Patents Examined by Melody M. Burch
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Patent number: 11916461Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for supporting a motor (1), which comprises two coaxial rings, these being an inner ring (3) able to receive one or more elements of the said motor and an outer ring (4) able to be fixed to a housing forming a structural element (2). The assembly comprises means for limiting the tilting of the inner ring (3) with respect to the outer ring (4), these means including an element (34) which projects from a first of the two rings to become housed in a housing (42) formed in the second of the two rings, and means (7, 22) for reducing the excursion of the element (34) inside the said housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Morgan Le Goff, Geoffroy Capoulun, Emmanuel Rudloff
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Patent number: 11913513Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is directed to a vibration damping material for use in a mount part for supporting a motor, the vibration damping material including: a gel of a dehydration condensation reaction product of silicone oil and boric acid, wherein the boric acid is in an amount of 25 to 75 moles based on 100 moles of the total amount of the silicone oil and the boric acid.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Sogawa, Yuki Kawaguchi, Ichiro Fujimoto
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Patent number: 11906013Abstract: A device for absorbing kinetic energy of a vehicle or any other moving body includes at least one bundle of straps formed by at least one strap having at least one first strand and at least one second strand secured by a connection means capable of being progressively destroyed by a tensile force intended to be applied on the first strand of the strap. The device also includes at least one anchoring means suitable for connecting the kinetic energy absorption device to a structure on which is intended to be installed. The anchoring means is arranged downstream of the bundle of straps with respect to a deployment direction of the strap under the tensile force intended to be applied on the first strand of the strap.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: CURTISS-WRIGHT ARRESTING SYSTEMS SASInventors: Armand Brielle, Paul Ryan, Régis Lambert
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Patent number: 11898620Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic damper comprising a tube and a piston assembly provided with rebound valve assemblies and compression valve assemblies, wherein each valve assembly comprises a deflectable-disc valve and a blow-off valve. The piston assembly comprises two sleeve-shaped members each provided with a plurality of blow-off valve flow passages, a plurality of deflectable-disc valve flow passages, and a central opening, wherein the piston rod passes through said central openings to secure the piston assembly, a plurality of deflectable disc(s) of the deflectable-disc valve cover(s) said deflectable-disc valve flow passages , wherein a plurality of disc(s) of the blow-off valve adjoin(s) said blow-off valve flow passages, wherein the piston assembly further comprises two spring seats abutting said disc(s) of the blow-off valve, and at least one spring disposed within said internal chamber that biases said spring seats towards said number of discBP-S20010US(s).Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: BEIJINGWEST INDUSTRIES CO., LTDInventors: Jakub Wrzesinski, Pawel Slusarczyk, Bartlomiej Franczyk
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Patent number: 11892050Abstract: An anti-vibration device including an outer cylinder 10; a shaft member 20 that is provided in the outer cylinder 10; and an elastic member 40 that links the outer cylinder 10 and the shaft member 20, in which the shaft member 20 has an inner cylinder and four stopper portions 30a to 30d that protrudes from a circumferential surface of the inner cylinder toward the outer cylinder 10 and that are mutually provided at intervals in a circumferential direction, and in which the elastic member 40 links the outer cylinder 10 and the shaft member 20 at a position between stopper portions that are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Prospira CorporationInventor: Naoki Maeda
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Patent number: 11884250Abstract: In some examples, a cooling system includes a brake assembly defining a plurality of cooling channels. The brake assembly is configured to be positioned within a wheel cavity of a wheel. The cooling system includes a distributor configured to receive a flow of cooling fluid and supply the cooling fluid to the plurality of cooling channels. One or more cooling channels are configured to receive the cooling fluid and discharge the cooling fluid into the wheel cavity of the wheel. The cooling system may include a fan configured to provide the cooling fluid to the distributor.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Xing Ke, Jinhua Yi, Cheng Chao Luo
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Patent number: 11879519Abstract: A magnetorheological fluid with balanced viscosity and sedimentation properties includes: a magnetic material; a medium to allow the magnetic material to be dispersed therein; a dispersant to disperse the magnetic material within the medium while forming a magnetic material holding structure to hold the magnetic material; and a reinforcing agent to reinforce the magnetic material holding structure. An amount of the magnetic material is 25 wt % to 75 wt % relative to a sum of the medium and the magnetic material. An amount of the medium is 25 wt % to 75 wt % relative to the sum of the medium and the magnetic material. An amount of the dispersant is 0.5 wt % to 6 wt % relative to the sum of the medium and the magnetic material. An amount of the reinforcing agent is 5 wt % to 300 wt % relative to a weight of the dispersant.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: YAMASHITA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideyuki Shimizu, Taiki Koseki
