Patents by Inventor Michael T. Burzawa

Michael T. Burzawa 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).

  • Link assembly for automotive suspension system
    Patent number: 6402171
    Abstract: A link assembly for connecting a stabilizer crank arm and a suspension arm in a vehicle suspension system. The link assembly includes a barrel-shaped spacer having dome-shaped opposite ends. The spacer body has an axial bore therethrough which receives a bolt or stud shaft. The spacer spaces the crank arm and suspension system arm. Grommets on opposite ends of the shaft resiliently hold the arms against the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: MacLean-Fogg Company
    Inventors: Gerald D. Nickerson, Michael T. Burzawa
  • Composite link
    Patent number: 6324940
    Abstract: A composite link comprising a fiber reinforced composite tube, an end fitting on each end of the tube and layers of resin impregnated fiber wound over the end fittings and tube. The fiber is laid in a primary layer formed by winding longitudinally over the end fittings and a secondary layer wound transversely around the primary layer and the tube. The tube, fitting and layers of fiber are encased in a layer of shield material such as paint or a polymer, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: MacLean-Fogg Company
    Inventors: Jiri V. Pazdirek, Ernst Matthew Gaertner, Michael T. Burzawa
  • Composite link
    Patent number: 6116113
    Abstract: A composite link includes a fiberglass body. The body is formed by coating glass fibers with a liquid resin and winding the fibers around a plurality of end pieces or bushings. The end pieces have transition sections for smoothly changing the shape of the composite link and the path of the fibers. The fibers are wound in two layers, a first extending longitudinally of the body and the second transversely and around the first. A shield layer is placed over the fiberglass body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: MacLean-Fogg Company
    Inventors: Jiri V. Pazdirek, Ernst Matthew Gaertner, Michael T. Burzawa