Patents by Inventor Jacob Andreasen

Jacob Andreasen 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).

  • Air spring with damping characteristics for heavy-duty vehicles
    Patent number: 10137749
    Abstract: An air spring with damping characteristics for a suspension assembly of a heavy-duty vehicle includes a bellows and a piston. The bellows includes a bellows chamber. The bellows is attached to a main member of the heavy-duty vehicle and to the piston. The piston includes an open bottom that is sealingly closed by a disc attached to the open bottom. The piston and the disc define a piston chamber. The piston is mounted on the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle. The bellows chamber and the piston chamber are in fluid communication with each other via at least one opening, wherein airflow between the bellows chamber and the piston chamber provides damping to the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael J. Keeler, Jeff R. Zawacki, Andrew J. Westnedge, Jason M. Ramus, Jacob Andreasen, Nicholas J. Giamati
  • AIR SPRING WITH DAMPING CHARACTERISTICS FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20170326935
    Abstract: An air spring with damping characteristics for a suspension assembly of a heavy-duty vehicle includes a bellows and a piston. The bellows includes a bellows chamber. The bellows is attached to a main member of the heavy-duty vehicle and to the piston. The piston includes an open bottom that is sealingly closed by a disc attached to the open bottom. The piston and the disc define a piston chamber. The piston is mounted on the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle. The bellows chamber and the piston chamber are in fluid communication with each other via at least one opening, wherein airflow between the bellows chamber and the piston chamber provides damping to the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael J. Keeler, Jeff R. Zawacki, Andrew J. Westnedge, Jason M. Ramus, Jacob Andreasen, Nicholas J. Giamati
  • Air spring with damping characteristics for heavy-duty vehicles
    Patent number: 9738131
    Abstract: An air spring with damping characteristics for a suspension assembly of a heavy-duty vehicle includes a bellows and a piston. The bellows includes a bellows chamber. The bellows is attached to a main member of the heavy-duty vehicle and to the piston. The piston includes an open bottom that is sealingly closed by a disc attached to the open bottom. The piston and the disc define a piston chamber. The piston is mounted on the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle. The bellows chamber and the piston chamber are in fluid communication with each other via at least one opening, wherein airflow between the bellows chamber and the piston chamber provides damping to the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael J. Keeler, Jeff R. Zawacki, Andrew J. Westnedge, Jason M. Ramus, Jacob Andreasen, Nicholas J. Giamati
  • AIR SPRING WITH DAMPING CHARACTERISTICS FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20160332497
    Abstract: An air spring with damping characteristics for a suspension assembly of a heavy-duty vehicle includes a bellows and a piston. The bellows includes a bellows chamber. The bellows is attached to a main member of the heavy-duty vehicle and to the piston. The piston includes an open bottom that is sealingly closed by a disc attached to the open bottom. The piston and the disc define a piston chamber. The piston is mounted on the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle. The bellows chamber and the piston chamber are in fluid communication with each other via at least one opening, wherein airflow between the bellows chamber and the piston chamber provides damping to the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Keeler, Jeff R. Zawacki, Andrew J. Westnedge, Jason M. Ramus, Jacob Andreasen, Nicholas J. Giamati
  • Mechanical stop for axle/suspension systems
    Patent number: 8851492
    Abstract: An axle/suspension system for heavy-duty vehicles having a frame and at least one suspension assembly operatively connected to the frame, the axle/suspension system including a mechanical stop having a plurality of links and a first end and a second end, the second end rigidly attached to the suspension assembly and the first end rigidly attached to the vehicle frame, wherein the first end and the second end control a distance between the first end and the second end, and control the plurality of links to attain a movement tolerance range of said mechanical stop from about 0.0 inches to about 2.0 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jacob Andreasen, R. Scott Fulton, John E. Ramsey, Ryan J. Lippincott
  • MECHANICAL STOP FOR AXLE/SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20140197612
    Abstract: An axle/suspension system for heavy-duty vehicles having a frame and at least one suspension assembly operatively connected to the frame, the axle/suspension system including a mechanical stop having a plurality of links and a first end and a second end, the second end rigidly attached to the suspension assembly and the first end rigidly attached to the vehicle frame, wherein the first end and the second end control a distance between the first end and the second end, and control the plurality of links to attain a movement tolerance range of said mechanical stop from about 0.0 inches to about 2.0 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HENDRICKSON USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jacob Andreasen, R. Scott Fulton, John E. Ramsey, Ryan J. Lippincott