ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,151, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC (Oshkosh, Wis.).
"Gas spring assembly for a vehicle suspension system" was invented by Roy Venton-Walters (Neshkoro, Wis.), Aaron J. Rositch (Oshkosh, Wis.), Jesse L. Knoble (Oshkosh, Wis.), Erik Ellifson (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Mark L. Steckling (Neenah, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas spring includes a cylinder, a rod movable relative to the cylinder, and an accumulator. The rod and the cylinder at least partially define a chamber having a variable volume and contain a first pressurized gas. The accumulator is in communication with the chamber and contains a second p...