Spring devices inventions 04/08

20080093782 - Pneumatic spring damper unit: Disclosed is a pneumatic spring shock absorber unit having working chambers (2, 3), which are filled with compressed air and which are partially delimited by rolling or folding bellows (7, 8, 9). These working chambers are situated one above the other and are interconnected via throttle valves that can be... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080093783 - Self-indexing spacer for air spring assembly: An air spring spacer for use in mounting an associated air spring in spaced relation to an associated vehicle component. The air spring spacer includes a spacer body, a first indexing feature, and a second indexing feature complementary to the first indexing feature. The indexing features providing for self-alignment of... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20080093784 - Foam spring mattress configured with variable firmness: An aspect of the present invention relates to a method and system of providing a bed using a plurality of interchangeable adjustable firmness springs to provide localized comfort and support to the user of the bed. The plurality of interchangeable springs may have a plurality of different firmnesses to provide... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080093785 - Fluid-filled type vibration damping device: A fluid-filled type vibration-damping device wherein first and second mounting members are connected by a main rubber elastic body defining a pressure receiving chamber connected via an orifice passage to an equilibrium chamber defined by a flexible diaphragm. A partition member dividing both chambers is elastically supported by the second... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080093786 - Smooth non-linear springs, particularly smooth progressive rate steel springs, progressive rate vehicle suspensions and method: The invention solves the problem of designing and manufacturing springs made of elastic materials, particularly steel springs, with prescribed characteristic (dependence of flex on external load) given by a smooth (i.e. differentiable) non-linear function. The method according to the invention consists in forming an elastic body with suitably shaped regions... Agent: Wieslaw Julian Oledzki

20080088070 - Cylinder apparatus: In a cylinder apparatus in the form of a shock absorber, a spring seat is mounted within a cylinder, and clearance-fitted to a piston rod with a first lateral clearance for moving along the piston rod longitudinally of the cylinder. The spring seat includes a longitudinal extension at one longitudinal... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080079204 - Self-aligning air-spring for suppressing vibrations: A gas spring for suppression vibrations in payloads is provided. The gas spring comprises a piston disposed within the housing. The piston is configured to be displaced relative to the housing in response to vibrations applied to the housing. The piston has first concave or convex surface and a second... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20080079205 - Stopper for cylindrical elastic mount and cylindrical elastic mount assembly: A stopper for a cylindrical elastic mount includes a concave portion which is formed at each of a plurality of locations on a circumference of a cylindrical portion of a stopper fitting, the concave portion being concaved in a radially inward direction to partially enlarge a width of an outward... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080079206 - Cartridge and rod end isolator: An elastomer-containing rod end isolator. The isolator includes a handle for connection to a load and inner and outer members. The outer member is a pocket and the inner member is spherical or nearly so. The pocket and the inner member are concentric and the inner member has two continuous... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20080079207 - Methods and apparatus for a lever control: Embodiments of the present invention provide a rotary based hand control that provides hysteresis to an operator. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900