Patents by Inventor Charles Emet Dunlap

Charles Emet Dunlap 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).

  • Patent number: 7556276
    Abstract: A Bicycle Rear Wheel Suspension Chassis for a Bicycle. Improved performance, low center of gravity, and ground clearance result from a Front Triangle Frame 1 with Steering Housing 25 and Crank Shaft Housing 20, a Link 2 with forward most end pivotally attached to Lower Pivot 22, a Swingarm Chassis 24 pivotally attached to rearward most end of said Link 2, and a rear wheel pivotally attached at Rear Axle Location 19 to said Swingarm Chassis 24. The Shock Absorber 7 attached to said Swingarm Chassis 24 provides means for suspension spring rate and damping for isolating a bicycle rider from trail impacts with the rear wheel. Performance and handling advantages result from a low center of gravity system, a Link 2 at the Lower Pivot 22 that provides better control by reacting to travel over trail objects, and a moving instant center that reacts optimally to impacts of varying magnitude and frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Inventor: Charles Emet Dunlap