Patents by Inventor Scott Tarnawsky

Scott Tarnawsky 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).

  • Chassis bushing with integrated travel limiter
    Patent number: 9127743
    Abstract: A mold bonded chassis bushing has an outer housing and an inner member separated by a tubular gap. A body of elastomeric material is mold bonded into a first portion of the bushing such that it bridges and at least partially fills the gap. The elastomeric material does not fill or bridge the annular gap in a central area or a second portion of the bushing, such that a void is defined between the inner surface of the outer housing and the outer surface of the inner housing in the central area and second portion. A protrusion extends from the inner surface of the outer housing or the outer surface of the inner member, in the central area such that the void extends between the protrusion and the respective opposed surface. The protrusion functions as a travel limiter for the bushing without compressing the elastomeric material in the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Zhongli North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Tarnawsky
  • CHASSIS BUSHING WITH INTEGRATED TRAVEL LIMITER
    Publication number: 20140300040
    Abstract: A mold bonded chassis bushing has an outer housing and an inner member separated by a tubular gap. A body of elastomeric material is mold bonded into a first portion of the bushing such that it bridges and at least partially fills the gap. The elastomeric material does not fill or bridge the annular gap in a central area or a second portion of the bushing, such that a void is defined between the inner surface of the outer housing and the outer surface of the inner housing in the central area and second portion. A protrusion extends from the inner surface of the outer housing or the outer surface of the inner member, in the central area such that the void extends between the protrusion and the respective opposed surface. The protrusion functions as a travel limiter for the bushing without compressing the elastomeric material in the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Zhongli North America Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Tarnawsky