ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,883, issued on May 13, was assigned to The Pullman Co. (Milan, Ohio).
"Elastomeric bushing with ferrule" was invented by Michael Bixler (Milan, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elastomeric bushing comprises an inner sleeve including a first end face and an opposite second end face. An elastomeric bumper is disposed around and directly engages the inner sleeve. The elastomeric bumper includes an annular void. An outer sleeve is disposed around the inner sleeve and the elastomeric bumper, spaced apart from the inner sleeve, and directly engages the elastomeric bumper. A one-piece monolithic ferrule includes a cylindrical sidewall...