Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Paul Dixon

Jeffrey Paul Dixon 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).

  • Peening method for vehicle suspension spring
    Patent number: 7946009
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vehicle suspension component, such as a helical coil spring, includes the step of rotating a first impeller to project ceramic peening media in a first direction toward the vehicle suspension component to peen a surface section of the vehicle suspension component. In one example, the vehicle suspension component is peened with metal peening media before peening with the ceramic peening media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignees: MSSC US, Saint-Gobain Centre de Recherche Et d'Etudes Europeen
    Inventors: Jeffrey Paul Dixon, James Hall, Ryan Versluis, Joseph A. Fader, Francois-Xavier Abadie
  • PEENING METHOD FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION SPRING
    Publication number: 20080258367
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vehicle suspension component, such as a helical coil spring, includes the step of rotating a first impeller to project ceramic peening media in a first direction toward the vehicle suspension component to peen a surface section of the vehicle suspension component. In one example, the vehicle suspension component is peened with metal peening media before peening with the ceramic peening media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Paul Dixon, James Hall, Ryan Versluis, Joseph A. Fader, Francois-Xavier Abadie
  • Cassette pigtailing machine for a coil spring
    Patent number: 7198068
    Abstract: A pigtailing machine includes a B forming head and a support pedestal secured to a cassette base. The cassette base is located upon a base which mounts the A forming head to provide for a relatively quick changeover should another double pigtail coil spring need be manufactured. By fixing the forming head and the support pedestal to the cassette base alignment and proper manufacture of the spring is assured. Alternatively, the A forming head is also mounted to the cassette base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Meritor Suspension Systems Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Paul Dixon, Wayne Frederick James Couch, Martin John Seeds, Thomas Marvin Sine, Oscar Gaetan, Terrence Joseph Nova