Patents by Inventor Brian Emery Lampman

Brian Emery Lampman 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: 20120091683
    Abstract: A bicycle assembly can include a bicycle fork. The bicycle fork can have a steer tube, a leg, and a crown. The bicycle fork can also include adhesive used to connect the leg to the crown. A method of manufacturing an assembly for a bicycle can include applying adhesive, to bond metal on metal, to at least one of the leg and the crown, inserting a part of the leg into a part of the crown, the parts forming a slip fit, and curing the adhesive. A similar method can also be used to attach the steer tube to the crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael McAndrews, Ron Powers, Brian Emery Lampman
  • Publication number: 20090001684
    Abstract: A bicycle suspension assembly may be in the form of a bicycle front suspension fork. The suspension fork may include a pair of telescoping fork legs. In one arrangement, a suspension spring and a damper are provided in only one of the pair of fork legs. The suspension spring assembly may include a negative spring. In one arrangement, the negative spring is a dual stage negative gas spring in which a negative spring gas chamber includes a first chamber section and a second chamber section. The first chamber section and the second chamber section are uncoupled in a first position of the suspension spring and the first chamber section and the second chamber section are coupled in a second position of the suspension spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael McAndrews, Brian Emery Lampman