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Patent US8095268 - Active suspending - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn apparatus includes a force bias element coupled to a plant in a vehicle. The force bias element has a first bandwidth. An active suspension includes a linear electromagnetic actuator located within an interior of the force bias element. The linear electromagnetic actuator has a second bandwidth that...http://www.google.com/patents/US8095268?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8095268 - Active suspendingAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8095268 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/418,345Publication dateJan 10, 2012Filing dateMay 3, 2006Priority dateOct 29, 2004Also published asCN101067435A, CN101067435B, CN102661355A, EP1852302A2, EP1852302A3, US20060200287Publication number11418345, 418345, US 8095268 B2, US 8095268B2, US-B2-8095268, US8095268 B2, US8095268B2InventorsJames A. Parison, Christopher J. Breen, Richard F. O'DayOriginal AssigneeBose CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (14), Classifications (30), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetActive suspendingUS 8095268 B2Abstract An apparatus includes a force bias element coupled to a plant in a vehicle. The force bias element has a first bandwidth. An active suspension includes a linear electromagnetic actuator located within an interior of the force bias element. The linear electromagnetic actuator has a second bandwidth that is higher than the first bandwidth and is coupled to the plant.
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Parison, Jr.Active suspending* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification701/37, 267/140.15, 267/140.11, 280/5.5, 267/140.5, 280/5.515International ClassificationB60G17/018, B60G17/02, G06F19/00, B60G17/00, G05D3/00Cooperative ClassificationB60N2002/0212, B60N2/508, B60N2/505, B60N2/509, B60N2/544, B60N2/501, B60N2/502, B60N2/4693, B60N2/525, B60N2/507European ClassificationB60N2/50R2, B60N2/50R4, B60N2/50H, B60N2/50D, B60N2/54C, B60N2/50C, B60N2/46H3, B60N2/52G, B60N2/50SLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMay 3, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: BOSE CORPORATION, MASSACHUSETTSFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:PARISON, JAMES A.;BREEN, CHRISTOPHER J.;O DAY, RICHARD F.;REEL/FRAME:017872/0517Effective date: 20060503RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services