Patents Assigned to Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
  • Patent number: 12624768
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a height adjustment seat post including a lower housing, a stanchion telescopically supported within the lower housing, and a cartridge including a piston rod driven by a piston to telescopically adjust the stanchion relative to the lower housing includes a pressure relief port in the piston of the height adjustment seat post, a pressure relief valve ball, and a pressure relief valve spring to bias the pressure relief valve ball to a closed position to close the pressure relief port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20260029058
    Abstract: A spool valve for a height adjustment seat post for a saddle of a bicycle includes a spool valve housing, a spool valve body positioned within the spool valve housing, and a spool valve sleeve supported by the spool valve housing, with the spool valve body including a radial fluid port and the spool valve sleeve including a fluid port, and the spool valve sleeve fit over the spool valve body and slidable relative to the spool valve housing and the spool valve body to communicate the fluid port of the spool valve sleeve with the radial fluid port of the spool valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20250327478
    Abstract: A control device includes a base, a cam body, a bearing, and an actuation lever. The bearing is mounted in the cam body and supported by the base, and the actuation lever is pivotally coupled with the base via the cam body and the bearing for rotation relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Applicant: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 12403573
    Abstract: A multi-tool includes a pair of plates having respective handle portions, joint portions, and head portions, with the plates pivotally connected to each other at the joint portions, and to be pivoted relative to each other to establish an open position and a closed position of the plates. A bit holder is extended from an end of one of the plates, with the bit holder including a socket to receive an insert bit, the handle portion of the one of the plates including a storage area to receive and store the insert bit, and, in the closed position of the plates, the plates to overlap each other with the handle portion of the other of the plates to cover the storage area and the handle portion of the one of the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 12296907
    Abstract: A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator including an outer body, an inner body disposed within the outer body, a fluid chamber at least partially extending between the inner body and the outer body, a piston chamber extending at least partially within the inner body, a valve configured to selectively fluidly couple the fluid chamber and the piston chamber to each other, a piston assembly including a piston, a variable volume within the piston chamber that extends between the piston and the valve, and a gas collector assembly including a fluid passageway. The piston assembly is disposed within the piston chamber, wherein a movement of the piston assembly causes a gas separated from a liquid within the variable volume to flow through the fluid passageway, through the valve, and into the fluid chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Jordan
  • Publication number: 20250100637
    Abstract: A saddle clamp assembly includes a lower cradle, an upper cradle supported by the lower cradle, and a left pivot block and a right pivot block each independently, rotatably coupled with the lower cradle, the left pivot block and the upper cradle, and the right pivot block and the upper cradle to secure a left saddle rail and a right saddle rail, respectively, of a saddle for a bicycle therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Pfeiffer, Robert Brown
  • Publication number: 20250099882
    Abstract: An air filter assembly for a height adjustment seat post including a lower tube and an upper tube telescopically supported within the lower tube includes a lower cap within an end of the lower tube of the height adjustment seat post, a filter within the end of the lower tube, and a filter retainer to retain the filter within the end of the lower tube, the filter to filter air expelled or ingested through the end of the lower tube through the lower cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Pfeiffer, Robert Brown
  • Publication number: 20250102071
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a height adjustment seat post including a lower housing, a stanchion telescopically supported within the lower housing, and a cartridge including a piston rod driven by a piston to telescopically adjust the stanchion relative to the lower housing includes a pressure relief port in the piston of the height adjustment seat post, a pressure relief valve ball, and a pressure relief valve spring to bias the pressure relief valve ball to a closed position to close the pressure relief port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 11833654
    Abstract: A multi-tool system includes a multi-tool sleeve assembly including a storage sleeve and an end cap to be inserted into an open end of the storage sleeve, with one of a bit driver multi-tool or a chain break multi-tool to be stored in the storage sleeve of the multi-tool sleeve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Pfeiffer, Anthony C. Bacon, Jonathan E. Rosemeier, Jack W. Hinkens
  • Publication number: 20230382481
