Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Armstrong

Lawrence E. Armstrong 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).

  • Strut assembly with integral bearing and spring seat
    Patent number: 5467971
    Abstract: A quarter car vehicle suspension including a wheel, a bearing having an axis of rotation, the piston rod axis aligned at an acute angle with respect to a spring axis of a coil spring of the suspension, and a spring seat integral with the bearing, wherein the bearing is located between the spring seat and the vehicle body, and wherein the axis or rotation of the bearing is substantially aligned with a spring axis and at an acute angle to the piston rod axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Diane M. Hurtubise, Perry K. Arnold, David P. Kudla, Lawrence E. Armstrong