Patents by Inventor Bodo Probst

Bodo Probst 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: 6845998
    Abstract: The invention concerns a bicycle frame (10) comprising a main frame (12), consisting of a seat pipe (24), a down tube (20) and a top tube (18) as well as a rear structure (14) with a pair of chain cross bars (46) and a pair of saddle cross bars (56) which are connected with their rear ends (50, 58) to an end run (54) each for the installation of a rear wheel axis, whereby the chain cross bars (46) are linked with their front ends (18) to a first fixed frame linkage point (40) of a main frame (12) and a see-saw equipped with three see-saw linkage points (60, 66, 68), which are a first see-saw linkage point (60) which is connected with the front ends (60) of the seat cross bars (56), a second see-saw linkage point (66) that is linked pivotally to a second fixed frame linkage point (42) of the main frame (12) and a third see-saw linkage point (68) that is pivotally connected with a first end (70) of a spring cushioning element (72).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Fusion Bikes GmbH
    Inventor: Bodo Probst
  • Publication number: 20040094933
    Abstract: The invention concerns a bicycle frame (10) comprising a main frame (12), consisting of a seat pipe (24), a down tube (20) and a top tube (18) as well as a rear structure (14) with a pair of chain cross bars (46) and a pair of saddle cross bars (56) which are connected with their rear ends (50, 58) to an end run (54) each for the installation of a rear wheel axis, whereby the chain cross bars (46) are linked with their front ends (18) to a first fixed frame linkage point (40) of a main frame (12) and a see-saw equipped with three see-saw linkage points (60, 66, 68), which are a first see-saw linkage point (60) which is connected with the front ends (60) of the seat cross bars (56), a second see-saw linkage point (66) that is linked pivotally to a second fixed frame linkage point (42) of the main frame (12) and a third see-saw linkage point (68) that is pivotally connected with a first end (70) of a spring cushioning element (72).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Fusion Bikes GmbH
    Inventor: Bodo Probst