Patents by Inventor Patrick E. Fix, III

Patrick E. Fix, III 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).

  • Resilient vibration isolator having a plurality of bumps on an engagement surface thereof
    Patent number: 8016275
    Abstract: A dual-rate resilient isolator having a plurality of raised, generally conical bumps formed on an engagement surface thereof. The bumps in combination with a main body of the resilient isolator provide a dual-rate for isolating CRFM noise vibration and or other vibrations (via the relatively softer resiliency of the bumps) and isolating road vibration and shock (via the relatively harder resiliency of the main body) even though the bumps and the main body are composed of the same resilient material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Kent Ting, Craig W. Lewitzke, Patrick E. Fix, III, Dwayne R. Taylor
  • Resilient Vibration Isolator Having a Plurality of Bumps on an Engagement Surface Thereof
    Publication number: 20090243172
    Abstract: A dual-rate resilient isolator having a plurality of raised, generally conical bumps formed on an engagement surface thereof. The bumps in combination with a main body of the resilient isolator provide a dual-rate for isolating CRFM noise vibration and or other vibrations (via the relatively softer resiliency of the bumps) and isolating road vibration and shock (via the relatively harder resiliency of the main body) even though the bumps and the main body are composed of the same resilient material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC., DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Kent Ting, Craig W. Lewitzke, Patrick E. Fix III, Dwayne R. Taylor