Patents by Inventor Lonney Pauls

Lonney Pauls 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).

  • High efficiency bicycle suspension
    Patent number: 5586780
    Abstract: A bicycle having an improved suspension system including a rotary damper and composite springs. Springs which closely control the direction of allowable movement in the suspension preclude rocking, twisting or unwanted lateral deflections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Klein Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Gary G. Klein, Darrell W. Voss, Lonney Pauls
  • Cable guide for bicycle frames and method for increasing frame strength
    Patent number: 5470091
    Abstract: A bicycle frame having improved fatigue life of the frame. Cable entry/exit points for internally routed control cables are formed to produce strategically reduced stiffness zones so as to reduce peak stresses in the frame. Preferably, dimples are formed in the bicycle frame tubes with bulkhead walls deformed at an angle between 45 and 90 degrees and transverse to a line through the axial center of the tubes. Cable access holes formed in the bulkhead have a low friction plastic insert cable guide retained in the hole to provide aesthetic enhancement and weather seal for the tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Klein Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Darrell Voss, Gary Klein, Sean O'Connor, Lonney Pauls
  • Cable guide for bicycle frames
    Patent number: 5433465
    Abstract: Improved cable guide for bicycle frames which has been found useful for improving the fatigue life of light weight bicycle frames and other stressed tubular structures. One or more welding or brazing-free dimple/bulkhead forming deformations produce strategically reduced stiffness zones so as to reduce peak stresses. The cable guide system also offers an improved method for routing control cables through the frame structure. A plastic cable nozzle insert is disclosed along with pyramid-shaped external dimples and contiguous bulkheads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Klein Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Gary G. Klein, Darrell W. Voss, Sean O'Connor, Lonney Pauls
  • High efficiency bicycle suspension
    Patent number: 5405159
    Abstract: A bicycle having an improved suspension system including a rotary damper and composite springs. Springs which closely control the direction of allowable movement in the suspension preclude rocking, twisting or unwanted lateral deflections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Klein Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Gary G. Klein, Darrell W. Voss, Lonney Pauls