Patents by Inventor Michael Lawrence McAndrews

Michael Lawrence McAndrews 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).

  • Publication number: 20230078355
    Abstract: An air spring includes a first body; a first piston cooperating with the first body to define a pressurized first chamber including a gas, the first piston configured to slideably move relative to the first body; a pressurized second chamber; a flow passage between the first chamber and the second chamber; and a seal to selectively permit or restrict flow between the first chamber and the second chamber depending on a position of the first piston with respect to the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Chance Austen Ferro, Anthony Richard Trujillo, Michael Lawrence McAndrews
  • Patent number: 10625800
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an adjustable assembly for a bicycle includes a lower tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle frame; an upper tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle saddle; an expansion portion support member positioned within an interior space of the lower tubular support; an expansion portion disposed at an upper end of the expansion portion support member; and a resilient member configured to provide an upwardly-directed force to the upper tubular support to provide movement of the upper tubular support away from the lower tubular support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence McAndrews, Ronald Powers
  • Publication number: 20190185090
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an adjustable assembly for a bicycle includes a lower tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle frame; an upper tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle saddle; an expansion portion support member positioned within an interior space of the lower tubular support; an expansion portion disposed at an upper end of the expansion portion support member; and a resilient member configured to provide an upwardly-directed force to the upper tubular support to provide movement of the upper tubular support away from the lower tubular support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence McAndrews, Ronald Powers
  • Patent number: 10246155
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an adjustable assembly for a bicycle includes a lower tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle frame; an upper tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle saddle; an expansion portion support member positioned within an interior space of the lower tubular support; an expansion portion disposed at an upper end of the expansion portion support member; and a resilient member configured to provide an upwardly-directed force to the upper tubular support to provide movement of the upper tubular support away from the lower tubular support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence McAndrews, Ronald Powers