Patents by Inventor Donald N. Mendres

Donald N. Mendres 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).

  • Floating resilient skeletal chameleon-like audible helix for bicycle
    Patent number: 4708399
    Abstract: Visually distinctive, chameleon-like, floating, skeletal apparatus for the spoke of a bicycle. The apparatus enables a bystander to readily visually and audible sense the presence of a bicycle, alters its shape and dimension and position on the bicycle during operation of the bicycle, and comprises a material having portions with differing indices of refraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Inventor: Donald N. Mendres