US Patent Issued to OSHKOSH DEFENSE on May 5 for "Damper assembly" (Wisconsin, Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,446, issued on May 5, was assigned to OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Damper assembly" was invented by Erik Ellifson (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Darin Rosenboom (Sheldon, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damper assembly includes an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder positioned at least partially within the outer cylinder, a cap coupled to the inner cylinder, and a plunger positioned radially inward from the inner cylinder and coupled to a rod. The plunger, the cap, and an interior of the inner cylinder at least partially define a first chamber. The suspension system further includes a passage extending through the rod and fluidly cou...