Patents by Inventor August Schaeffler

August Schaeffler 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).

  • Reversing system for a motorcycle
    Patent number: 6267192
    Abstract: A motorcycle is described which has a driving device including an internal-combustion engine and a transmission which is driven by the engine and has several shifting positions. A starting device for the internal-combustion engine includes an electric motor as the starter motor, and a power transmission arrangement which transmits the driving force to a rear wheel. A reversing system uses the electric motor as the driving motor which drives the power transmission arrangement for the reversing. A selecting device at the motorcycle can be manually operated by a driver by way of an operating element, which selecting device connects either the driving device or the reversing system with the power transmission arrangement, the operating element being mounted on a housing for the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Josef Maier, August Schaeffler, Mike Hubertz