Patents by Inventor Kyle R. Zimmerman

Kyle R. Zimmerman 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).

  • Center-bonded isolation mounting assembly
    Patent number: 8226066
    Abstract: Center-bonded mounts for resiliently connecting a supported structure to a support structure are assembled from members that are adapted to disproportionately affect the axial and radial stiffness of the mount. Each of the members includes a shoulder portion for engaging an opposite side surface of the support structure and a neck portion that extends within a socket formed through the support structure. The shoulder portion of one member disproportionately affects the downward axial stiffness of the mount, and the neck portion of the other member disproportionately affects the radial stiffness of the mount. A mount stiffness characteristic of the individual members can be varied, and the varied members can be interchangeably combined to provide both a greater selection and a greater range of axial and radial stiffness characteristics for a given part count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Kubat, Kyle R. Zimmerman, Scott K. Thompson
  • CENTER-BONDED ISOLATION MOUNTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090134292
    Abstract: Center-bonded mounts for resiliently connecting a supported structure to a support structure are assembled from members that are adapted to disproportionately affect the axial and radial stiffness of the mount. Each of the members includes a shoulder portion for engaging an opposite side surface of the support structure and a neck portion that extends within a socket formed through the support structure. The shoulder portion of one member disproportionately affects the downward axial stiffness of the mount, and the neck portion of the other member disproportionately affects the radial stiffness of the mount. A mount stiffness characteristic of the individual members can be varied, and the varied members can be interchangeably combined to provide both a greater selection and a greater range of axial and radial stiffness characteristics for a given part count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy J. Kubat, Kyle R. Zimmerman, Scott K. Thompson