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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:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Applicant:
Gert Vanhees, Kortessem, BE;
Inventor:
Gert Vanhees, Kortessem, BE;
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/38 (2006.01); F16F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shock absorber includes a dynamic vibration absorber which is designed to suppress the vibrations of the piston rod of the shock absorber. The dynamic vibration absorber includes a damping mass which is formed as a dirt shield to protect the shock absorber from contaminants.