Patents by Inventor Braden T. Snead

Braden T. Snead 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).

  • Hydraulic brake control device with staggered timing ports
    Patent number: 11319017
    Abstract: A hydraulic braking system for a bicycle may include a hydraulic control device that is configured with multiple timing ports positioned within a stroke of a piston of the hydraulic control device. The multiple timing ports are located at different positions along an operational and/or axial length of a cylinder of the hydraulic control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: Braden T. Snead
  • Bicycle lever assembly adjustment device
    Patent number: 10501144
    Abstract: A lever assembly for a bicycle may be adjustable. The lever assembly may include an anchoring member, a rod coupled to the anchoring member, and a retaining device applying a clamping force to the anchoring member. The retaining device may include a first extension and a second extension configured to obstruct rotation of the rod about a longitudinal axis of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: Braden T. Snead
  • LEVER ASSEMBLY ADJUSTMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170129567
    Abstract: A lever assembly for a bicycle may be adjustable. The lever assembly may include an anchoring member, a rod coupled to the anchoring member, and a retaining device applying a clamping force to the anchoring member. The retaining device may include a first extension and a second extension configured to obstruct rotation of the rod about a longitudinal axis of the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: BRADEN T. SNEAD
  • HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE WITH STAGGERED TIMING PORTS
    Publication number: 20170106939
    Abstract: A hydraulic braking system for a bicycle may include a hydraulic control device that is configured with multiple timing ports positioned within a stroke of a piston of the hydraulic control device. The multiple timing ports are located at different positions along an operational and/or axial length of a cylinder of the hydraulic control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: BRADEN T. SNEAD
  • Variable rate assembly for a brake system for bicycle
    Patent number: 9290232
    Abstract: A brake assembly for a hydraulic brake system of a handlebar-steered vehicle, the brake assembly including a housing mountable to a handlebar of the vehicle and having a chamber formed therein. The brake assembly is provided with a variable rate linkage. A piston assembly is received and axially guided within the chamber and is provided with a piston adjustment mechanism that does not affect the function of the variable rate linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: Braden T. Snead
  • VARIABLE RATE ASSEMBLY FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM FOR BICYCLE
    Publication number: 20150266540
    Abstract: A brake assembly for a hydraulic brake system of a handlebar-steered vehicle, the brake assembly including a housing mountable to a handlebar of the vehicle and having a chamber formed therein. The brake assembly is provided with a variable rate linkage. A piston assembly is received and axially guided within the chamber and is provided with a piston adjustment mechanism that does not affect the function of the variable rate linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: Braden T. Snead