Patents by Inventor Eric Swaidner

Eric Swaidner 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).

  • Actuator apparatus for controlling a valve mechanism of a suspension system
    Patent number: 7147207
    Abstract: An actuator apparatus controls a valve mechanism of a suspension system. The apparatus includes a valve actuating assembly and an adjuster assembly. The valve actuating assembly is operatively connected to the valve mechanism and is operable between at least two rider-selectable positions to adjust the valve mechanism between various suspension settings. The adjuster assembly is operatively connected to the valve actuating assembly for adjusting the damping characteristics corresponding to at least one of the positions of the valve actuating assembly independently of the damping characteristics corresponding to another position of the valve actuating assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: SRAM Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Jordan, Kevin Wesling, Christopher Shipman, Eric Swaidner, John Cheever
  • ACTUATOR APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VALVE MECHANISM OF A SUSPENSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20060091345
    Abstract: An actuator apparatus controls a valve mechanism of a suspension system. The apparatus includes a valve actuating assembly and an adjuster assembly. The valve actuating assembly is operatively connected to the valve mechanism and is operable between at least two rider-selectable positions to adjust the valve mechanism between various suspension settings. The adjuster assembly is operatively connected to the valve actuating assembly for adjusting the damping characteristics corresponding to at least one of the positions of the valve actuating assembly independently of the damping characteristics corresponding to another position of the valve actuating assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: SRAM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Jordan, Kevin Wesling, Christopher Shipman, Eric Swaidner, John Cheever