ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,120, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MODENA E REGGIO EMILIA (Modena, Italy).
"Axial damping device with elastomers" was invented by Federico Oyedeji (Modena, Italy), Matteo Pelliciari (Modena, Italy), Luca Lanzoni (Modena, Italy), Angelo Marcello Tarantino (Modena, Italy) and Enrico Salardi (Modena, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device (5, 20) is described for isolating and damping uniaxial vibrations to be interposed between rigid elements (2, 3) in relative motion, comprising damping and insulating means (15) in elastomeric material, suitable for performing this function of insulation and damp...