Patents by Inventor Michael R. LABBE

Michael R. LABBE 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).

  • SHOCK ASSEMBLY WITH AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTABLE RIDE HEIGHT
    Publication number: 20240116319
    Abstract: A shock assembly with automatically adjustable ride height is disclosed. The assembly includes a main chamber including a fluid therein. A pump tube within the main chamber, the pump tube having a fluid flow path internal thereto, the pump tube disposed axially along a center of the main chamber. A damping piston coupled to a shaft, the damping piston and a portion of the shaft disposed axially about the pump tube, the damping piston disposed in the main chamber to divide the main chamber into a compression side fluid chamber and a rebound side fluid chamber. An automatic ride height adjustment assembly including a tube-in-shaft pump assembly and a spring preload piston assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick D'ORAZIO, Michael R. LABBE, Rick STRICKLAND, Connor RANDALL
  • Shock assembly with automatically adjustable ride height
    Patent number: 11718137
    Abstract: A shock assembly with automatically adjustable ride height is disclosed. The assembly includes a main chamber including a fluid therein. A pump tube within the main chamber, the pump tube having a fluid flow path internal thereto, the pump tube disposed axially along a center of the main chamber. A damping piston coupled to a shaft, the damping piston and a portion of the shaft disposed axially about the pump tube, the damping piston disposed in the main chamber to divide the main chamber into a compression side fluid chamber and a rebound side fluid chamber. An automatic ride height adjustment assembly including a tube-in-shaft pump assembly and a spring preload piston assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick D'Orazio, Michael R. Labbe, Rick Strickland, Connor Randall
  • WEAR SLEEVE FOR A SHOCK BODY
    Publication number: 20210300139
    Abstract: A wear sleeve for a shock body is disclosed. The wear sleeve inner diameter (ID) that is larger than an outer diameter (OD) of a shock body. A wear sleeve OD that is smaller than a spring coupler ID, such that the wear sleeve will fit about the outside of said shock body and between the shock body and the spring coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick D'ORAZIO, Michael R. LABBE, Grant SKOGNES, Rick STRICKLAND
  • SHOCK ASSEMBLY WITH AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTABLE RIDE HEIGHT
    Publication number: 20210268857
    Abstract: A shock assembly with automatically adjustable ride height is disclosed. The assembly includes a main chamber including a fluid therein. A pump tube within the main chamber, the pump tube having a fluid flow path internal thereto, the pump tube disposed axially along a center of the main chamber. A damping piston coupled to a shaft, the damping piston and a portion of the shaft disposed axially about the pump tube, the damping piston disposed in the main chamber to divide the main chamber into a compression side fluid chamber and a rebound side fluid chamber. An automatic ride height adjustment assembly including a tube-in-shaft pump assembly and a spring preload piston assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick D'ORAZIO, Michael R. LABBE, Rick STRICKLAND, Connor RANDALL