Patents by Inventor Stephen Howard Bell

Stephen Howard Bell 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 damper with integral height leveling valve
    Patent number: 7150450
    Abstract: An air spring suspension damper assembly includes a first housing and a second housing which telescope relative to each other. An actuating member such as a cable is connected to a height leveling valve contained in one of the housings and attached to the other housing. The actuating member moves a member such as a rotating cam, a rotating valve plate and/or a rotating valve such that changes in the suspension height rotate the member. Rotation of the member selectively opens inlet and exhaust flow paths to control the air pressure in the damper assembly and maintain air suspension height at a predetermined height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Howard Bell, Darryl Sendrea
  • Vehicle suspension damper with integral height leveling valve
    Publication number: 20040245687
    Abstract: An air spring suspension damper assembly includes a first housing and a second housing which telescope relative to each other. An actuating member such as a cable is connected to a height leveling valve contained in one of the housings and attached to the other housing. The actuating member moves a member such as a rotating cam, a rotating valve plate and/or a rotating valve such that changes in the suspension height rotate the member. Rotation of the member selectively opens inlet and exhaust flow paths to control the air pressure in the damper assembly and maintain air suspension height at a predetermined height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Darryl Sendrea, Stephen Howard Bell