Patents by Inventor Christopher Andrew Edin
Christopher Andrew Edin 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).
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Patent number: 11858294Abstract: A bicycle disc wheel comprises a first disc panel and a second disc panel. The first disc panel has a first side outer surface and a first side inner surface and the second disc panel has a second side outer surface and a second side inner surface. The first side outer surface radially extends from a first disc panel outer perimeter to a center opening and the second side outer surface radially extends from a second disc panel outer perimeter to the center opening. The second side inner surface faces the first side inner surface. A brace is coupled to the first side inner surface and the second side inner surface that provide radial and axial structural support to the disc panels.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: HED CYCLING PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Andrew Edin, Gregory Paul Alexander, Michael Cloutier
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Patent number: 11850776Abstract: An apparatus for molding a composite material comprising a plurality of mold pieces that cooperate to form a mold having a mold cavity for molding a composite part, the plurality of mold pieces split along a plurality of part lines configured to reduce voiding, the plurality of part lines comprising part lines running from a plurality of voiding areas of the mold cavity to an outer surface of the mold and adapted to provide bleed lines for the plurality of voiding areas.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: HED CYCLYING PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Andrew Edin, Gregory Paul Alexander
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Publication number: 20230406037Abstract: An aerodynamic bicycle rim comprising: a circumferential outer portion comprising a circumferential outer surface, the circumferential outer portion adapted to seat a bicycle tire; a nose; and a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose of the aerodynamic bicycle rim to a corresponding transition to the circumferential outer surface to form a rim body having a maximum rim body width that is greater than a maximum width of the bicycle tire. The aerodynamic bicycle rim is operable to seat the bicycle tire so that the aerodynamic bicycle rim and the bicycle tire form an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Patent number: 11807036Abstract: An aerodynamic bicycle rim, the bicycle rim comprising a circumferential clincher portion adapted to seat a clincher bicycle tire, a nose a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose to a respective circumferential outer edge to form a rim body having a maximum rim body width that is greater than a maximum width of the clincher bicycle tire and spaced radially inward of the clincher portion and radially outward from a centerline of the rim body. The aerodynamic bicycle rim seats the clincher bicycle tire to form an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape in which the widest part of the rim body is spaced from a centerline of the asymmetrical cross-sectional shape and there is a tangent line tangent to the clincher bicycle tire and a sidewall of the set of sidewalls, the tangent line tangent to the sidewall radially inward from the respective circumferential outer edge.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: HED CYCLING PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Publication number: 20230311565Abstract: A bicycle rim comprising a circumferential outer portion adapted to receive a tire and a spoke bed. The spoke bed may comprise a pattern of spoke attachment segments at varying tilt angles and spaced by intermediate segments. Each spoke attachment segment may comprise an inner surface, an outer surface and a spoke opening extending from the inner surface to the outer surface. The spoke opening may be sized to accommodate a spoke nipple. The spoke opening may have a central axis angled at a complex angle that is a combination of a respective camber angle and a respective crossing angle. The complex angle may be selected to achieve a respective spoke angle. The outer surface of the spoke attachment segment adjacent to the spoke opening may extend perpendicular to the central axis of the spoke opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventor: Christopher Andrew Edin
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Patent number: 11701918Abstract: A bicycle rim comprising a circumferential outer portion adapted to receive a tire and a spoke bed. The spoke bed may comprise a pattern of spoke attachment segments at varying tilt angles and spaced by intermediate segments. Each spoke attachment segment may comprise an inner surface, an outer surface and a spoke opening extending from the inner surface to the outer surface. The spoke opening may be sized to accommodate a spoke nipple. The spoke opening may have a central axis angled at a complex angle that is a combination of a respective camber angle and a respective crossing angle. The complex angle may be selected to achieve a respective spoke angle. The outer surface of the spoke attachment segment adjacent to the spoke opening may extend perpendicular to the central axis of the spoke opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Hed Cycling Products, Inc.Inventor: Christopher Andrew Edin
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Publication number: 20230202229Abstract: An aerodynamic bicycle rim comprising: a circumferential outer portion comprising a circumferential outer surface, the circumferential outer portion adapted to seat a bicycle tire; a nose; and a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose of the aerodynamic bicycle rim to a corresponding transition to the circumferential outer surface to form a rim body having a maximum rim body width that is greater than a maximum width of the bicycle tire. The aerodynamic bicycle rim is operable to seat the bicycle tire so that the aerodynamic bicycle rim and the bicycle tire form an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Publication number: 20230049284Abstract: An aerodynamic bicycle rim comprising: a circumferential outer portion comprising a circumferential outer surface, the circumferential outer portion adapted to seat a bicycle tire; a nose; and a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose of the aerodynamic bicycle rim to a corresponding transition to the circumferential outer surface to form a rim body having a maximum rim body width that is greater than a maximum width of the bicycle tire. The aerodynamic bicycle rim is operable to seat the bicycle tire so that the aerodynamic bicycle rim and the bicycle tire form an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Publication number: 20230051359Abstract: An aerodynamic bicycle rim comprising: a circumferential outer portion comprising a circumferential outer surface, the circumferential outer portion adapted to seat a bicycle tire; a nose; and a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose of the aerodynamic bicycle rim to a corresponding transition to the circumferential outer surface to form a rim body having a maximum rim body width that is greater than a maximum width of the bicycle tire. The aerodynamic bicycle rim is operable to seat the bicycle tire so that the aerodynamic bicycle rim and the bicycle tire form an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Publication number: 20220024160Abstract: An apparatus for molding a composite material comprising a plurality of mold pieces that cooperate to form a mold having a mold cavity for molding a composite part, the plurality of mold pieces split along a plurality of part lines configured to reduce voiding, the plurality of part lines comprising part lines running from a plurality of voiding areas of the mold cavity to an outer surface of the mold and adapted to provide bleed lines for the plurality of voiding areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Christopher Andrew Edin, Gregory Paul Alexander
