Patents by Inventor Bradley A. Hackl

Bradley A. Hackl 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).

  • Publication number: 20200001943
    Abstract: An assembly for a motorcycle is disclosed which can adjust rake angle and trail on a motorcycle. The assembly includes an inner housing which engages with an outer housing. The outer housing attaches to the frame of a motorcycle. The assembly also includes a pair of forks capable of supporting an axle on which a front wheel is mounted. The assembly further includes a pair of brackets, each secured the pair of forks. Each of the pair of brackets including a pie shaped portion having a first edge secured to one of the pair of forks, and each of the pair of brackets having at least three spaced apart grooves formed therein for receiving the axle. The rake angle and trail of the motorcycle can be changed by adjusting the position of the inner housing to the outer housing and by positioning the axle across the pair of brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley A. Hackl
  • Patent number: 9868488
    Abstract: An assembly for a motorcycle is disclosed which can adjust rake angle and trail on a motorcycle. The assembly includes an inner housing which engages with an outer housing. The outer housing attaches to the frame of a motorcycle and has a first aperture and at least two additional apertures. The inner housing has a pair of angled apertures formed therethrough, a first aperture aligned with the first aperture formed in the outer housing, and at least two additional apertures each of which is capable of being aligned with one of the at least two additional apertures formed in the outer housing. First and second attachment members join the inner housing to the outer housing at a predetermined angle. The assembly also includes a pair of forks capable of supporting an axle on which a front wheel is mounted. Each of the pair of forks has a first end which passes through one of the pair of angled apertures formed in the inner housing. The pair of angled apertures establishes the rake angle for the motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventor: Bradley A. Hackl
  • Publication number: 20160288863
    Abstract: An assembly for a motorcycle is disclosed which can adjust rake angle and trail on a motorcycle. The assembly includes an inner housing which engages with an outer housing. The outer housing attaches to the frame of a motorcycle and has a first aperture and at least two additional apertures. The inner housing has a pair of angled apertures formed therethrough, a first aperture aligned with the first aperture formed in the outer housing, and at least two additional apertures each of which is capable of being aligned with one of the at least two additional apertures formed in the outer housing. First and second attachment members join the inner housing to the outer housing at a predetermined angle. The assembly also includes a pair of forks capable of supporting an axle on which a front wheel is mounted. Each of the pair of forks has a first end which passes through one of the pair of angled apertures formed in the inner housing. The pair of angled apertures establishes the rake angle for the motorcycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Bradley A. Hackl