Patents
US 12326179 B2: End member assemblies and gas spring assemblies including same
- Granted
- 2025-06-10
- Filed
- 2019-09-12 application 17272280
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
End member assemblies dimensioned for securement to a flexible spring member for forming a gas spring assembly include first and second end member sections. The first end member section includes a plurality of first ribs disposed in spaced relation to one another such that a plurality of first grooves are formed therebetween. The second end member section is disposed in abutting engagement with the first end member section. The second end member section includes a plurality of second ribs disposed in spaced relation to one another such that a plurality of second grooves are formed therebetween. The plurality of first ribs and/or the plurality of second ribs are dimensioned for permanent deflection into a respectively adjacent one of the plurality of first and/or second grooves upon undergoing a kinetic impact from an associated foreign object. Gas spring assemblies and suspension systems 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edger ten Broeke | Hall, NL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16F | Springs; shock-absorbers; means for damping vibration | F16F7/12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TEN BROEKE, EDGER signed 2018-09-19 | FIRESTONE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC NASHVILLE, TN | 55437/730 | 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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