Patents by Inventor Kai-Uwe Rude

Kai-Uwe Rude 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).

  • Chain driving mechanism for a bicycle or the like
    Patent number: 5362278
    Abstract: In a chain driving mechanism a chain runs around a wheel-side sprocket of a set of sprockets and around a pedal crank-side sprocket. The engaged sprocket is located between a sprocket of larger diameter and a sprocket of smaller diameter. The chain is in axial direction adjacent said neighbouring sprocket of larger diameter and projects in opposite direction beyond the neighbouring sprocket of smaller diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AG
    Inventors: Eduard Bergles, Wolf Waschkuhn, Kai-Uwe Rude, Edouard Dumas