Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Potts

Stephen M. Potts 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).

  • Bicycle or motorcycle tire tread
    Patent number: 5088535
    Abstract: An improved bicycle tire tread comprising selected combinations of tread block and trough dimensions and concave, convex and beveled tread surface configurations, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Potts, Mark J. Slate, Charles B. Cunningham, James H. Merz
  • Bicycle hub constructions and lubrication thereof
    Patent number: 4763957
    Abstract: The forks of a bicycle receive an axle having threaded ends. A tube surrounds the axle and carries ball bearings on which a wheel housing is rotatable with a space between the tube and the housing. Specially shaped seals engage the wheel housing and the tube between the ball bearings to keep lubricant out of the space between the seals. A special lever lock on one end of the axle cooperates with a nut on the other end of the axle to draw together the parts engaged with the axle, the tube and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: Wilderness Bicycle, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Poehlmann, Mark J. Slate, Stephen M. Potts, Charles B. Cunningham
  • Grease gun
    Patent number: D325589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Charles B. Cunningham, Stephen M. Potts, Mark J. Slate