Patents by Inventor PATRICK ROBERT JENSEN

PATRICK ROBERT JENSEN 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: 10119579
    Abstract: Forward movement of a bicycle results when force is transfer from the chain or belt to a sprocket on a cassette. The cassette is splined to the cassette driver and causes the wheel of the bike to rotate when torque is applied from the cassette to the cassette driver. The cassette driver is typically made of a strong hard material such as steel to withstand the forces in parted thereon by the cassette. The present disclosure provide a hub configuration and method that enables the cassette driver to be made with construction of a lighter weight material such as aluminum yet still withstand the toque applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Christianson Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Gerhardt, Shannon Hansen, Patrick Robert Jensen
  • Patent number: 10113597
    Abstract: Forward movement of a bicycle results when force is transfer from the chain or belt to a sprocket on a cassette. The cassette is splined to the cassette driver and causes the wheel of the bike to rotate when torque is applied from the cassette to the cassette driver. The cassette driver is typically made of a strong hard material such as steel to withstand the forces in parted thereon by the cassette. The present disclosure provide a hub configuration and method that enables the cassette driver to be made with construction of a lighter weight material such as aluminum yet still withstand the toque applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Christianson Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Gerhardt, Shannon Hansen, Patrick Robert Jensen
  • Publication number: 20180274651
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a new chainring system and method of installing and removing a chainring. The system eliminates the need for the use of special tools to install and remove a chainring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jim Gerhardt, Shannon Hansen, Patrick Robert Jensen
  • Publication number: 20170284482
    Abstract: Forward movement of a bicycle results when force is transfer from the chain or belt to a sprocket on a cassette. The cassette is splined to the cassette driver and causes the wheel of the bike to rotate when torque is applied from the cassette to the cassette driver. The cassette driver is typically made of a strong hard material such as steel to withstand the forces in parted thereon by the cassette. The present disclosure provide a hub configuration and method that enables the cassette driver to be made with construction of a lighter weight material such as aluminum yet still withstand the toque applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jim Gerhardt, Shannon Hansen, Patrick Robert Jensen
  • Publication number: 20170284481
    Abstract: Forward movement of a bicycle results when force is transfer from the chain or belt to a sprocket on a cassette. The cassette is splined to the cassette driver and causes the wheel of the bike to rotate when torque is applied from the cassette to the cassette driver. The cassette driver is typically made of a strong hard material such as steel to withstand the forces in parted thereon by the cassette. The present disclosure provide a hub configuration and method that enables the cassette driver to be made with construction of a lighter weight material such as aluminum yet still withstand the toque applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jim Gerhardt, SHANNON HANSEN, PATRICK ROBERT JENSEN