Patents by Inventor Brian Scott Kennedy

Brian Scott Kennedy 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).

  • Valve cover
    Patent number: 6591930
    Abstract: A motorcycle engine capable of being supported within a frame. The engine includes a cylinder head having an upper peripheral edge and a valve cover having an assembled width and a lower peripheral edge substantially corresponding in shape to the upper peripheral edge of the cylinder head. The valve cover includes first and second portions coupled together along an engagement surface that does not extend across the entire assembled width of the valve cover. The second portion is separable from the first portion along the engagement surface to facilitate removal of the first portion from the engine. In one aspect of the invention, the first and second portions are separate castings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Coughlin, Brent Lincoln Reid Thompson, Brian Scott Kennedy, Andreas Schneider, Klaus Fuoss
  • Valve cover
    Publication number: 20020003056
    Abstract: A motorcycle engine capable of being supported within a frame. The engine includes a cylinder head having an upper peripheral edge and a valve cover having an assembled width and a lower peripheral edge substantially corresponding in shape to the upper peripheral edge of the cylinder head. The valve cover includes first and second portions coupled together along an engagement surface that does not extend across the entire assembled width of the valve cover. The second portion is separable from the first portion along the engagement surface to facilitate removal of the first portion from the engine. In one aspect of the invention, the first and second portions are separate castings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Applicant: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Coughlin, Brent Lincoln Reid Thompson, Brian Scott Kennedy, Andreas Schneider, Klaus Fuoss