480 patents
Utility
Semi Active Suspension Control Methods Using Skyhook and Endstop Control
18 Jan 24
A method is disclosed to smooth the ride of a seat occupant by controlling the damping force of a fluid damper positioned between the seat and base.
Abraham Matthew, Michael Mattson, Jeffrey Cranmer
Filed: 17 Nov 21
Utility
System and method for controlling a valve manifold
16 Jan 24
A valve driver system for driving a plurality of valves of a valve manifold.
Erick W. Rudaitis, Timothy Faillo, Serge Rondreux, Patrick Berdal
Filed: 10 Nov 22
Utility
Pulse nozzle for filter cleaning systems
16 Jan 24
A nozzle for a filter cleaning system has a stub portion having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and a splitter portion positioned downstream of the stub portion.
Kate Taylor, Alastair Lee
Filed: 1 Apr 20
Utility
Flexure isolator and method of compliant isolation
9 Jan 24
An engine mount device includes a housing, a carrier within a cavity in the housing, and a flexure flexibly connecting the carrier to the housing, with a pin disposed in a hole in the carrier to support an engine.
Daniel Zameroski
Filed: 20 Apr 18
Utility
Vehicle Active Vibration Control System and Method
4 Jan 24
A vehicle vibration control system (VCS) includes a vehicle having at least an engine, a transmission, a frame, a steering column with a steering wheel attached, a passenger cabin, and a controller area network (CAN) bus.
Mark Norris, Florin Barbulescu, Martin Bieber, Karl Kintz
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
Conductive Polyaspartic Ester Based Compositions
4 Jan 24
A conductive composition for conductive coatings, gap fillers, caulks and fairing compounds that are useful for EMI shielding, electrical grounding, lightning strike protection, and reduced radar cross-section for low observability (LO), with improved resistance to exposure to water, oil and other fluids contains at least one aspartic ester, at least one isocyanate and a conductive filler.
Brian FLAHERTY, Jeremy GERSHONOWITZ, George SPIES
Filed: 15 Nov 21
Utility
Displacement Control for Hydraulic Pump
4 Jan 24
A variable displacement hydraulic pump including a control actuator configured to interact with a movable displacement control member to control the displacement of the pump; and a displacement control valve assembly configured to provide mechanical feedback control of positioning of the control actuator and thereby the displacement control member.
Matthew H. SIMON, Daniel DYMINSKI, Brewce LARKIN
Filed: 14 Feb 22
Utility
Hybrid Shaft Seal Assembly for Movable Shafts
4 Jan 24
A shaft seal assembly for sealing a moving shaft of a fluid consumer includes a seal case movable relative to a mating surface of the shaft, a biasing force that biases the seal case towards the mating surface, and a seal at least partially disposed in the seal case.
Philip ROCKENBACH
Filed: 10 Feb 22
Utility
Thermoplastic Vulcanizates Comprising BIMSM Rubber and Polyamide
28 Dec 23
Disclosed are thermoplastic vulcanizates comprising a plastic phase and a rubber phase and process for preparing such thermoplastic vulcanizates, wherein the plastic phase comprises a thermoplastic polymer and the rubber phase comprises a brominated poly(isobutylene-co-para-methylstyrene) rubber.
Tonson Abraham, Aditya Jindal, Jillanne J. Grimm, Michael P. Mallamaci, Kristina T. Nguyen, Kenneth W. Russell
Filed: 28 Jun 22
Utility
System Comprising an Electric Machine and a Hydraulic Unit, As Well As Electric Machine and Hydraulic Unit
28 Dec 23
The invention relates to a system comprising an electric machine, where in the electric machine has a first shaft and a hydraulic unit, wherein the hydraulic unit has a second shaft, wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are connected to one another to form a shaft-hub connection, the shaft-hub connection has a central recess and the shaft-hub connection is connected fluidically to the interior of the hydraulic unit for lubrication.
Raimund PELZ, Maximilian KEIL, Kyle J. MYERS, David E. N. MACK, Fredrik MAGNUSSON, Omer Khaleeq KAYANI
Filed: 7 Sep 23
Utility
Heat Exchanger with Progressive Divided Flow Circuit, Structural Load Bearing Design
28 Dec 23
A heat exchanger including a fluid circuit in which an incoming fluid stream is progressively divided into multiple smaller streams, each of which delivers the heat exchange fluid into one or more heat exchange sections of the device; and/or in which multiple fluid streams of the fluid circuit are discharged from one or more heat exchanger sections, each of which are progressively combined into one or more larger streams before exiting the device.
