Patents by Inventor Adrian Thompson

Adrian Thompson 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).

  • Synthetic elastomeric air spring without reinforcing fibers
    Patent number: 12576680
    Abstract: A spring assembly for a vehicle is provided. The spring assembly may include a piston, and a sleeve with a noncircular cross section, the sleeve made from an unreinforced synthetic elastomeric material and being free of reinforcing fibers. The sleeve is coupled with a plurality of end components and defines a deformable pressure vessel, the deformable pressure vessel supplies a support force, and at least one of the end components is the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: ILJIN USA Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Coulthard, Jeremy Mercer, Michael L. Crabtree, Ken Casagrande, Alan Wall, Adrian Thompson, Ruben Jasso
  • SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERIC AIR SPRING WITHOUT REINFORCING FIBERS
    Publication number: 20230056137
    Abstract: A spring assembly for a vehicle is provided. The spring assembly may include a piston, and a sleeve with a noncircular cross section, the sleeve made from an unreinforced synthetic elastomeric material and being free of reinforcing fibers. The sleeve is coupled with a plurality of end components and defines a deformable pressure vessel, the deformable pressure vessel supplies a support force, and at least one of the end components is the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: ILJIN USA Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Coulthard, Jeremy Mercer, Michael L. Crabtree, Ken Casagrande, Alan Wall, Adrian Thompson, Ruben Jasso
  • Boat with articulating bow and method for articulating the bow of a boat
    Patent number: 6283057
    Abstract: A boat with an articulating bow and a method for articulating the bow of a boat is provided which permits easier storage and transportation of the boat, without increasing the height of the boat when the bow is in its articulated open configuration, and the bow of the boat may be articulated while the boat is in a body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: United States Marine, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence S Ellis, Shawn Killeen, Adrian Thompson
  • Boat
    Patent number: 6116180
    Abstract: A boat comprises a central hull member (10), such member having no flat surfaces below the waterline such as could support the boat in a planing mode, the ratio of the length of such member to its beam being no less than 5 to 1, and a respective auxiliary member (12, 14) connected to each side of the central hull member and extending therealong, the auxiliary members extending to a lesser depth than the central hull member, the ratio of the beam of the boat to the beam of the central hull member being no more than two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Paragon Mann Limited
    Inventor: Adrian Thompson