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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1086205 · 23 Jun 2004
A fluid damper (16) includes a hollow body portion (18), a first end (20) and a second end (22). The hollow body portion has a corrugated or shaped outer surface (17) and is filled with a compressible medium. The first and second ends (20,22) of the damper...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1088712 · 24 Mar 2004
A vehicle body and frame assembly includes a closed channel structural member having an interior portion that can be pressurized under certain conditions, such as during a collision, to provide increased strength and absorb energy. A pressurizing device (2...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1090803 · 7 Jan 2004
An inter-axle differential assembly 10 having a lubrication pump 50 is provided. The pump 50 is disposed between the input and output shafts 14, 30 of the differential within a bore defined by a side gear 20, 44 coupled to or integral with the output shaft...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1092418 · 22 Oct 2003
A center bearing assembly rotatably supports an intermediate portion of a vehicle driveshaft assembly during use. The center bearing assembly includes a rigid bracket (41) that is secured to a support surface of the vehicle, a support member (42) that is s...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1092597 · 15 Oct 2003
A tandem axle assembly capable of accommodating variations in driveline length is provided. The tandem axle assembly includes forward (16) and rear (12) axle assemblies each having a wheel differential with the forward axle assembly further including an in...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1092719 · 8 Oct 2003
A center bearing assembly rotatably supports an intermediate portion of a vehicle driveshaft assembly during use. The center bearing assembly includes a rigid bracket (41) that is secured to a support surface of the vehicle, a support member (42) that is s...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1095563 · 4 Jun 2003
An improved heat shield (10) offers both a thermal insulation and reduced noise transmission for vehicular engine components, including exhaust manifolds (30), for example. The structure has three layers: an outer structural metal layer (12), a center insu...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1099999 · 4 Dec 2002
A fuel cell unit (10) incorporates a pair of anode and cathode plates (12,14). Seals employed between respective pairs of plates (12,14) are in the nature of resilient beads (18,20) arranged about selected areas of the plates to confine paths for fluids ad...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1100573 · 6 Nov 2002
A panel filter element (10) has a pleated filter media (12) having peaks (20) and valleys (22) arranged in pleated sets (23) of first (24) and second (26) panels. The pleated sets are adhered along side edges (30, 32) to form clean-side pockets which open ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1104705 · 8 May 2002
A method of securing a restrictor (42), having an open hollow cylindrical end shell (44 or 46), to a spirally wound tuning cable (34 or 34a) having an end disposed in the shell, wherein the shell is magnetically deformed radially inwardly to grip and confo...