Patents by Inventor Casey Weiss

Casey Weiss has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Rear derailleur dampening assembly
    Patent number: 11897582
    Abstract: A rear derailleur assembly for mounting to a bicycle, wherein the bicycle includes a frame, includes an upper body for operationally engaging the rear derailleur assembly to the frame. The rear derailleur assembly also include a chain cage for engaging a chain of the bicycle; a controller pivotally connected to the upper body; and a lower body operationally connected to the chain cage, pivotally connected to the controller, and pivotally connected to the chain cage. The lower body includes a damper assembly for providing rotational resistance as the chain cage rotates in a first direction about the pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: The Cycle Group
    Inventors: Jonathan Ziegler, Casey Weiss, Ethan Fiamingo
  • REAR DERAILLEUR DAMPENING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210362805
    Abstract: A rear derailleur assembly for mounting to a bicycle, wherein the bicycle includes a frame, includes an upper body for operationally engaging the rear derailleur assembly to the frame. The rear derailleur assembly also include a chain cage for engaging a chain of the bicycle; a controller pivotally connected to the upper body; and a lower body operationally connected to the chain cage, pivotally connected to the controller, and pivotally connected to the chain cage. The lower body includes a damper assembly for providing rotational resistance as the chain cage rotates in a first direction about the pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Ziegler, Casey Weiss, Ethan Fiamingo
  • Rear derailleur dampening assembly
    Patent number: 11098787
    Abstract: A rear derailleur assembly for mounting to a bicycle, wherein the bicycle includes a frame, includes an upper body for operationally engaging the rear derailleur assembly to the frame. The rear derailleur assembly also include a chain cage for engaging a chain of the bicycle; a controller pivotally connected to the upper body; and a lower body operationally connected to the chain cage, pivotally connected to the controller, and pivotally connected to the chain cage. The lower body includes a damper assembly for providing rotational resistance as the chain cage rotates in a first direction about the pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: The Cycle Group
    Inventors: Jonathan Ziegler, Casey Weiss, Ethan Fiamingo
  • REAR DERAILLEUR DAMPENING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190063547
    Abstract: A rear derailleur assembly for mounting to a bicycle, wherein the bicycle includes a frame, includes an upper body for operationally engaging the rear derailleur assembly to the frame. The rear derailleur assembly also include a chain cage for engaging a chain of the bicycle; a controller pivotally connected to the upper body; and a lower body operationally connected to the chain cage, pivotally connected to the controller, and pivotally connected to the chain cage. The lower body includes a damper assembly for providing rotational resistance as the chain cage rotates in a first direction about the pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Ziegler, Casey Weiss, Ethan Fiamingo