Patents by Inventor Dave Hird

Dave Hird 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).

  • Vibration damper of a vehicle and method of reducing vibration
    Patent number: 8944401
    Abstract: In a vehicle an auxiliary machine (13) such as an air compressor is physically associated with the vehicle battery (12). The battery provides for substantial additional mass which resists transmission of noise and vibration from the small machine to the vehicle structure (11). The small machine (13) may itself form part of a battery clamp arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Philip Guest, Joseph Joyce, James Hawkins, Peter Hawkins, Dave Hird
  • VIBRATION DAMPER OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF REDUCING VIBRATION
    Publication number: 20120267505
    Abstract: In a vehicle an auxiliary machine (13) such as an air compressor is physically associated with the vehicle battery (12). The battery provides for substantial additional mass which resists transmission of noise and vibration from the small machine to the vehicle structure (11). The small machine (13) may itself form part of a battery clamp arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: LAND ROVER
    Inventors: Philip Guest, Joseph Joyce, James Hawkins, Peter Hawkins, Dave Hird