Patents by Inventor Mark N. Sanders

Mark N. Sanders 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).

  • Patent number: 6082750
    Abstract: The closed joint leaf spring mounting assembly for a mobile vehicle with a body and at least two axles may have a suspension bracket configured to be permanently fixed upon an axle housing for enclosing one of the axles and to include a plurality of vertical throughbores therein, a leaf spring having conformed surface to be congruous with areas of the suspension bracket including the throughbores, and including vertical throughbores therein which align with and form a continuation of the throughbores in the bracket, and a plurality of connectors, such as cap screws, for engagement within the aligned throughbores of the spring end and bracket for securing the structures together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp
    Inventors: Michael B. Merkler, Mark N. Sanders, Vish N. Gurudutt, David C. Merriman
  • Patent number: 5242146
    Abstract: An engine mount for mounting an automotive vehicle engine to the automotive vehicle chassis. The mount comprises a vibration isolator portion which is designed with relatively low stiffness to provide increased vibration isolation. Excessive displacements are avoided by snubbers. Snubbing action in one direction is provided by a circular snubber that is disposed in spaced relation to the vibration isolator portion. Snubbing action in other directions is provided by the particular design of the vibration isolator portion. Embodiments of both a front and a rear engine mount are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignees: Navistar International Transportation Corp., Barry Wright Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas C. Tecco, Thomas J. Henry, Mark N. Sanders, Andrew J. Zielinski, Romulus Racca