Patents by Inventor Tad Vincent Machrowicz

Tad Vincent Machrowicz 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: 6209691
    Abstract: A suspension damper includes a tube and a damping piston assembly disposed within the tube and slidably mounted therein for reciprocal movement in the tube. The suspension damper also includes a piston rod extending through the tube and connected to the damping piston assembly, a rod guide assembly closing one end of the tube and a self-aligning rebound cut-off disc carried in the tube between the rod guide assembly and the damping piston assembly and cooperating with the rod guide assembly to provide a rebound cut-off effect and to compensate for misalignment between the piston rod and the damping piston assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: John David Fehring, Tad Vincent Machrowicz, John Greg Mc Candless
  • Patent number: 6007345
    Abstract: A damper and electrical connector system wherein the damper includes a ring mounting element having a base portion attached to a housing of the damper and a hole extending through the base portion and communicating with an interior chamber of the housing. A slot is formed through a side of the ring mounting element and communicates with the hole in the base. The electrical connector includes an end inserted through the slot and a power terminal extends through the hole formed in the base and makes electrical connection with an element requiring electrical power that is carried in the housing. Preferably the electrical connector also includes a ground terminal which makes electrical contact with the ring mounting element. A vehicle mounting rod is inserted through the ring mount to hold the connector in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Francis, Kathleen D. Murphy, John David Fehring, Tad Vincent Machrowicz, Frank M. Robinson, Steven Kent Raypole