Patents by Inventor Bryan McMullen

Bryan McMullen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250293368
    Abstract: An elastomeric damping device, a mount assembly, and a method for assembling the mount assembly is provided. The mount assembly includes a casing having a first through-hole. The elastomeric damping device is disposed in the first through-hole and includes a main body, a bottom flange, and a head portion. The bottom flange is disposed on a bottom end of the casing and the head portion is disposed on the top end of the casing. The head portion includes at least two cut-outs which form a wedge shaped indent on an outer peripheral wall of the head portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Ricardo Medina, Bryan McMullen
  • Patent number: 9605728
    Abstract: A body mount includes a mounting bracket with a cup portion, an isolation portion, and a tube that extends through the cup portion of the mounting bracket. The isolation assembly that has a lower portion which extends between and interconnects the cup portion of the mounting bracket to the tube. The tube has a recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Zhongli North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan McMullen
  • Publication number: 20150298745
    Abstract: A body mount includes a mounting bracket with a cup portion, an isolation portion, and a tube that extends through the cup portion of the mounting bracket. The isolation assembly that has a lower portion which extends between and interconnects the cup portion of the mounting bracket to the tube. The tube has a recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Bryan McMullen
  • Patent number: 8960696
    Abstract: A top mount for a suspension damper has a housing with an interior chamber and a damper attachment member disposed in the interior chamber and spaced from the top end and the bottom end. An isolation assembly, formed of MCU, has an upper portion disposed between the member and the top end of the housing and a lower portion disposed between the member and the bottom end of the housing such that the isolation assembly supports the member in the housing. A travel limiter is disposed in the housing and has a first body of resilient material disposed between the member and the top end of the housing and a second body of material disposed between the member and the bottom end of the housing. The isolation assembly is disposed so as to function in parallel to the travel limiter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Zhongli North America Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan McMullen
  • Publication number: 20140306419
    Abstract: A top mount for a suspension damper has a housing with an interior chamber and a damper attachment member disposed in the interior chamber and spaced from the top end and the bottom end. An isolation assembly, formed of MCU, has an upper portion disposed between the member and the top end of the housing and a lower portion disposed between the member and the bottom end of the housing such that the isolation assembly supports the member in the housing. A travel limiter is disposed in the housing and has a first body of resilient material disposed between the member and the top end of the housing and a second body of material disposed between the member and the bottom end of the housing. The isolation assembly is disposed so as to function in parallel to the travel limiter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Zhongli North America Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan McMullen