US Patent Issued to Federal-Mogul Motorparts on Dec. 30 for "Shock absorber including a hydraulic fluid having an improved flash point" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,640, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC (Northville, Mich.).

"Shock absorber including a hydraulic fluid having an improved flash point" was invented by Michael Bender (Carleton, Mich.) and Nathan Gaynier (Monroe, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shock absorber that includes a pressure tube that defines a working chamber having a hydraulic fluid located therein; a piston assembly positioned in the working chamber, and dividing the working chamber into an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber; and a piston rod engaged with the piston assembly that moves the piston assembly in the working ...