonding strength may be enhanced by the use of an enlarged head (30) combined with forming circumferential grooves thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bowman Lloyd