Patents by Inventor Shawn Chambers

Shawn Chambers 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).

  • Wheel suspension for a motor vehicle with a transverse leaf spring
    Patent number: 7029017
    Abstract: A wheel suspension with a transverse leaf spring (1a–1c) which is articulated at both ends on wheel carriers. The transverse leaf spring shaped symmetrically to the vehicle longitudinal axis (L) has a curved profile with a middle region (1a) offset parallel to the wheel axis. The transverse leaf spring is supported on the vehicle body by means of two transverse leaf spring bearings (2) with high lateral rigidity. The curved profile of the transverse leaf spring with four arcs (1d, 1e) allows for a bending of the middle region (1a) to take place essentially without a change in the tread width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Zandbergen, Shawn Chambers
  • Wheel suspension for a motor vehicle with a transverse leaf spring
    Publication number: 20040004336
    Abstract: A wheel suspension with a transverse leaf spring (1a-1c) which is articulated at both ends on wheel carriers. The transverse leaf spring shaped symmetrically to the vehicle longitudinal axis (L) has a curved profile with a middle region (1a) offset parallel to the wheel axis. The transverse leaf spring is supported on the vehicle body by means of two transverse leaf spring bearings (2) with high lateral rigidity. What is achieved by the curved profile of the transverse leaf spring with four arcs (1d, 1e) is that a bending of the middle region (1a) can take place essentially without a change in the tread width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Paul Zandbergen, Shawn Chambers