Patents by Inventor Edward A. Alsop

Edward A. Alsop 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: 11242110
    Abstract: A bicycle frame includes a front triangle that has a top tube, a down tube, and a seat tube. A bottom side of the top tube includes a cavity. The bicycle frame also includes a seat stay assembly that has a first seat stay, a second seat stay, and a seat stay yoke that connects the first seat stay and the second seat stay. The seat stay yoke is configured to at least partially fit within the cavity on the bottom side of the top tube. The bicycle frame further includes an inline shock assembly that has a stanchion and a shock. At least a portion of the stanchion is configured to fit within the seat stay yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Edward A. Alsop, Benjamin Blaise Fullerton, Jr., Brian Gerhard Bentler
  • Publication number: 20190193804
    Abstract: A bicycle frame includes a front triangle that has a top tube, a down tube, and a seat tube. A bottom side of the top tube includes a cavity. The bicycle frame also includes a seat stay assembly that has a first seat stay, a second seat stay, and a seat stay yoke that connects the first seat stay and the second seat stay. The seat stay yoke is configured to at least partially fit within the cavity on the bottom side of the top tube. The bicycle frame further includes an inline shock assembly that has a stanchion and a shock. At least a portion of the stanchion is configured to fit within the seat stay yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Edward A. Alsop, Benjamin Blaise Fullerton, JR., Brian Gerhard Bentler
  • Patent number: 8851498
    Abstract: A bicycle rear wheel suspension system having a number of movable suspension links includes a pair of adjustable eccentric pivot assemblies that connect respective members of the movable linkage to the underlying fixed shape portion of the bicycle frame assembly. Each adjustable eccentric pivot assembly is preferably infinitely adjustable within a range of rotation of the respective pivot assembly relative to the underlying bicycle frame to manipulate an orientation of an axis of rotation of the respective movable link relative to the underlying bicycle frame assembly. The pair of adjustable eccentric pivot assemblies is coupled to one another in a manner that creates a dependency between the orientations of the respective eccentric pivot assemblies thereby providing various geometric configurations of the moveable members of the suspension system without changing the leverage ratio provided by the suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventor: Edward Alsop
  • Publication number: 20130093160
    Abstract: A bicycle rear wheel suspension system having a number of movable suspension links includes a pair of adjustable eccentric pivot assemblies that connect respective members of the movable linkage to the underlying fixed shape portion of the bicycle frame assembly. Each adjustable eccentric pivot assembly is preferably infinitely adjustable within a range of rotation of the respective pivot assembly relative to the underlying bicycle frame to manipulate an orientation of an axis of rotation of the respective movable link relative to the underlying bicycle frame assembly. The pair of adjustable eccentric pivot assemblies is coupled to one another in a manner that creates a dependency between the orientations of the respective eccentric pivot assemblies thereby providing various geometric configurations of the moveable members of the suspension system without changing the leverage ratio provided by the suspension system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Edward Alsop