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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:
Oct. 23, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2004
Applicants:
Eric Herrera, Lincoln City, OR (US);
Bilal A. Bazzi, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric Herrera, Lincoln City, OR (US);
Bilal A. Bazzi, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tuned vibration absorber is disclosed that includes a base, a spring mounted to the base, and a mass mounted to the spring. The absorber is particularly, advantageous when mounted to a specific vehicle component via a mounting bolt that is already employed to mount that particular component. For example, a tuned vibration absorber may be mounted to a cam cover bolt on a cam cover in order to absorb undesirable vibrations at a particular frequency.