Patents by Inventor Arthur C. Jackson

Arthur C. Jackson 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).

  • Method for forming a bushing
    Patent number: 5216811
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in a vibration damping assembly includes a bushing that is die formed from a steel blank. The bushing is formed to have a substantially tubular shape with an interior surface defining an inner cavity into which moving rods can be inserted, an exterior surface, and a joint having a first edge in overlapping contact with a second edge to form a contact surface. The joint formed by the contact surface between the first and second edges extends between the exterior surface and the interior surface of the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Steel Parts Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur C. Jackson, Raymond P. Chandler
  • Vibration damper
    Patent number: 5145143
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in a vibration damping assembly includes a bushing that is die formed from a steel blank. The bushing is formed to have a substantially tubular shape with an interior surface defining an inner cavity into which moving rods can be inserted, an exterior surface, and a joint having a first edge in overlapping contact with a second edge to form a contact surface. The joint formed by the contact surface between the first and second edges extends between the exterior surface and the interior surface of the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Steel Parts Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur C. Jackson, Raymond P. Chandler