Patents by Inventor James F. Mowat, Jr.

James F. Mowat, Jr. 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).

  • Gas pressurized shock absorber assembly
    Patent number: 4712353
    Abstract: A hydraulic shock absorber is formed as a sealed assembly and subsequently, at a desired time, an opening is non-contaminantly pierced in the outer shell and the shock absorber is pressurized by passing a pressurized fluid through the opening and the opening is then non-contaminantly sealed with a metal ball by welding to make the hydraulic shock absorber permanently gas pressurized. The shock absorber assembly, the method of making it and the apparatus for making it are disclosed in this specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: Monroe Auto Equipment Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Bethell, Michael G. Gaines, James F. Mowat, Jr., Roger D. Wheeler, Richard P. Woidke
  • Gas pressurized shock absorber assembly
    Patent number: 4564138
    Abstract: A hydraulic shock absorber is formed as a sealed assembly and subsequently, at a desired time, an opening is non-contaminantly pierced in the outer shell and the shock absorber is pressurized by passing a pressurized fluid through the opening and the opening is then non-contaminantly sealed with a metal ball by welding to make the hydraulic shock absorber permanently gas pressurized. The shock absorber assembly, the method of making it and the apparatus for making it are disclosed in this specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: Monroe Auto Equipment Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Bethell, Michael G. Gaines, James F. Mowat, Jr., Roger D. Wheeler, Richard P. Woidke