Patents by Inventor Benjamin Blaise Fullerton, JR.

Benjamin Blaise Fullerton, JR. 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).

  • Bicycle frame with inline shock assembly
    Patent number: 11242110
    Abstract: A bicycle frame includes a front triangle that has a top tube, a down tube, and a seat tube. A bottom side of the top tube includes a cavity. The bicycle frame also includes a seat stay assembly that has a first seat stay, a second seat stay, and a seat stay yoke that connects the first seat stay and the second seat stay. The seat stay yoke is configured to at least partially fit within the cavity on the bottom side of the top tube. The bicycle frame further includes an inline shock assembly that has a stanchion and a shock. At least a portion of the stanchion is configured to fit within the seat stay yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Edward A. Alsop, Benjamin Blaise Fullerton, Jr., Brian Gerhard Bentler
  • BICYCLE FRAME WITH INLINE SHOCK ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190193804
    Abstract: A bicycle frame includes a front triangle that has a top tube, a down tube, and a seat tube. A bottom side of the top tube includes a cavity. The bicycle frame also includes a seat stay assembly that has a first seat stay, a second seat stay, and a seat stay yoke that connects the first seat stay and the second seat stay. The seat stay yoke is configured to at least partially fit within the cavity on the bottom side of the top tube. The bicycle frame further includes an inline shock assembly that has a stanchion and a shock. At least a portion of the stanchion is configured to fit within the seat stay yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Edward A. Alsop, Benjamin Blaise Fullerton, JR., Brian Gerhard Bentler