Patents by Inventor James E. Whelan

James E. Whelan 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).

  • Strut damper with base valve and cup retention
    Patent number: 4633983
    Abstract: Suspension strut and damper assembly in which the cylinder tube of the hydraulic damper carries a base valve which has arcuately spaced foot pads on the lower surface thereof which seat within the confines of the base cup in a manner so as to limit movement of the cylinder tube relative to the base cup and reservoir tube extending upwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Horvath, William E. Rank, James E. Whelan