Patents by Inventor Geert Sas

Geert Sas 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).

  • Hydraulic assembly
    Patent number: 11454259
    Abstract: An assembly includes a spring seat, a spring seat insert, and a seal. The spring seat is slidable along the spring seat insert to define an expandable fluid chamber therebetween. The spring seat includes a groove defining a mating surface. The seal is between the spring seat and the spring seat insert. The seal includes a mating portion at the first end engageable with the mating surface of the groove to prevent fluid from exiting the fluid chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: DRiV Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Bart Van Mieghem, Geert Sas
  • HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210231136
    Abstract: An assembly includes a spring seat, a spring seat insert, and a seal. The spring seat is slidable along the spring seat insert to define an expandable fluid chamber therebetween. The spring seat includes a groove defining a mating surface. The seal is between the spring seat and the spring seat insert. The seal includes a mating portion at the first end engageable with the mating surface of the groove to prevent fluid from exiting the fluid chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Bart Van Mieghem, Geert Sas
  • Shock absorber with integrated displacement sensor
    Patent number: 7493995
    Abstract: A shock absorber include a cylinder, a piston rod coupled to the cylinder, and a piston coupled to the piston rod. The piston rod is magnetically encoded so that it includes a plurality of magnetic phase shifts. The phase shifts allow the position of the piston rod relative to the cylinder to be determined so that it can function as a displacement sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Geert Sas, Mario Maes, Xavier Lauwerys, Pol Mermans, David Chiaradia
  • Shock absorber with integrated displacement sensor
    Publication number: 20060011426
    Abstract: A shock absorber include a cylinder, a piston rod coupled to the cylinder, and a piston coupled to the piston rod. The piston rod is magnetically encoded so that it includes a plurality of magnetic phase shifts. The phase shifts allow the position of the piston rod relative to the cylinder to be determined so that it can function as a displacement sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Geert Sas, Mario Maes, Xavier Lauwerys, Pol Mermans, David Chiaradia