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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:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mansour Ashtiani, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Kenneth Alan Gassman, Springboro, OH (US);
Rale Richard Wolf, Dayton, OH (US);
Robert N Jacques, Andover, MA (US);
Elizabeth M Marsh, Melrose, MA (US);
Edward Crawley, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/16 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a damped steering assembly are provided. The damped steering assembly includes a steering wheel attached to a steering column. Disposed between the steering wheel and the steering column is an active vibration control mechanism. The active vibration control mechanism damps vibration transmitted from the steering column to the steering wheel.