Patents by Inventor Costa Vincenzo F.

Costa Vincenzo F. 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: 7357403
    Abstract: A fork tree upper clamp has a pair of leg holders, a frame holder and a pair of brake line channels formed in the lower surface. The leg holder can have a shelf for abutting a top end of a hollow fork leg, so that the shelf defines a well having a connecting aperture allowing the brake line to pass from the brake line channel to the well. The clamp can be of a generally planar configuration made of a thick slab of solid aluminum that is CNC milled and then finished. Each brake line channel can terminate at a terminating recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventor: Costa Vincenzo F.
  • Publication number: 20060279062
    Abstract: A fork tree upper clamp has a pair of leg holders, a frame holder and a pair of brake line channels formed in the lower surface. The leg holder can have a shelf for abutting a top end of a hollow fork leg, so that the shelf defines a well having a connecting aperture allowing the brake line to pass from the brake line channel to the well. The clamp can be of a generally planar configuration made of a thick slab of solid aluminum that is CNC milled and then finished. Each brake line channel can terminate at a terminating recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Costa Vincenzo F.
  • Publication number: 20060279064
    Abstract: A fork assembly has an upper or lower fork tree; a steering stem aperture formed in the upper or lower fork tree; and a steering stem having an upper or lower end that fits within the steering stem aperture. A button fits within a upper or bottom opening of the upper or lower fork tree covering the upper or lower end of the steering stem within the upper or lower fork tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Costa Vincenzo F.
  • Publication number: 20060220291
    Abstract: A motorcycle brake and suspension system has an outer tube, a mainspring mounted at least partially inside the outer tube. The mainspring has a smaller diameter than the outer tube, a pushrod mounted at least partially inside the mainspring. The pushrod has a smaller diameter than the mainspring. A brake line is mounted at least partially inside the pushrod. The brake line has a smaller diameter than the pushrod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Costa Vincenzo F.
  • Patent number: 7017893
    Abstract: A suspension unit used in a pull type shock application is disclosed, whereby a main shaft passes completely through a damping fluid so that the shock absorber fluid is not compressed when the shock shaft is displaced. The shaft also acts on a compression spring by an additional piston on the shaft. A cylindrical outer housing provides two distinct air chambers. The pressurization of these air chambers alters the spring rate, preload of the suspension, and vehicle ride height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventor: Costa Vincenzo F.