Patents by Inventor Brian R Koesters

Brian R Koesters 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).

  • Rear suspension for a two wheeled vehicle
    Patent number: 7669682
    Abstract: A two-wheeled vehicle, a touring motorcycle, is disclosed. The touring motorcycle may include multiple fuel storage tanks arranged in a split side-by-side configuration. The touring motorcycle may include a rear suspension having a linkage which moves in a direction not parallel with a centerline plane of the motorcycle. The touring motorcycle may include a tip-over structure which prevents unwanted tip-over of the motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: James Arthur John Holroyd, Mark W. Chevalier, Brian R. Koesters
  • Removable vehicle seat cowl
    Patent number: 7441818
    Abstract: A removable vehicle component, such as a seat cowl, including a body configured to couple to a vehicle in a first position wherein the body covers a portion of a seat of the vehicle and in a second position, such as connected to the vehicle windshield, wherein the body does not cover the portion of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Gary C Gray, Brian R Koesters
  • REAR SUSPENSION FOR A TWO WHEELED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20080169149
    Abstract: A two-wheeled vehicle, a touring motorcycle, is disclosed. The touring motorcycle may include multiple fuel storage tanks arranged in a split side-by-side configuration. The touring motorcycle may include a rear suspension having a linkage which moves in a direction not parallel with a centerline plane of the motorcycle. The touring motorcycle may include a tip-over structure which prevents unwanted tip-over of the motorcycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: James Arthur John Holroyd, Mark W. Chevalier, Brian R. Koesters