ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,387,752, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Magnecomp Corp. (Murrieta, Calif.).
"Suspension damping" was invented by Ekaratch Pankaew (Wangnoi, Thailand), Kuen Chee Ee (Chino, Calif.), Preecha Sudachun (Wangnoi, Thailand), David Glaess (Bangkok) and Chanatkarn Angsutanasombat (Wangnoi, Thailand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dielectric layer configured to overlay a spring metal layer in a suspension assembly is described. The dielectric layer includes a tongue portion including a proximate end and a distal end, trace portions extending from the tongue portion, and an aperture aligned with the void and defined by the tongue portion. The...