Patents by Inventor James P. Donoghue

James P. Donoghue 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).

  • Patent number: 5507512
    Abstract: In bicycle having a frame on which is mounted a front wheel and a rear wheel having a primary axis of rotation, said rear wheel including a rotary drive connected with a multi-speed gear; a wheel frame constructed to support a tire rim connected to said rotary drive, a plurality of spokes for supporting said tire rim on said hub said, and a plurality of spokes, the improvement comprising; a weighting device releasable attached to said rear wheel for adding weight concentrated at said rear wheel's periphery consisting of a matched pair of rings, releasable clip fastener for mounting the weighting device adjacent the periphery of the rear wheel by fastening said rings on the spokes; wherein rotational momentum is increased and concentrated in the rear wheel as said rear wheel is driven by said rotary drive operated by said multi-speed gear by the rider wherein said weighting device acts as a flywheel member adding to said momentum of said cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Inventor: James P. Donoghue