Patents by Inventor William L Hendrickson

William L Hendrickson 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).

  • Double-isolated, symmetric, high-damped mount system
    Patent number: 6708793
    Abstract: A system for mounting a vehicle power train, such as a transversely mounted engine and transmission, to a motor vehicle such that vibrations from the power train are isolated from the vehicle frame. The system comprises a power train mounting cradle for mounting to the vehicle frame by a vibration-isolating mounts, and vibration-isolating mounts for connecting the power train to the cradle, at least one of the power train to cradle mounts adapted to damp torque-related vibrations, and further comprising a friction damper to attenuate low-frequency torque-related vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William B Witherspoon, Brian J Koepele, William L Hendrickson
  • Double-isolated, symmetric, high-damped mount system
    Publication number: 20020166711
    Abstract: A system for mounting a vehicle power train, such as a transversely mounted engine and transmission, to a motor vehicle such that vibrations from the power train are isolated from the vehicle frame. The system comprises a power train mounting cradle for mounting to the vehicle frame by a vibration-isolating mounts, and vibration-isolating mounts for connecting the power train to the cradle, at least one of the power train to cradle mounts adapted to damp torque-related vibrations, and further comprising a friction damper to attenuate low-frequency torque-related vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: William B. Witherspoon, Brian J. Koepele, William L. Hendrickson