Patents by Inventor Brent Lorscheider

Brent Lorscheider 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: 20200262508
    Abstract: A one-piece adjustable offset axle has a large end, a concentric small end and an offset center section located between the large and small ends. The center section locates and connects the front wheel of a cycle to two front forks of the cycle. Rotation of the axle within the fork axle housings adjusts the front wheel rotational axis to a plurality of positions relative to the forks. Each front wheel axis position results in a unique combination of steering and handling characteristics for the cycle. The axle is adjusted then fastened and rotationally secured to the forks. The axle allows quick and easy adjustments to the steering and handling characteristics of a cycle. The position of the front brake caliper can be adjusted to correspond with the adjusted front wheel position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Brent Lorscheider
  • Patent number: 10518579
    Abstract: A split offset axle joins a front cycle wheel to a first and a second fork of a cycle. The axle has two rigid structures joined together with a fastener to form a singular axle. The axle has a cylindrical first end, a cylindrical second end and a cylindrical offset center section. The center section locates and supports a cycle wheel hub. The first and the second ends are housed in a pinchable split axle housing of the first and the second fork, respectively. Rotation of the axle adjusts the center section axis to a plurality of positions relative to the forks. The center section is adjusted to a desired position, thereby adjusting the cycle's steering and handling characteristics, the desired position is secured with pinched split axle housings. The pinched split axle housings rotationally and rigidly secure the respective axle ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: Brent Lorscheider
  • Patent number: 9932083
    Abstract: An elastomerically cushioned cycle stem, referred to as an e-stem, connects a cycle handlebar to a cycle fork steerer tube. The e-stem has a rigid interchangeable swingarm that rotates, i.e., pivots about an axis located behind a steerer tube bore of the base. A fastener rotationally secures the swingarm to the base and clamps the base to the steerer tube. An interchangeable elastomeric block, engaged by the base and swingarm, absorbs impacts from the road or trail, as the swingarm pivots. The base sides provide interior rotational abutments to the arms of the swingarm, the abutments buttress the pivoting swingarm to provide lateral rigidity of the swingarm relative to the base. The e-stem is adjusted using a plurality of swingarm configurations to alter the stem length and offset, and using a plurality of elastomeric block properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Inventor: Brent Lorscheider
  • Patent number: 9738117
    Abstract: A one-piece axle comprised of three cylindrical parallel sections: a large end, a center section, and a small end concentric with the large end. The three sections are separated by an eccentric large step, and an eccentric small step. The center section is located between the two steps and is offset from the large and small ends. The center section locates and supports a front wheel of a cycle. The axle is connected to a first split axle housing and a second split axle housing located at the bottom of each of a first fork and a second fork of a cycle respectively, whereby said housings are pinched to form direct rigid and rotationally secured connections between the respective split axle housings and the large and small ends. The position of the front wheel axis of rotation relative to the forks is adjusted by rotating the axle in the split axle housings before the housings are pinched. The axle allows quick and easy adjustments of the front wheel, affecting cycle steering and handling characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Brent Lorscheider
  • Patent number: 9145029
    Abstract: A one-piece double-step offset axle with an offset center section located between two eccentric steps is disclosed. The offset center section locates and supports the front wheel and may be adjusted to a plurality of locations relative to the forks by rotating the axle in the fork axle housings before the axle pinch bolts or nuts are tightened. The axle facilitates adjustments to the front wheel location and allows riders, mechanics, and designers to alter the chassis or frame geometry, and thus the manner, in which any given motorcycle or bicycle steers and handles according to personal preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: Brent Lorscheider
  • Publication number: 20120212040
    Abstract: A one-piece double-step offset axle with an offset center section located between two eccentric steps is disclosed. The offset center section locates and supports the front wheel and may be adjusted to a plurality of locations relative to the forks by rotating the axle in the fork axle housings before the axle pinch bolts or nuts are tightened. The axle facilitates adjustments to the front wheel location and allows riders, mechanics, and designers to alter the chassis or frame geometry, and thus the manner, in which any given motorcycle or bicycle steers and handles according to personal preference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Brent Lorscheider