US Patent Issued to Advanced Suspension Technology on Oct. 14 for "Vehicle-suspension shock absorber including transfer ring for controllable valve" (Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,431, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Advanced Suspension Technology LLC (Northville, Mich.).

"Vehicle-suspension shock absorber including transfer ring for controllable valve" was invented by Simon Sanchez (Gijon, Spain) and Jose Ramon Martinez (Bilbao, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shock absorber for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a transfer ring fluidly connecting an intermediate chamber and the valve. The transfer ring includes a body and a seal unit. The seal unit includes a first seal, a second seal, and a connector. The first seal is between the transfer ring and the intermediate tube. The second seal is ...