Patents by Inventor DEVON SULLIVAN

DEVON SULLIVAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20210214041
    Abstract: Example bicycle suspension components are described herein. An example damper for a bicycle suspension component includes a damper body and a damper member disposed in the damper body to control a flow of fluid between a first chamber and a second chamber in the damper body. The damper member includes a damper member body and a flow member movable relative to the damper member body along an axis of movement. The damper member body has a set of radial openings distributed circumferentially around the damper member body. The radial openings define flow paths that are transverse to the axis of movement. The flow member is movable between a first position in which the radial openings are unblocked and a second position in which the radial openings are blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: DEVON SULLIVAN
  • Patent number: 10689059
    Abstract: Example control devices for operating bicycle components are described herein. An example control device includes a housing having an opening to receive a handlebar of the bicycle and a rotating member rotatably coupled to the housing. The rotating member is rotatable about a first axis. The rotating member is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position to change an operating state of a component. The example control device includes a securing mechanism configured to lock the rotating member in the second position. The example control device also includes a release actuator coupled to the housing. The release actuator has an actuating surface to be engaged by a user and moved along a second axis that intersects the first axis. The release actuator is configured to, when actuated, unlock the securing mechanism to enable the rotating member to rotate back to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Devon Sullivan, Michael Van Zyl
  • Publication number: 20190315428
    Abstract: Example control devices for operating bicycle components are described herein. An example control device includes a housing having an opening to receive a handlebar of the bicycle and a rotating member rotatably coupled to the housing. The rotating member is rotatable about a first axis. The rotating member is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position to change an operating state of a component. The example control device includes a securing mechanism configured to lock the rotating member in the second position. The example control device also includes a release actuator coupled to the housing. The release actuator has an actuating surface to be engaged by a user and moved along a second axis that intersects the first axis. The release actuator is configured to, when actuated, unlock the securing mechanism to enable the rotating member to rotate back to the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: DEVON SULLIVAN, MICHAEL VAN ZYL