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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward Charles Ekert, Dayton, OH (US);
James Mitchell Pees, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
18832215 ; 18832222 ;
Abstract
A monotube damper valve is provided which is capable of operating with a higher degree of preloading and a greater extent of disc deflection due to the provision of compression and extension stop surfaces which uniformly support the disc in its naturally deflected state at both limits of deflection travel.