Patents by Inventor Marlin ZEIS

Marlin ZEIS 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).

  • Tunable dynamic absorber for attenuating vibration
    Patent number: 11591005
    Abstract: A dynamic vibration absorber for reducing steering wheel vibration. The vibration absorber includes a resilient member that includes a resilient member inner surface that defines a center cavity that is configured to receive a steering column of a vehicle that generates vibration that is transferred to a steering wheel via the steering column, the center cavity being substantially coaxial with the steering column when attached thereto. The resilient member includes at least one resilient member outer surface that defines a resilient member outer diameter. The vibration absorber includes a rigid body that engages and is supported by the resilient member and that includes six degrees of freedom of movement relative to the steering column, the rigid body including a rigid body inner surface that defines a rigid body center cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Hongan Xu, Marlin Zeis, Michael Graham
  • TUNABLE DYNAMIC ABSORBER FOR ATTENUTATING VIBRATION
    Publication number: 20200331524
    Abstract: A dynamic vibration absorber for reducing steering wheel vibration. The vibration absorber includes a resilient member that includes a resilient member inner surface that defines a center cavity that is configured to receive a steering column of a vehicle that generates vibration that is transferred to a steering wheel via the steering column, the center cavity being substantially coaxial with the steering column when attached thereto. The resilient member includes at least one resilient member outer surface that defines a resilient member outer diameter. The vibration absorber includes a rigid body that engages and is supported by the resilient member and that includes six degrees of freedom of movement relative to the steering column, the rigid body including a rigid body inner surface that defines a rigid body center cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Hongan XU, Marlin ZEIS, Michael GRAHAM