Patents by Inventor Andrew Burnett

Andrew Burnett 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: 6423914
    Abstract: A wheelie inhibitor device comprises a switch housing adapted to be secured to the rear of a vehicle and containing an electric switch 2, a switch actuating rod 8 extending from the switch housing 1 substantially behind the trailing part of the or a rear wheel of the vehicle and being adapted to touch the ground when the front end of the vehicle is tilted upwards relative to the ground by a predetermined amount, the switch 2 being electrically connected to one or more engine cut out or rear brake actuating regions of the vehicle, the arrangement being such that upon tilting upwards of the front of the vehicle by the pre-determined amount the free end of the actuating rod 8 touches the ground and thereby actuates the switch 2 to, in turn, temporarily deactivate the engine or apply the rear brake, as the case may be, to thereby inhibit the wheelie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Inventor: Andrew Burnett
  • Publication number: 20020063047
    Abstract: A wheelie inhibitor device comprises a switch housing adapted to be secured to the rear of a vehicle and containing an electric switch 2, a switch actuating rod 8 extending from the switch housing 1 substantially behind the trailing part of the or a rear wheel of the vehicle and being adapted to touch the ground when the front end of the vehicle is tilted upwards relative to the ground by a pre-determined amount, the switch 2 being electrically connected to one or more engine cut out or rear brake actuating regions of the vehicle, the arrangement being such that upon tilting upwards of the front of the vehicle by the predetermined amount the free end of the actuating rod 8 touches the ground and thereby actuates the switch 2 to, in turn, temporarily deactivate the engine or apply the rear brake, as the case may be, to thereby inhibit the wheelie.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventor: Andrew Burnett