ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,543, issued on Aug. 12.
"Combined shock absorber and gas spring" was invented by Gebhard Charles Wager (Kelowna, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination gas spring and shock absorber apparatus includes a vented gas spring housing and a vented shock absorber housing slidably mounted within the gas spring housing. A shock absorber piston is concentrically mounted within a gas spring piston. A base housing is slidably mounted in the gas spring housing. A shaft extends through the base housing and into the shock absorber housing. The shock absorber piston is mounted in the shock absorber housing on the free end of the shaft. ...