Erlendur STEINTHORSSON, Andrew M. ODAR, Raman RAS, Peter DITZEL
Filed: 20 Jan 22
Utility
Centralizer
19 Dec 23
A system has a fin with an upstream end, a downstream end, a wall interface (412), a carrier interface (414) offset from the wall interface (412) in a radially inward direction, and an impact surface (418).
Conor Marr, Zackary Leicht
Filed: 4 Mar 20
Utility
Rotatable shaft bearing with electromagnetically controlled support impedance
19 Dec 23
A system for controlling shaft displacement within a support structure, the system having a rotatable shaft, at least one bearing supporting the shaft, the at least one bearing having an inner race rotatable along with the shaft and an outer race circumferentially surrounding the inner race, an electromagnet assembly positioned about the shaft along a longitudinal axis thereof, and a controller that detects a radial motion of the shaft and determines a corrective force to reduce the radial motion of, or a parameter related to, the shaft, the controller commanding the electromagnet assembly to generate the corrective force to act on the shaft, the electromagnet assembly having a plurality of phases spaced circumferentially about the shaft, the controller commanding different phases of the electromagnet assembly to generate the corrective force so that a vector of the corrective force rotates about the longitudinal axis of the shaft.
Mark R. Jolly, Victor M. Zaccardo, Paul R. Black, Daniel E. Kakaley, Russell E. Altieri
Filed: 6 Feb 20
Utility
Semi-crystalline Two-part Polyurethane Adhesives from Amorphous Components
14 Dec 23
Reaction-induced crystallizable two-part polyurethane adhesive compositions formed from amorphous constituents.
Timothy D. Fomes, Kraig L. Turner
Filed: 25 Oct 21
Utility
Reverse osmosis unit
12 Dec 23
An energy recovery system for use in a reverse osmosis system is provided.
Paul Kamel, Kelly Sullivan, Steven T. Yoshimura, Bruce Worsley, Salvador Lopez
Filed: 15 Jul 21
Utility
Valve spool with flow force mitigation features
12 Dec 23
An example spool includes a spool body varying in diameter along a length of the spool body, thereby forming a plurality of lands of variable diameters, wherein a land of the plurality of lands is configured to control fluid flow from a workport passage formed in a valve worksection to a return cavity; and a plurality of axial grooves formed in a circular array about a circumference of the land, wherein the plurality of axial grooves comprises a first set of axial grooves and a second set of axial grooves, wherein an axial length of axial grooves of the second set of axial grooves is greater than a respective axial length of axial grooves of the first set of axial grooves, allowing the axial grooves of the second set of axial grooves to engage the return cavity before the axial grooves of the first set of axial grooves.
Bipin G. Kashid, Micheal E. Harman
Filed: 7 Jan 21
Utility
Yaw reduction system and method for aircraft braking
5 Dec 23
An aircraft brake control system accommodates desired yaw for steering, while substantially eliminating undesired yaw.
James L. Hill, David N. Roe, Kurt Burkhalter, Benjamin Robert Piercy Quickfall
Filed: 18 Dec 20
Utility
Systems and Assemblies for an Electric Motor with Integrated Hydraulic Pump and Electronic Drive Device
30 Nov 23
An example assembly includes a main housing having an internal chamber therein; an electric motor disposed in the internal chamber of the main housing and comprising (i) a stator that is fixedly-positioned in the internal chamber of the main housing, and (ii) a motor rotor positioned within the stator and rotatable relative to the stator; a hydraulic pump positioned in the main housing, at least partially within the motor rotor of the electric motor, wherein the hydraulic pump is configured to receive fluid from an inlet port and provide fluid flow to an outlet port, wherein the hydraulic pump comprises a pump drive shaft rotatably-coupled to the motor rotor of the electric motor; and a plurality of cooling fluid channels formed in the main housing and configured to allow fluid to circulate through the main housing to cool the main housing.
Hao Zhang, Satish Kumar Raju Kalidindi, Steven R. Huard
Filed: 23 Sep 21
Utility
Force Intensifying, Multi-chambered Clutch Actuation System for Power Take-off
30 Nov 23
A power take-off includes a hollow housing that is adapted to be supported on a source of rotational energy.
Derek E. Muff, Maxwell A. Samlow
Filed: 25 May 23
Utility
Pleated filter designs and components therefor for elevated temperature application
21 Nov 23
A filter includes a pleated filter element having a fibrous support layer and a filtration layer bonded to the fibrous support layer.
Yit-Hong Tee
Filed: 18 Aug 20