US Patent Issued to HITACHI ASTEMO on Dec. 16 for "Solenoid, damping force adjustment mechanism, and damping force adjustable shock absorber" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,012, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to HITACHI ASTEMO LTD. (Ibaraki, Japan).

"Solenoid, damping force adjustment mechanism, and damping force adjustable shock absorber" was invented by Ryuichi Suka (Hitachinaka, Japan) and Milton Muzvidziwa (Hitachinaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solenoid includes a stator at a position facing an opening of a housing member. The stator includes a conical protrusion portion and a side surface made from a magnetic body. The side surface extends from an outer periphery of a reduced diameter portion in a direction away from the opening of the housing member. The solenoid includes a yoke wit...