US Patent Issued to Advanced Suspension Technology on Aug. 4 for "Hydraulic damper having a ring" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,816, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Advanced Suspension Technology LLC (Northville, Mich.).

"Hydraulic damper having a ring" was invented by Thomas Mallin (Temperance, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic damper comprising a moveable rod, a collar, and a ring. The moveable rod having a centerline axis. The collar circumscribing and coupled to the moveable rod. The ring axially adjacent the collar and having an inner wall, an outer wall, a first wall, and a second wall. The inner wall circumscribing the moveable rod. The outer wall circumscribing the inner wall. The ring further having a boss provided on the first wall."...