MUMBAI, India, Aug. 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517074969 A) filed by Basf Polyurethanes Gmbh, Lemfoerde, Germany, on Aug. 6, for 'shock absorber arrangement for a vehicle suspension and use of a lubricant for same.'

Inventor(s) include Holwitt, Ulrich; Auffarth, Stefan; Schranz, Stefan; Eils, Henning; Rittig, Frank; and Lee, Jae Hong.

The application for the patent was published on Aug. 29, under issue no. 35/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a shock absorber arrangement (1) for a vehicle suspension, comprising a shock absorber (3) having a damper cap (7) and a piston rod (5) and a supplementary spring (9) which is arranged on the piston rod (5) opposite the shock absorber (3) and has an outer surface (13) facing the damper cap (7) and an inner surface (21) facing the piston rod (5) and is configured for damping the movement of the shock absorber (3) in the direction of the piston rod (5) on contact with the damper cap (7), wherein the outer surface (13) and/or the inner surface (21) is at least partially coated with a lubricant (17). According to the invention, said lubricant (17) comprises modified or unmodified polyether polyol. The invention further relates to a supplementary spring, a method and a corresponding use."

The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 22, 2023, under International application No.PCT/EP2023/087565.

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