Patents by Inventor Richard L. Reichard

Richard L. Reichard 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).

  • Patent number: 5039073
    Abstract: An isolating mount for connecting two parts or mechanisms includes a rigid bushing surrounded by a resilient block which includes closed cavities on opposite sides of said bushing located along a first plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of said bushing and a passage formed by pipes extending outside the mount between the cavities. A quantity of liquid fills the cavities and passage, providing a liquid column of predetermined inertia in the passage between the cavities for controlling the frequency and amplitude of forces transmitted through the bushing to provide tuning of the damping characteristics of the mount to preselected frequencies of vibration. A rigid outer body surrounds and contacts the block and exerts compressive force thereon substantially along the first plane. The bushing is connected to one of the two parts to be isolated and the outer body is connected to the other of the two parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Reichard, Thomas A. Knurek, Terry L. Houston, Gary L. Hipsher, Jamal J. Mousavi
  • Patent number: 4974819
    Abstract: An isolating mount for connecting two parts or mechanisms includes a rigid bushing surrounded by a resilient block which includes cavities on opposite sides of the bushing located along a first plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bushing and passage formed between the cavities. A quantity of liquid fills the cavities and a passage, providing a liquid column of predetermined inertia in the passage between the cavities for controlling forces transmitted through the bushing to provide tuning of the damping characteristics of the mount to preselected frequencies of vibration. A rigid outer body surrounds and contacts the block and exerts compressive force thereon substantially along the first plane. The bushing is connected to one of the two parts to be isolated and the outer body is connected to the other of the two parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Reichard, Thomas A. Knurek, Terry L. Houston, Gary L. Hipsher, Jamal J. Mousavi