Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Peter MYCZEK

Jeffrey Peter MYCZEK 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).

  • Fuel tank assembly with triggered venting
    Patent number: 9834090
    Abstract: A fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank including a fuel inlet. A fuel cap is threadably engageable with the fuel inlet. The fuel cap has a grip provided for manipulation by a user. A vent path extends between a vent channel and the interior of the fuel tank. In a first configuration, the fuel cap is fully threaded to the fuel inlet to a fully closed position. The assembly is operable to transition to a second configuration in which the vent path is unobstructed and the fuel cap is fully threaded to the fuel inlet to the fully closed position. To enable unthreading of the fuel cap from the fuel inlet, the fuel tank assembly is operable to transition from the first configuration to the second configuration in response to a movement that does not alter the threaded engagement with the fuel inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Earl McKinster, Gerald Philip Buhle, Jeffrey Peter Myczek
  • FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WITH TRIGGERED VENTING
    Publication number: 20170174071
    Abstract: A fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank including a fuel inlet. A fuel cap is threadably engageable with the fuel inlet. The fuel cap has a grip provided for manipulation by a user. A vent path extends between a vent channel and the interior of the fuel tank. In a first configuration, the fuel cap is fully threaded to the fuel inlet to a fully closed position. The assembly is operable to transition to a second configuration in which the vent path is unobstructed and the fuel cap is fully threaded to the fuel inlet to the fully closed position. To enable unthreading of the fuel cap from the fuel inlet, the fuel tank assembly is operable to transition from the first configuration to the second configuration in response to a movement that does not alter the threaded engagement with the fuel inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Earl MCKINSTER, Gerald Philip BUHLE, Jeffrey Peter MYCZEK