Patents by Inventor Dean Lax

Dean Lax 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: 8511717
    Abstract: A hydraulic manifold assembly having a block including a plurality of fluid ports provided on a common surface of the block, and a set of hydraulic fittings. Each fitting is assigned to a prescribed one of the ports. Each fitting includes a hollow bolt insertable into the prescribed fluid port, and a banjo block having a first aperture for receiving the hollow bolt and a second aperture intersecting the first aperture. The second aperture provides an external fluid port for fluidly coupling a remote device. The plurality of banjo blocks includes at least one adjacent pair of banjo blocks that are unique from each other and have exterior shapes complementary to each other to control the relative orientation therebetween when coupled to the prescribed fluid ports. The exterior shapes of the adjacent banjo blocks cooperate to prevent misassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Fulmer, Brian Curtis, Christopher R. Poquette, William Boppre, Steve Twining, Samuel D. McCarley, Dean Lax
  • Publication number: 20130001942
    Abstract: A hydraulic manifold assembly having a block including a plurality of fluid ports provided on a common surface of the block, and a set of hydraulic fittings. Each fitting is assigned to a prescribed one of the ports. Each fitting includes a hollow bolt insertable into the prescribed fluid port, and a banjo block having a first aperture for receiving the hollow bolt and a second aperture intersecting the first aperture. The second aperture provides an external fluid port for fluidly coupling a remote device. The plurality of banjo blocks includes at least one adjacent pair of banjo blocks that are unique from each other and have exterior shapes complementary to each other to control the relative orientation therebetween when coupled to the prescribed fluid ports. The exterior shapes of the adjacent banjo blocks cooperate to prevent misassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Bryan Fulmer, Brian Curtis, Christopher R. Poquette, William Boppre, Steve Twining, Samuel D. McCarley, Dean Lax
  • Publication number: 20080115996
    Abstract: A side cover assembly configured for use with a motorcycle. The side cover assembly includes a side cover, an inlet, an outlet vent, and a fan assembly. The side cover is adapted to be coupled to the motorcycle, and the side cover includes an interior surface facing an interior side and adapted to face at least a portion of the motorcycle, and an exterior surface facing an exterior side opposite the interior side. The inlet and outlet vent are at least partially defined by the side cover. The fan assembly is coupled to the side cover, and the fan assembly is operable to draw air from the exterior side and into the interior side through the inlet and discharge at least a portion of the air from the interior side to the exterior side through the outlet vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Wright, Matthew Peller, Dean Lax, Scott Hinze