Patents by Inventor Richard J. Aumann

Richard J. Aumann 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).

  • Lift Axle Suspension Systems with Lift Paddle
    Publication number: 20240174040
    Abstract: A lift axle suspension system incorporating a lift paddle is disclosed. The lift paddle comprising a first pad, a second pad and a rigid support arm securing the first pad and the second pad in fixed relation to one another. The first pad is attached to a lift spring, the second pad is secured to the bottom surface of the main support member/leaf spring. Actuation of the lift spring causes the axle to be lifted out of contact with the ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Ashley T. Dudding, Sean T. Lindsay, Ryan M. Ettenhofer, Michael P. Robinson, Richard J. Aumann
  • Vehicle suspension
    Patent number: 9242524
    Abstract: A suspension assembly having a frame hanger, a first control arm mounted between the frame hanger and an axle attachment member, a second control arm mounted to the frame hanger and to the axle attachment member, wherein the second arm extends from a centerline of the first control arm at an angle alpha such that the first control arm and the second control arm are not parallel to each other, wherein the centerline of the first control arm and the centerline of the second control arm extend to intersect at a point that is at a virtual center of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ashley T. Dudding, Richard J. Aumann, Michael Brannigan, Matthew J. Van Meter
  • Vehicle Suspension
    Publication number: 20150321529
    Abstract: A suspension assembly having a frame hanger, a first control arm mounted between the frame hanger and an axle attachment member, a second control arm mounted to the frame hanger and to the axle attachment member, wherein the second arm extends from a centerline of the first control arm at an angle alpha such that the first control arm and the second control arm are not parallel to each other, wherein the centerline of the first control arm and the centerline of the second control arm extend to intersect at a point that is at a virtual center of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Ashley T. Dudding, Richard J. Aumann, Michael Brannigan, Matthew J. Van Meter
  • Vehicle suspension
    Patent number: 9085212
    Abstract: A suspension assembly having a frame hanger, a first control arm mounted between the frame hanger and an axle attachment member, a second control arm mounted to the frame hanger and to the axle attachment member, wherein the second arm extends from a centerline of the first control arm at an angle alpha such that the first control arm and the second control arm are not parallel to each other, wherein the centerline of the first control arm and the centerline of the second control arm extend to intersect at a point that is at a virtual center of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ashley T. Dudding, Richard J. Aumann, Michael Brannigan, Matthew J. Van Meter
  • Vehicle Suspension
    Publication number: 20140265205
    Abstract: A suspension assembly having a frame hanger, a first control arm mounted between the frame hanger and an axle attachment member, a second control arm mounted to the frame hanger and to the axle attachment member, wherein the second arm extends from a centerline of the first control arm at an angle alpha such that the first control arm and the second control arm are not parallel to each other, wherein the centerline of the first control arm and the centerline of the second control arm extend to intersect at a point that is at a virtual center of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ashley T. Dudding, Richard J. Aumann, Michael Brannigan, Matthew J. Van Meter