US Patent Issued to Ohlins USA on April 21 for "Vehicle damper extension" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,981, issued on April 21, was assigned to Ohlins USA Inc. (Hendersonville, N.C.).

"Vehicle damper extension" was invented by Christer Loow (Hendersonville, N.C.) and Melvin Alberto Chacon (Hendersonville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damper assembly includes a first cylinder defining a first chamber and a second cylinder defining a second chamber. The damper assembly includes a piston rod extending from within the first chamber along an axis to the second cylinder. The damper assembly includes a piston fixed to the piston rod and movable within the first chamber along the axis. The damper assembly includes a plunger movable ...