Patents by Inventor Steve X. Lin

Steve X. Lin 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).

  • Tunable mass damper for a drive shaft center support bearing
    Patent number: 7600601
    Abstract: A mass damper for use with a drive shaft center support bearing is located on a non-rotating portion of the bearing and is suspended on a spring element for free vibration and has a resonance that is selected to be the same as that which would otherwise be communicated to the vehicle through the bearing by the drive shaft and drivetrain components. The two embodiments are each tunable so that the damper can be set to have different resonant vibration characteristics, as required for use with different drive shaft and drivetrain configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Automotive Components Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steve X. Lin, Carlos F. Osorio, Nitin Y. Wani
  • Tunable mass damper for a drive shaft center support bearing
    Publication number: 20080205809
    Abstract: A mass damper for use with a drive shaft center support bearing is located on a non-rotating portion of the bearing and is suspended on a spring element for free vibration and has a resonance that is selected to be the same as that which would otherwise be communicated to the vehicle through the bearing by the drive shaft and drivetrain components. The two embodiments are each tunable so that the damper can be set to have different resonant vibration characteristics, as required for use with different drive shaft and drivetrain configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Steve X. Lin, Carlos F. Osorio, Nitin Y. Wani