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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Foster-miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Basant K. Parida, Bellingham, MA (US);
Norman Dana, Albion, RI (US);
Abdullatif K Zaouk, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/30 (2006.01); B61G 11/12 (2006.01); F16F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/30 (2013.01); B61G 11/12 (2013.01); F16F 7/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shock absorber includes damping material in a solid state and which transitions from a solid to a viscous fluid state when stressed and a plunger device including a depending blade positioned in or adjacent the damping material to be driven into the damping material when impacted transitioning the damping material to a viscous fluid state absorbing the impact.