Patents by Inventor Paula L. Payne

Paula L. Payne 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: 6102416
    Abstract: A mount for a rack and pinion steering gear on a body structure of a motor vehicle including a horizontal tubular boss on the steering gear parallel to a longitudinal centerline of the body structure, a tubular sleeve rigidly clamped to the body structure inside of the tubular boss having a pair of rigid flanges at opposite ends thereof, and an elastomeric bushing on the tubular sleeve between the rigid flanges. The elastomeric bushing has a tubular body bonded to the tubular sleeve and a plurality of integral linear splines compressed radially between the tubular sleeve and an inside cylindrical wall of the tubular boss. The linear splines flex resiliently to suppress the transfer of linear vibrations from the steering gear to the body structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald L. Harkrader, Richard E. Jayroe, Stephan A. Stearns, Paula L. Payne