ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,115, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to The Pullman Co. LLC (Northville, Mich.).
"Elastomeric bushing" was invented by Scott W. Rawlings (North Ridgeville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elastomeric bushing includes an inner sleeve, a travel limiter disposed around the inner sleeve, an elastomeric bumper disposed around and directly engaging the travel limiter, and an outer sleeve disposed around the inner sleeve, the travel limiter and the elastomeric bumper. The outer sleeve is spaced apart from the inner sleeve and directly engages the elastomeric bumper. The travel limiter includes a radially outwardly extending first pro...