Patents by Inventor Michael J. DeCaluwe

Michael J. DeCaluwe 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: 6182691
    Abstract: A petcock cover assembly including a petcock retainer fitted or attached to a petcock and a cover covering the petcock and attached to the petcock retainer to secure the petcock cover assembly to the petcock. The lever of the petcock is preferably captured and retained within a portion of the petcock retainer, which itself is capable of transmitting torque to the petcock lever. More preferably, the petcock retainer is a bracket having a U-shaped lever retaining portion (within which the lever of the petcock is retained) and a pair of attachment portions extending therefrom for attachment to a rear portion of the cover. Threaded fasteners are preferably passed through matching holes in the cover and the attachment portions, and secure the petcock retainer to the rear of the cover when tightened. Preferably, an insert is fitted and secured to the front of the cover to cover the fasteners and at least a portion of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
    Inventor: Michael J. DeCaluwe
  • Patent number: 5961138
    Abstract: A motorcycle footboard assembly with a decorative element. The footboard assembly includes a pad adapted for placement of a motorcycle operator's foot, a platform spaced from the pad and adapted to be mounted to a motorcycle, and at least one vibration-dampening mount that interconnects the footboard to the platform. The decorative element has at least one aperture that engages the mount. The decorative element includes a substantially rigid mounting plate that is configured to engage the footboard assembly and a trim piece that is mounted to the mounting plate. The trim piece can be a flexible panel such as a sheet of leather fringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Roark, Michael J. DeCaluwe
  • Patent number: D423432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
    Inventors: Michael J. DeCaluwe, James L. Hofmann