US Patent Issued to VALEO KAPEC on May 27 for "Shock absorber with mechanical stop for torque converter" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,142, issued on May 27, was assigned to VALEO KAPEC Co. LTD. (Daegu, South Korea).

"Shock absorber with mechanical stop for torque converter" was invented by Caleb Garcia Ruiz (Daegu, South Korea) and Juan Antonio Rivera Moreno (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shock absorber includes a mechanical stop for torque converter that prevents the exterior springs from reaching the solid length. The shock absorber with mechanical buffer stop includes a drive plate; at least one exterior spring; and a driven plate, the driven plate additionally includes at least one mechanical stop which is configured to make contact with t...