Patents by Inventor David M. Houser

David M. Houser 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).

  • Spare tire carrier vibration damper
    Patent number: 8550315
    Abstract: An apparatus for damping vibration in a vehicle structure via a mass of a spare wheel includes a bar. The bar has a first end elastically coupled to the vehicle structure, wherein the first end is arranged for vertical movement relative to the vehicle structure. The bar also has a second end pivotably coupled to the vehicle structure, wherein the second end is arranged to facilitate the vertical movement of the first end. The bar additionally includes an arrangement for mounting a spare wheel, wherein damping of vibration in the vehicle structure is provided when the spare wheel is mounted on the bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: David M. Houser, Adrian J. Purvis, Bhaskar Avutapalli
  • SPARE TIRE CARRIER VIBRATION DAMPER
    Publication number: 20100102095
    Abstract: An apparatus for damping vibration in a vehicle structure via a mass of a spare wheel includes a bar. The bar has a first end elastically coupled to the vehicle structure, wherein the first end is arranged for vertical movement relative to the vehicle structure. The bar also has a second end pivotably coupled to the vehicle structure, wherein the second end is arranged to facilitate the vertical movement of the first end. The bar additionally includes an arrangement for mounting a spare wheel, wherein damping of vibration in the vehicle structure is provided when the spare wheel is mounted on the bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: David M. Houser, Adrian J. Purvis, Bhaskar Avutapalli