Patents by Inventor Chris Mullenhour

Chris Mullenhour 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: 20060151929
    Abstract: A bush type mounting device includes an outer sleeve; an intermediate sleeve, radially inward from said outer sleeve defining an annular space; an inner portion radially inward from said intermediate sleeve; a spring material bonded to an outer surface of the inner metal and to an inner surface of said intermediate sleeve diametrically located to provide said device with a main fluid chamber and at least two additional fluid chambers, each containing a fluid and said main chamber being fluidly connected to the first fluid chamber and said first chamber is fluidly connected to the second fluid chamber; an inertial damping channel molded in the annular space connecting the main and said second fluid chamber; and a coupling/decoupling means to alternately couple and at least partially decouple the vibration damping action of the fluid flow through the damping channel, where the coupling/decoupling means includes a flexible extensible elastomeric diaphragm sealingly attached to the intermediate sleeve to create a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2004
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Randall Franck, Chris Mullenhour