Patents by Inventor Reginald I. Thompson

Reginald I. Thompson 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).

  • Vehicle suspension with independent pitch and roll control
    Patent number: 6010139
    Abstract: A vehicle hydropneumatic suspension comprising four double acting rams (1, 2, 3, 4) each between respective one of four spaced wheels at comers of the vehicle. First conduits (9, 11) connecting main chambers (1a, 2a) of front rams (1, 2) with diagonally opposite rear cylinder minor chambers (3b, 4b), respectively, and, second conduits (10, 12) connecting minor chambers (1b, 2b) with main chambers of diagonally opposite rams (3a, 4a), respectively. A load distribution unit (13) has two cylindrical chambers (13a, 13b) each separated by a piston into. respectively, chambers (14, 15) and (16, 17). Conduits (9a, 10a, 11a, 12a) connect respectively conduits (9, 10, 11, 12) to chambers (14, 16, 17, 15). The pistons are connected by a resilient means (20) to allow relative piston movement to provide for independent control of pitch and roll of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Kinetic, Limited
    Inventors: Christopher B. Heyring, Reginald I. Thompson