Patents by Inventor Jose L. Gonzales

Jose L. Gonzales 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).

  • Bicycle air shock assemblies with tunable suspension performance
    Patent number: 8894083
    Abstract: A bicycle air shock absorber assembly that includes a hollow piston rod that is telescopically associated with a hollow compression rod. The piston rod and compression rod are positioned within the casing of the shock assembly. A piston is supported by the piston rod and divides the volume of the compression rod to form a negative air spring chamber and a positive air spring chamber that includes the volume of the piston rod. An optional coil spring is positioned within the casing and contributes in parallel with the positive air spring chamber to resist compression of the shock assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Jose L. Gonzales, Gregory Paul Buhl, James Colegrove
  • Bicycle Air Shock Assemblies With Tunable Suspension Performance
    Publication number: 20130334788
    Abstract: A bicycle air shock absorber assembly that includes a hollow piston rod that is telescopically associated with a hollow compression rod. The piston rod and compression rod are positioned within the casing of the shock assembly. A piston is supported by the piston rod and divides the volume of the compression rod to form a negative air spring chamber and a positive air spring chamber that includes the volume of the piston rod. An optional coil spring is positioned within the casing and contributes in parallel with the positive air spring chamber to resist compression of the shock assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Trek Bicycle Corp.
    Inventors: Jose L. Gonzales, Gregory Paul Buhl, James Colegrove