Patents by Inventor Merton R. Lawwill

Merton R. Lawwill 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).

  • Rear suspension for a bicycle
    Publication number: 20020038944
    Abstract: A rear suspension bicycle having a rear wheel with an axle, a frame including a seat tube and a down tube having a top and bottom ends, a pair of drop link members, one for either side of the rear wheel, each having a top attachment point and a bottom attachment point, and an axle attachment point for receiving the axle. A seat stay assembly including a front end and a rear end, and having a front pivot point adjacent the front end for pivotal attachment to the down tube defining a first pivot point, and a pair of rear pivot points, each for pivotal attachment to the top attachment point of one of said drop link members, forming together the second pivot point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Merton R. Lawwill, Mark L. Schroeder
  • Rear suspension for a bicycle
    Publication number: 20010015540
    Abstract: A rear suspension bicycle having a rear wheel with an axle, a frame including a seat tube and a down tube having a top and bottom ends, a pair of drop link members, one for either side of the rear wheel, each having a top attachment point and a bottom attachment point, and an axle attachment point for receiving the axle. A seat stay assembly including a front end and a rear end, and having a front pivot point adjacent the front end for pivotal attachment to the down tube defining a first pivot point, and a pair of rear pivot points, each for pivotal attachment to the top attachment point of one of said drop link members, forming together the second pivot point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Merton R. Lawwill, Mark L. Schroeder
  • Rear suspension for a bicycle
    Patent number: 6102421
    Abstract: A rear suspension bicycle having a rear wheel with an axle, a frame including a seat tube and a down tube having a top and bottom ends, a pair of drop link members, one for either side of the rear wheel, each having a top attachment point and a bottom attachment point, and an axle attachment point for receiving the axle. A seat stay assembly including a front end and a rear end, and having a front pivot point adjacent the front end for pivotal attachment to the down tube defining a first pivot point, and a pair of rear pivot points, each for pivotal attachment to the top attachment point of one of said drop link members, forming together the second pivot point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Schwinn Cycling & Fitness Inc.
    Inventors: Merton R. Lawwill, Mark L. Schroeder
  • Rear suspension for a bicycle having a flexible chain stay
    Patent number: 6076845
    Abstract: A rear suspension bicycle having a rear wheel with an axle, a frame including a seat tube and a down tube having a top and bottom ends, a pair of drop link members, one for either side of the rear wheel, each having a top attachment point and a bottom attachment point, and an axle attachment point for receiving the axle. A seat stay assembly including a front end and a rear end, and having a front pivotal attachment point adjacent the front end for attachment to the down tube defining a first pivot point, and a pair of rear pivot points, each for pivotal attachment to the top attachment point of one of said drop link members, forming together the second pivot point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Schwinn Cycling & Fitness Inc.
    Inventors: Merton R. Lawwill, Mark L. Schroeder