Patents by Inventor ANDREW ROBY

ANDREW ROBY 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: 9193241
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a damper having a jounce shock. The damper includes a top mounting portion adapted to couple the damper to a vehicular frame and a bottom mounting portion adapted to couple the damper to a vehicular suspension system. The damper further includes a damper tube assembly disposed between the top mounting portion and the bottom mounting portion. The damper tube assembly includes a jounce shock system and a rod having a first piston and a second piston. The rod is movable within the damper tube assembly from a first position to a second position, and the second piston engages the jounce shock system as the rod approaches the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Wojciech E. Suchta, Donald G. Wirkner, Andrew Roby, Dennis Baker
  • Publication number: 20140239567
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a damper having a jounce shock. The damper includes a top mounting portion adapted to couple the damper to a vehicular frame and a bottom mounting portion adapted to couple the damper to a vehicular suspension system. The damper further includes a damper tube assembly disposed between the top mounting portion and the bottom mounting portion. The damper tube assembly includes a jounce shock system and a rod having a first piston and a second piston. The rod is movable within the damper tube assembly from a first position to a second position, and the second piston engages the jounce shock system as the rod approaches the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN OF AMERICA, INC., GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: WOJCIECH E. SUCHTA, DONALD G. WIRKNER, ANDREW ROBY, DENNIS BAKER
  • Publication number: 20100050370
    Abstract: A bag holder is positioned on a container and defines an opening allowing access to the interior of the container. A portion of the bag holder surrounds the opening and defines a first section and a second section where the first section is arranged to support a first can liner in the container interior and the second section is arranged to hold a second can liner in the container interior. The first and second sections may also cooperate to also hold a single can liner in the container interior. A cinch may be provided for holding the first can liner and the second can liner on the first section and the second section under tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: RUBBERMAID COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Roby, Alfred Reneau Van Landingham, JR.
  • Patent number: D617971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, LLC
    Inventors: Aldred Reneau Van Landingham, Jr., Michael Andrew Roby