ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,793, issued on Nov. 18.

"Adjustable bypass shock absorber" was invented by Brandon P. Aymar (Santee, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application is directed to an externally adjustable internal bypass shock absorber that combines both the suspension function and the shock absorbing function in one unit. More particularly, the shock body houses a bypass cylinder that includes an upper bulkhead with adjuster rod pockets and check valves as well as a lower bulkhead having one or more check valves. The bypass cylinder includes one or more bypass tubes within bypass tube accepting cavities, in fluid communication with by...