ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,544, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (Velizy Villacoublay, France).
"Diaphragm holder for an oleo-pneumatic-type shock absorber" was invented by Sylvain Leclercq (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Franck Lecuyer (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Mathieu Joubert (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Quentin Roirand (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diaphragm holder for an oleo-pneumatic-type shock absorber includes a tubular body made of thermoplastic material, having one end arranged to hold a diaphragm and an opposite end defining an arched bottom for withstanding pressure forces. An insert is housed in th...