US Patent Issued to Federal-Mogul Motorparts on Feb. 24 for "Damper oil seal cap with seal protection feature" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,934, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC (Northville, Mich.).

"Damper oil seal cap with seal protection feature" was invented by Michael Bender (Carleton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved oil seal cap for use in a shock absorber for a vehicle including an end wall, and aperture extending through the end wall, and a sidewall extending away from the sidewall in a first direction. The end wall includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion is raised in a second direction opposite the first direction with respect to the first portion, with the second portion forming a...