Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Gold

Thomas P. Gold 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: 4958810
    Abstract: A hydraulic mount assembly includes a pair of mounting members connected to each other through a hollow elastomeric body. The body is closed by a resilient diaphragm so as to form a cavity for damping liquid. A partition is provided to divide the fluid filled cavity into two distinct chambers. A primary chamber is formed between the partition and the interior wall of the body. A secondary chamber is formed between the partition and the interior wall of the diaphragm. The partition includes at least one orifice track connecting the two chambers. There is further provided a domed orifice plate in said primary chamber. The orifice within the orifice plate allows restricted fluid communication between the primary chamber and the flow passage in the partition. During operation, this orifice provides a passive tuning mechanism for the mount by lowering the dynamic rate at higher operating frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas P. Gold, James P. Hamberg, Darren K. Maness, Richard A. Muzechuk
  • Patent number: 4679777
    Abstract: A hydraulic-elastomeric mount has a pair of liquid filled chambers formed by elastomeric walls and separated by a rigid partition having an orifice that connects the chambers to effect damping. The partition supports a rigid damping decoupler for free reciprocal movement between oppositely facing rigid sides of the partition so as to effect cyclic volume change in the chambers to eliminate damping under certain conditions. A tapered elastomeric cushion is added to the decoupler to both cushion and cause rocking of same to prevent noise thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas P. Gold, John E. Vogel
  • Patent number: 4664363
    Abstract: A hydraulic-elastomeric mount is disclosed having a hydraulic damping decoupler mounted for reciprocal movement in a partition in response to alternating pressure buildup in two orifice connected chambers so as to effect cyclic volume change in the chambers to thereby permit vibratory amplitudes below a prescribed level without forcing liquid through the orifice and thus without hydraulic damping thereby and while also providing for limited flow through the partition between the chambers in bypass relation to the orifice so as to effect limited damping during decoupler operation and smooth transition between damping and no damping by the orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas P. Gold, John E. Vogel
  • Patent number: 4588173
    Abstract: There is disclosed a hydraulic-elastomeric mount comprising a pair of mounting members that are interconnected by a hollow elastomeric body, an elastomeric diaphragm that closes the elastomeric body to form a closed cavity filled with liquid and a partition and orifice assembly that divides the cavity into a chamber enclosed by the elastomeric body and a chamber enclosed by the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas P. Gold, Richard A. Muzechuk