ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,085, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Fox Factory Inc. (Duluth, Ga.).
"Motorized adjustment of a damper bleed" was invented by Connor Randall (Salida, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered bleed adjuster is disclosed. The powered bleed adjust includes a barrel valve located at least partially within a bleed fluid pathway of a shaft. The barrel valve includes an internal fluid path formed along a longitudinal axis of the barrel valve, an opening of the internal fluid path at a first end of the barrel valve, and at least one bleed port through a wall of the barrel valve to provide a second opening for the internal fluid path...