Patents
US 12325273 B2: Gas spring seal caps as well as gas spring and damper assemblies and methods including same
- Granted
- 2025-06-10
- Filed
- 2020-07-31 application 17631459
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A gas spring seal cap secured a first end member of a gas spring and damper assembly such that a substantially fluid-tight connection is formed therebetween. Seal cap includes a seal cap body with a first end surface portion and a second end surface portion. An electrical conductor extends through seal cap body that includes a first terminal end conductively accessible from along the first end surface portion and a second terminal end that is conductively accessible from along the second end surface portion of seal cap body. Electrical conductor includes a substantially impermeable portion having a substantially fluid-tight connection with seal cap body. The substantially impermeable portion of electrical conductor substantially inhibits fluid communication across seal cap body through electrical conductor. Gas spring and damper assemblies as well as methods of assembly are also included.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250610.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC 193 patents | US company or organization | Nashville, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. Bounds | Hermitage, TN | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60G | Vehicle suspension arrangements | B60G11/27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16F | Springs; shock-absorbers; means for damping vibration | F16F9/0454 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BOUNDS, JOSEPH A. signed 2019-10-16 | FIRESTONE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC NASHVILLE, TN | 58818/469 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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