ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,605, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Fox Factory Inc. (Duluth, Ga.).
"Shock absorber" was invented by John Marking (El Cajon, Calif.) and Vegard Hamso (El Cajon, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shock absorber including: a first cylinder having an interior, first and second ends and defining an axis, wherein the interior includes a damping fluid chamber and a damping piston movably mounted therein for movement between the first and second ends, wherein the damping piston is mounted on a first end of a shaft, wherein the first end of the shaft is movably retained within the interior of the first cylinder; first and second ...