Patents by Inventor Alvin Zemlicka

Alvin Zemlicka 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: 5497036
    Abstract: A junction box for a motorcycle including a receptacle and a cover which form an enclosure mounted on the motorcycle, a terminal assembly mounted in the enclosure, a plurality of circuit interrupters for interrupting a circuit upon the occurrence of a fault. The circuit interrupters are mounted on the terminal assembly for being connected respectively to a plurality of electrical circuits on the motorcycle. A first additional circuit interrupter for interrupting a circuit upon the occurrence of a fault is mounted in the enclosure for being connected to a starter relay and a second additional circuit interrupter is mounted in the enclosure for interrupting all of the electrical circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson
    Inventor: Alvin Zemlicka
  • Patent number: 4679682
    Abstract: A marine drive (10) is provided with a shift mechanism (200) including a detent canister assembly (202). A cylindrical canister (204) contains a ball (206) biased by a pair of concentric springs (208 and 210) into engagement with a shifter lever arm (124) to center the latter in a neutral position. The canister assembly (202) is a self-contained modular unit inserted into the marine drive housing (23). The cylindrical canister (204) has a left end wall (214) with an aperture (216) therethrough and has an open right end containing the ball (206). The first spring bears (208) at its right end against the ball (206) and extends axially leftwardly through the aperture (216) in the left end wall (214) of the canister (204) and bears at its left end against the housing (23). The second outer concentric spring (210) bears at its right end against the ball (206) and is entirely within the canister ( 204) and bears at its left end against the left end wall (214) of the canister (204).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Charles F. Gray, Jr., Gary L. Meisenburg, Alvin Zemlicka