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Patent number: 11859689Abstract: An active control anti-yaw damper (100) is provided. When a piston (2) of the active control anti-yaw damper (100) reciprocates inside a hydraulic cylinder (1), an interior of the hydraulic cylinder (1) is divided into two cylinder blocks (PA, PB) which communicate with an oil reservoir through two main oil lines respectively to form a primary loop between the hydraulic cylinder (1) and the oil reservoir; a reversing valve (PV3) is installed between the two main oil lines and the oil reservoir and is configured to change a flow direction of the primary loop when the active control anti-yaw damper (100) is in an active mode and adjust a displacement of the piston (2) within the hydraulic cylinder (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.Inventors: Xu Wang, Haipeng Kong, Xiaoning Cao, Zhenxian Zhang, Haixiao Liang
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Patent number: 11851169Abstract: A shock strut is provided that includes a first energy absorption stage or load limiter and a second energy absorption stage or load limiter. The second energy absorption stage or load limiter can include one or more disc springs. The shock strut can be employed on both fixed and retractable landing gear alike, while providing design adjustability for obtaining load-deflection curves that accommodate a range of descent or impact velocities.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventors: Robert Chappell, Randy Lee, Peter Pisters, Michael Saccoccia
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Patent number: 11852762Abstract: Earth vibrators, such as servo-hydraulic vibrators, are improved to produce more output force and less distortion at very low frequencies by capturing mass from the vehicles which carry them, adding sufficient inertial mass to the reaction mass without adding much vehicle and equipment weight while also avoiding increases to the servo-hydraulic vibrator's stroke length. In particular, improvements to servo-hydraulic vibrators, at low frequencies, will couple some mass from the carrier vehicle frame and its load using non-rigid coupling only when additional mass is needed using dampers connected between the reaction mass and the carrier vehicle's frame, with the added damping being applied by a control system at very low frequencies of output where the vibrator is otherwise unable to produce force equal to its hold-weight.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventor: Dennis Keith Reust
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Patent number: 11846337Abstract: A damping element (1) has a multi-start thread on its circumferential surface (4). The damping element (1) can engage in a recess in a first body (12). To this end, the damping element (1) has a thread portion on its circumferential surface and the recess (13) in the first body (12) has in its inner lateral surface at least one mating thread portion which corresponds to the thread portion of the damping element (1). Through engagement of the thread in the mating thread, the damping element can be screwed together with the first body (12). By means of the thread, the damping element (1) can be fastened to the first body (12) and separated therefrom again with little effort. A fastening element (23) can fasten the damping element (1) to a second body in order to fasten the first (12) and the second bodies to one another in a vibration-damped manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: NIDEC GPM GMBHInventors: Michael Vippach, Maik Büttner
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Patent number: 11841064Abstract: An air damper is provided. A piston member includes a stopper portion configured to come into contact with a cap in a state that a rod is pulled out to a maximum extent, and a deflection regulating portion configured to be positioned inside the engagement claw in the state to regulate an inward deflection of the engagement claw. An attachment portion rotatably attached to an attachment target portion is provided at an end portion of the rod. A contact surface is formed on the inner side of the engagement claw when viewed in an axial direction of the cylinder, the contact surface being capable of coming into contact with the deflection regulating portion when the rod swings in a direction of a rotation axis of the attachment portion with respect to the attachment target portion or in a direction intersecting the rotation axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: PIOLAX, INC.Inventors: Jung Hyung Cho, Nobuhiro Tamai
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Patent number: 11834790Abstract: A self-compensating tube assembly is disclosed for use in a doctor blade holder. The self-compensating tube assembly includes a tube including a membrane that encloses a liquid with a substantially invariable bulk modulus of elasticity, density and viscosity; and chatter responsive for providing any of monitoring means of blade chatter through pressure, damping of blade chatter, and minimizing blade chatter.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Kadant Inc.Inventors: Robert P. Johnson, David Leeman, Allen Brauns
