Patents by Inventor Edward A. Hosni

Edward A. Hosni 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).

  • Friction controlled ball joint
    Patent number: 8753032
    Abstract: A ball joint assembly may include a housing having a cavity, a friction seat received within the cavity, and a ball stud having a ball that frictionally contacts the friction seat. In one embodiment, a friction control mechanism moves the friction seat within the cavity to adjust the friction between the ball and the friction seat. In another embodiment, both the cavity and an outer surface of the friction seat may be substantially frustoconically shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinghong Yu, David Wolf, Daniel Vogel, Edward A. Hosni, Angel D. Samalot-Quiles
  • FRICTION CONTROLLED BALL JOINT
    Publication number: 20110097140
    Abstract: A ball joint assembly may include a housing having a cavity, a friction seat received within the cavity, and a ball stud having a ball that frictionally contacts the friction seat. In one embodiment, a friction control mechanism moves the friction seat within the cavity to adjust the friction between the ball and the friction seat. In another embodiment, both the cavity and an outer surface of the friction seat may be substantially frustoconically shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Jinghong Yu, David Wolf, Daniel Vogel, Edward A. Hosni, Angel D. Samalot-Quiles