Patents by Inventor ALEX KYLE MCGEE

ALEX KYLE MCGEE 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).

  • Height adjustable seat posts for bicycles
    Patent number: 12291297
    Abstract: Height adjustable seat posts for bicycles are described herein. An example height adjustable seat post includes an upper tube and a lower tube configured in a telescopic arrangement. The height adjustable seat post also includes a shaft coupled to the lower tube and extending into the upper tube a piston assembly coupled to the shaft and disposed in the upper tube. The piston assembly includes a piston dividing the upper tube into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first and second chambers are filled with fluid. The piston assembly includes a valve operable between a closed state in which the fluid is blocked from flowing between the first and second chambers and an open state to enable the fluid to flow between the first and second chambers. The height adjustable seat post also includes a solenoid to control the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Rafer Chambers, Christopher Eric Golkiewicz, Chi Hui Su, Donald Frederick Coffman, Alex Kyle McGee, Charles Dunlap
  • HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SEAT POSTS FOR BICYCLES
    Publication number: 20250115323
    Abstract: Height adjustable seat posts for bicycles are described herein. An example height adjustable seat post includes an upper tube and a lower tube configured in a telescopic arrangement. The height adjustable seat post also includes a shaft coupled to the lower tube and extending into the upper tube a piston assembly coupled to the shaft and disposed in the upper tube. The piston assembly includes a piston dividing the upper tube into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first and second chambers are filled with fluid. The piston assembly includes a valve operable between a closed state in which the fluid is blocked from flowing between the first and second chambers and an open state to enable the fluid to flow between the first and second chambers. The height adjustable seat post also includes a solenoid to control the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: RAFER CHAMBERS, CHRISTOPHER ERIC GOLKIEWICZ, CHI HUI SU, DONALD FREDERICK COFFMAN, ALEX KYLE MCGEE, CHARLES DUNLAP
  • HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SEAT POSTS FOR BICYCLES
    Publication number: 20240166286
    Abstract: Height adjustable seat posts for bicycles are described herein. An example height adjustable seat post includes an upper tube and a lower tube configured in a telescopic arrangement. The height adjustable seat post also includes a shaft coupled to the lower tube and extending into the upper tube a piston assembly coupled to the shaft and disposed in the upper tube. The piston assembly includes a piston dividing the upper tube into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first and second chambers are filled with fluid. The piston assembly includes a valve operable between a closed state in which the fluid is blocked from flowing between the first and second chambers and an open state to enable the fluid to flow between the first and second chambers. The height adjustable seat post also includes a solenoid to control the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: RAFER CHAMBERS, CHRISTOPHER ERIC GOLKIEWICZ, ERIC SU, DONALD FREDERICK COFFMAN, ALEX KYLE MCGEE, CHARLES DUNLAP