Patents by Inventor Paul Geoffrey Ashman

Paul Geoffrey Ashman 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).

  • Handlebar twist-grip control lock
    Patent number: 8272294
    Abstract: A control-holding device to be mounted so as to selectively engage the end of a twist-grip control and hold it still at the discretion of the user, the device including an interchangeable mounting means that may be specific to the machine to which it is attached, a stationary element connected to the machine through the mounting means, a moving element which is manipulated to allow or disallow engagement with the twist-grip, an elastic or propulsive element that presses the moving element to engage the twist-grip when the moving element is manipulated in the prescribed way, and a standard means to mount accessories onto the outboard side of the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Paul Geoffrey Ashman
  • HANDLEBAR TWIST-GRIP CONTROL LOCK
    Publication number: 20090193930
    Abstract: A control-holding device to be mounted so as to selectively engage the end of a twist-grip control and hold it still at the discretion of the user, the device including an interchangeable mounting means that may be specific to the machine to which it is attached, a stationary element connected to the machine through the mounting means, a moving element which is manipulated to allow or disallow engagement with the twist-grip, an elastic or propulsive element that presses the moving element to engage the twist-grip when the moving element is manipulated in the prescribed way, and a standard means to mount accessories onto the outboard side of the mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Paul Geoffrey Ashman