    Abstract: A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator including an outer body, an inner body disposed within the outer body, a fluid chamber at least partially extending between the inner body and the outer body, a piston chamber extending at least partially within the inner body, a valve configured to selectively fluidly couple the fluid chamber and the piston chamber to each other, a piston assembly including a piston, a variable volume within the piston chamber that extends between the piston and the valve, and a gas collector assembly including a fluid passageway. The piston assembly is disposed within the piston chamber, wherein a movement of the piston assembly causes a gas separated from a liquid within the variable volume to flow through the fluid passageway, through the valve, and into the fluid chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Jordan
  • Patent number: 11787491
    Abstract: A control device includes an actuation lever, a bearing mounted in the actuation lever, an axle extended through the bearing, and a base supported by the axle, whereby the actuation lever is rotatably coupled with the base, via the bearing and the axle, for rotation relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 11724760
    Abstract: A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator including an outer body, an inner body disposed within the outer body, a fluid chamber at least partially extending between the inner body and the outer body, a piston chamber extending at least partially within the inner body, a valve configured to selectively fluidly couple the fluid chamber and the piston chamber to each other, a piston assembly including a piston, a variable volume within the piston chamber that extends between the piston and the valve, and a gas collector assembly including a fluid passageway. The piston assembly is disposed within the piston chamber, wherein a movement of the piston assembly causes a gas separated from a liquid within the variable volume to flow through the fluid passageway, through the valve, and into the fluid chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Jordan
  • Patent number: 11623329
    Abstract: A multi-tool includes a pair of plates having respective handle portions, joint portions, and head portions, and the plates pivotally connected to each other at the joint portions and having respective opposite edges extended along the handle portions. At least one of the plates is to be pivoted relative to the other of the plates to establish an open position and a closed position of the plates, and, in the closed position of the plates, the plates to overlap each other and the opposite edges of the handle portions of the plates to be substantially aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel D. Dittmer, Jack W. Hinkens, Jonathan E. Rosemeier, Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20230072405
    Abstract: A multi-tool includes a pair of plates having respective handle portions, joint portions, and head portions, with the plates pivotally connected to each other at the joint portions, and to be pivoted relative to each other to establish an open position and a closed position of the plates. A bit holder is extended from an end of one of the plates, with the bit holder including a socket to receive an insert bit, the handle portion of the one of the plates including a storage area to receive and store the insert bit, and, in the closed position of the plates, the plates to overlap each other with the handle portion of the other of the plates to cover the storage area and the handle portion of the one of the plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. PFEIFFER
  • Patent number: 11554475
    Abstract: A multi-tool includes a cylindrical body and a head extended from an end of the cylindrical body, the head to be pivoted between a first position with the head aligned with the cylindrical body and a second position with the head oriented at an angle to the cylindrical body, the head including a cradle to support a segment of a roller chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony C. Bacon, Jonathan E. Rosemeier, Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20220242510
    Abstract: A control device includes an actuation lever, a bearing mounted in the actuation lever, an axle extended through the bearing, and a base supported by the axle, whereby the actuation lever is rotatably coupled with the base, via the bearing and the axle, for rotation relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 11383780
    Abstract: A saddle clamp for a bicycle includes a rail clamp, and a first and a second post clamp. The rail clamp includes a first rail clamp body configured to engage at least a portion of a first rail of a bicycle saddle, and a second rail clamp body configured to engage at least a portion of a second rail of the bicycle saddle, wherein the first and second rail clamp bodies are configured to cooperate to urge the first and second rails towards each other. Each post clamp is configured to engage a bicycle seat post, with the first and second post clamps disposed between the first and second rail clamp bodies, wherein the first and second post clamps are configured to exert a compressive force on the bicycle seat post in response to the first and second rail clamp bodies urging the first and second rails towards each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Jordan
  • Patent number: 11235827
    Abstract: A height-adjustable seat post includes a lower tube having a top open end and a bottom open end, an upper tube having a top end and a bottom end, and a saddle clamp removably coupled to the upper tube. The top end of the upper tube is configured to be received through the bottom open end of the lower tube and extend beyond the top open end, and, when the saddle clamp is removed from the upper tube, the top end of the upper tube is configured to pass through the bottom open end of the lower tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Jordan
  • Patent number: D940526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Pfeiffer, Jack W. Hinkens, Jonathan E. Rosemeier
  • Patent number: D1093115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. Pfeiffer