Patents by Inventor Wendell Collins, Jr.

Wendell Collins, Jr. 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).

  • Upper mount assembly for a suspension damper
    Patent number: 5263694
    Abstract: An upper mount assembly includes a pair of plates seating at least one Belleville spring. The plates are concentrically mounted about a hydraulic damper so that the Belleville spring is in series with a coil suspension spring. During use, deflection of the Belleville spring provides an additional degree of motion to reduce transmission of vibration to the vehicular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley E. Smith, Richard E. Longhouse, Wendell Collins, Jr., Eric L. Jensen
  • Top mount assembly for a suspension actuator
    Patent number: 5150886
    Abstract: A top mount assembly includes a resilient isolator designed to be seated on an upper end of an actuator. A guiding sleeve is seated on the isolator and includes an upstanding annular wall forming a cavity in an upper surface of the guiding sleeve. At least one Belleville spring is mounted in the cavity to permit deflection of the assembly during the operational range of the actuator. A thrust plate is mounted on the Belleville spring and attached to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Hamberg, Todd H. Baldini, Stanley E. Smith, Wendell Collins, Jr., Richard E. Longhouse