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Publication number: 20210362540Abstract: A bicycle disc wheel comprises a first disc panel and a second disc panel. The first disc panel has a first side outer surface and a first side inner surface and the second disc panel has a second side outer surface and a second side inner surface. The first side outer surface radially extends from a first disc panel outer perimeter to a center opening and the second side outer surface radially extends from a second disc panel outer perimeter to the center opening. The second side inner surface faces the first side inner surface. A brace is coupled to the first side inner surface and the second side inner surface that provide radial and axial structural support to the disc panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Christopher Andrew Edin, Gregory Paul Alexander, Michael Cloutier
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Patent number: 11141892Abstract: An apparatus for molding a composite material comprising a plurality of mold pieces that cooperate to form a mold having a mold cavity for molding a composite part, the plurality of mold pieces split along a plurality of part lines configured to reduce voiding, the plurality of part lines comprising part lines running from a plurality of voiding areas of the mold cavity to an outer surface of the mold and adapted to provide bleed lines for the plurality of voiding areas.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: HED CYCLING PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Andrew Edin, Gregory Paul Alexander
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Patent number: 11040570Abstract: A bicycle disc wheel comprises a first disc panel and a second disc panel. The first disc panel has a first side outer surface and a first side inner surface and the second disc panel has a second side outer surface and a second side inner surface. The first side outer surface radially extends from a first disc panel outer perimeter to a center opening and the second side outer surface radially extends from a second disc panel outer perimeter to the center opening. The second side inner surface faces the first side inner surface. A brace is coupled to the first side inner surface and the second side inner surface that provide radial and axial structural support to the disc panels.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: HED CYCLING PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Andrew Edin, Gregory Paul Alexander, Michael Cloutier
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Publication number: 20210178811Abstract: An aerodynamic bicycle rim, the bicycle rim comprising a circumferential clincher portion adapted to seat a clincher bicycle tire, a nose a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose to a respective circumferential outer edge to form a rim body having a maximum rim body width that is greater than a maximum width of the clincher bicycle tire and spaced radially inward of the clincher portion and radially outward from a centerline of the rim body. The aerodynamic bicycle rim seats the clincher bicycle tire to form an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape in which the widest part of the rim body is spaced from a centerline of the asymmetrical cross-sectional shape and there is a tangent line tangent to the clincher bicycle tire and a sidewall of the set of sidewalls, the tangent line tangent to the sidewall radially inward from the respective circumferential outer edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Patent number: 11014218Abstract: An alignment jig for holding components relative to a bicycle frame during curing, the alignment jig comprising, a spacing axle adapted to hold respective components a selected distance apart; and an alignment wedge coupled to and spaced from the spacing axle, the alignment wedge adapted to fit between and contact the inner surfaces of a pair of stays of a bicycle frame to align the alignment jig relative to the bicycle frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: HED CYCLING PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Gregory Paul Alexander, Michael David Cloutier, Curt Preston Goodrich, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Patent number: 10967675Abstract: Bicycle rims that allow tires to be more easily mounted in a tubeless configuration are disclosed. More specifically, a bicycle rim may control the two beads of the tire with separate bead channels for each bead and a center bridge extending between the two bead channels.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: HED CYCLING PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Patent number: 10875356Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide aerodynamic bicycle rims and wheels. Embodiments can include a bicycle rim that is wider than the width of the tire proximate to the outer edge of the rim and is shaped so that there is a tangent line tangent to the rim and the tire. The tangent line can be tangent to the rim on the sidewall or elsewhere on the rim. The widest part of the rim can be radially inward from the outer edge of the rim or elsewhere on the rim and the tangent line can be tangent at the widest part of the rim or elsewhere on the rim.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HED CYCLING PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Publication number: 20200331292Abstract: Bicycle rims that allow tires to be more easily mounted in a tubeless configuration are disclosed. More specifically, a bicycle rim may control the two beads of the tire with separate bead channels for each bead and a center bridge extending between the two bead channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Patent number: 10703133Abstract: Bicycle rims that allow tires to be more easily mounted in a tubeless configuration are disclosed. More specifically, a bicycle rim may control the two beads of the tire with separate bead channels for each bead and a center bridge extending between the two bead channels.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Hed Cycling Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
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Publication number: 20190135031Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide aerodynamic bicycle rims and wheels. Embodiments can include a bicycle rim that is wider than the width of the tire proximate to the outer edge of the rim and is shaped so that there is a tangent line tangent to the rim and the tire. The tangent line can be tangent to the rim on the sidewall or elsewhere on the rim. The widest part of the rim can be radially inward from the outer edge of the rim or elsewhere on the rim and the tangent line can be tangent at the widest part of the rim or elsewhere on the rim.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin