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).

  • Adjustable body mount
    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
  • ADJUSTABLE BODY MOUNT
    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
  • Strut top mount with MCU and integral travel limiter
    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
  • STRUT TOP MOUNT WITH MCU AND INTEGRAL TRAVEL LIMITER
    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