Patents by Inventor Martin Kuhblank

Martin Kuhblank 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: 7104091
    Abstract: A bicycle lock which can be fastened to a bicycle without any special holding device and which secures the bicycle, the seat support, and the seat is provided. The bicycle lock comprises a) a housing (2) and a drum (3) that is rotatably mounted within the housing (2), b) a cable (4) that is coiled onto the drum (3) and is directed towards the outside through an opening (6) of the housing (2). One end of the cable (4) is fixed to the drum (3) while the other end thereof, which is directed towards the outside, supports a half-lock (5a) that is connected to the half-lock (5b) disposed inside the housing (2) and can be fixed there, c) a coil spring (7) that is arranged between the housing (2) and through which the seat support (1) is guided, and e) a fastening element for fixing the housing (2) to the seat support (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Macro-Tec Development AG
    Inventor: Martin Kuhblank
  • Publication number: 20060162407
    Abstract: A bicycle lock which can be fastened to a bicycle without any special holding device and which secures the bicycle, the seat support, and the seat is provided. The bicycle lock comprises a) a housing (2) and a drum (3) that is rotatably mounted within the housing (2), b) a cable (4) that is coiled onto the drum (3) and is directed towards the outside through an opening (6) of the housing (2). One end of the cable (4) is fixed to the drum (3) while the other end thereof, which is directed towards the outside, supports a half-lock (5a) that is connected to the half-lock (5b) disposed inside the housing (2) and can be fixed there, c) a coil spring (7) that is arranged between the housing (2) and through which the seat support (1) is guided, and e) a fastening element for fixing the housing (2) to the seat support (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventor: Martin Kuhblank