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Patent number: 11835104Abstract: A dual-acting single-spring twin-tube shock absorber assembly is provided. The assembly includes at least one twin-tube shock absorber component; at least one piston rod component coaxially coupled with said twin-tube shock absorber component and configured to telescope in and out of out of the same with compression and extension stroke respectively; one helical compression spring disposed outside the outer wall of said twin-tube shock absorber component; at least one spring guide component and at least one spring actuator component which is adapted to perform the dual action of achieving compression and extension force and a neutral position at the center without preload.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Duroshox Private LimitedInventors: Rajeev Mokashi, Anshul Goel
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Patent number: 11827200Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a digital hydraulic assisted braking system with a high dynamic response and a control method thereof. The system includes a two-position two-way digital switch valve A, a controller, an electromagnetic two-position two-way proportional reversing valve, a two-position two-way digital switch valve B, a displacement detection system, and a pressure detection system. When a vehicle starts, a control system of the present disclosure maintains a preload state and responds to a braking at any time. During an emergency braking, the braking system is open. When the vehicle is shut down, the braking system is closed. Compared with an existing braking method, by implementing the braking method of the present disclosure, a braking response time is greatly shortened, a dynamic performance of a braking response period is improved, and a safety of vehicle braking is further guaranteed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignees: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, ZHEJIANG HAIHONG HYDRAULIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Qi Zhong, Enguang Xu, Jun Wang, Xianjian He, Xingxing Wang, Tiwei Jia, Cheng Yu, Junxian Wang
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Patent number: 11828338Abstract: A rotational resistance apparatus includes a rotational shaft member including a first shaft portion, a second shaft portion, and a third shaft portion disposed between the first and second shaft portions and having a diameter larger than that of each of the first and second shaft portions, and the rotational shaft member being made of a magnetic material, a housing member configured to hold the rotational shaft member and made of a magnetic material, a first coil disposed between an outer circumferential surface of the first shaft portion and an inner circumferential surface of the housing member, a second coil disposed between an outer circumferential surface of the second shaft portion and the inner circumferential surface of the housing member, and a magnetic viscose fluid disposed between an outer circumferential surface of the third shaft portion and the inner circumferential surface of the housing member.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Junya Hirano
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Patent number: 11820502Abstract: A wing for an aircraft is disclosed having a fixed wing, a foldable wing tip portion mounted to the fixed wing via a hinge rotatable about a hinge axis between an extended position and a folded position, and an actuation unit for actuating the foldable wing tip portion for movement about the hinge axis. The wing includes a brake unit for securing the foldable wing tip portion in the folded position, and the brake unit is formed separately from the actuation unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GmbHInventor: Christian Lorenz
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Patent number: 11814023Abstract: A sealing assembly for installation on a port of a spring brake actuator includes a plug, a one-way valve and a cap. The plug receives the one-way valve for providing one-way air flow through the orifices and maintaining about two psi in the spring brake chamber at zero stroke. An elastomeric piece is affixed to a first set of segments of the plug for sealing against an inner surface of the port. The cap has arms sized to extend around a third set of segments of the plug and snap onto the plug. A fourth set of segments of the plug elastically deform so the sealing assembly can be installed and removed from the port easily.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLCInventor: Will E Roberts
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Patent number: 11815145Abstract: A carrier pot for a brake disc includes a radially inner hub ring portion for fastening to a wheel axle, a radially outer brake disc ring portion for fastening to the brake disc, and at least one electric/electronic functional component. The carrier pot is made from a fiber-plastic composite and the at least one electric/electronic functional component is integrated into the fiber-plastic composite.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Huschenhoefer, Karim Bahroun
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Patent number: 11807283Abstract: An emergency arrest device for a zip line is disclosed. The device uses a rope wound around the zip line, e.g., in a double helix, as the “core reactor” that provides stopping force. The device receives the ends of the wound rope and controls the position of the rope and tension within the rope to create and modulate the stopping force. Specifically, the device may comprise a front plate, a rear plate assembly, connecting members connecting the front plate and the rear plate assembly, and a movable carriage. The rear plate assembly includes a first receiving structure adapted to receive and secure one end of the rope. The moveable carriage is mounted within the emergency arrest device between the front plate and the rear plate assembly and carries a second receiving structure adapted to receive and secure the other end of the rope.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Inventor: Donald Andrew Hackett