President/Principal Scientist at Myers Environmental, Inc.
Location:
Indianapolis, Indiana Area
Industry:
Environmental Services
Work:
Myers Environmental, Inc. - carmel, Indiana since Jan 1994
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President/Principal ScientistMetcalf & Eddy, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio Jul 1987 - Nov 1993
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National Account Manager/Project Manager
Education:
Indiana University Bloomington 1982 - 1987
BS Public Affairs, Environmental Sciences
Defender Direct Customer Care AgentSun Tan City - Indianapolis, IN Tanning ConsultantManpower Inc. - Daleville, IN IBM Call Center SpecialistBehavioral Interventions - Anderson, IN Monitoring Specialist
Education:
Ball State University - Muncie, IN International Business, Spanish
Industrial Air Compressor - Indianapolis, IN Field Service TechCarmel Clay School Corporation - Carmel, IN Maintenance Tech IIBaker Mechanical - Indianapolis, IN Boiler TechnicianBrehob Compressor - Indianapolis, IN Air Compressor Service Tech
Mounting Bracket Assembly And Supplemental Suspension System
US Patent:
7614630, Nov 10, 2009
Filed:
Jul 26, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/493307
Inventors:
James Richard Myers - Indianapolis IN, US
International Classification:
B60G 11/27
US Classification:
280124157, 280124162
Abstract:
A mounting bracket assembly capable of operatively engaging an associated jounce tongue of an associated vehicle suspension and supporting a supplemental air spring assembly in spaced relation to an associated sprung or unsprung mass of the associated vehicle. The mounting bracket assembly can include a first bracket supported on the associated jounce tongue and a second bracket supported on the first bracket. A supplemental suspension system can include an air spring assembly and a mounting spring assembly. A supplemental suspension system kit is also included.
A piston assembly used in forming a gas spring assembly includes a first piston member and a second piston member telescopically engaging one another and capable of axial displacement relative to one another between collapsed and extended conditions. The first piston member includes a mounting end and the second piston member includes a flexible wall-engaging end. The first and second piston members arranged such that in the collapsed condition the mounting and flexible wall-engaging ends are disposed a first distance from one another and in the extended condition the mounting and flexible wall-engaging ends are disposed at a second distance from one another with the second distance being greater than the first distance. A gas spring assembly and suspension system utilizing such a piston assembly as well as a method are also included.
An air spring having a flexible sleeve is mounted between a pair of movable support components to maintain the components in a spaced relationship. The flexible sleeve has a hollow interior which forms an internal fluid chamber. A connector is mounted in one end of the sleeve and receives a tube for controlling the flow of fluid into and out of the chamber. The connector has a main body molded into the sleeve end and a collet member telescopically rotatably mounted in a hollow interior of the main body. The collet member has a plurality of flexible fingers which grip the end of a tube when inserted therein and have one-way barbs which grip to tube to prevent it from being pulled out once it is inserted within the connector. An elastomeric seal is mounted within the body to provide a fluid seal between the tube and body interior.