Patents by Inventor Eric Konkel

Eric Konkel 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).

  • SWINGARM CONCENTRIC MOTOR DRIVE FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE
    Publication number: 20230303201
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes an electric motor having an output shaft defining a motor axis, a rear wheel drivably coupled to the electric motor to propel the motorcycle, a swingarm rotatably supporting the rear wheel, and a frame. The frame includes a main frame member supporting the electric motor and the swingarm. A case of the electric motor is a stressed member of the frame between the main frame member and the swingarm. The swingarm is coupled to the case of the electric motor to define a swingarm pivot axis that is co-axial with the motor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel Nicholas Reitinger, Eric Konkel, Mark Gales, Jared Peter Thede
  • Swingarm concentric motor drive for electric motorcycle
    Patent number: 11708126
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes an electric motor having an output shaft defining a motor axis, a rear wheel drivably coupled to the electric motor to propel the motorcycle, a swingarm rotatably supporting the rear wheel, and a frame. The frame includes a main frame member supporting the electric motor and the swingarm. A case of the electric motor is a stressed member of the frame between the main frame member and the swingarm. The swingarm is coupled to the case of the electric motor to define a swingarm pivot axis that is co-axial with the motor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: LiveWire EV, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Nicholas Reitinger, Eric Konkel, Mark Gales, Jared Peter Thede
  • SWINGARM CONCENTRIC MOTOR DRIVE FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE
    Publication number: 20220177070
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes an electric motor having an output shaft defining a motor axis, a rear wheel drivably coupled to the electric motor to propel the motorcycle, a swingarm rotatably supporting the rear wheel, and a frame. The frame includes a main frame member supporting the electric motor and the swingarm. A case of the electric motor is a stressed member of the frame between the main frame member and the swingarm. The swingarm is coupled to the case of the electric motor to define a swingarm pivot axis that is co-axial with the motor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Nicholas Reitinger, Eric Konkel, Mark Gales, Jared Peter Thede
  • Swingarm concentric motor drive for electric motorcycle
    Patent number: 11260934
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes an electric motor having an output shaft defining a motor axis, a rear wheel drivably coupled to the electric motor to propel the motorcycle, a swingarm rotatably supporting the rear wheel, and a frame. The frame includes a main frame member supporting the electric motor and the swingarm. A case of the electric motor is a stressed member of the frame between the main frame member and the swingarm. The swingarm is coupled to the case of the electric motor to define a swingarm pivot axis that is co-axial with the motor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Nicholas Reitinger, Eric Konkel, Mark Gales, Jared Peter Thede
  • SWINGARM CONCENTRIC MOTOR DRIVE FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE
    Publication number: 20200216138
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes an electric motor having an output shaft defining a motor axis, a rear wheel drivably coupled to the electric motor to propel the motorcycle, a swingarm rotatably supporting the rear wheel, and a frame. The frame includes a main frame member supporting the electric motor and the swingarm. A case of the electric motor is a stressed member of the frame between the main frame member and the swingarm. The swingarm is coupled to the case of the electric motor to define a swingarm pivot axis that is co-axial with the motor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Nicholas Reitinger, Eric Konkel, Mark Gales, Jared Peter Thede
  • Steering stem assembly for a motorcycle
    Patent number: 9079630
    Abstract: A steering stem assembly for rotatably coupling a steering assembly to a steering head of a motorcycle main frame. The steering stem assembly includes a first stem member configured to support a first end of the steering assembly on a first end of the steering head and a second stem member configured to support a second end of the steering assembly on a second end of the steering head. The second stem member is formed separately from the first stem member. A joint is defined between the first and second stem members and fixedly secures the first stem member with the second stem member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Alstrin, Eric Konkel, Joshua Hedtke, Stephen Hebert, Troy Schneiker
  • STEERING STEM ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTORCYCLE
    Publication number: 20150047455
    Abstract: A steering stem assembly for rotatably coupling a steering assembly to a steering head of a motorcycle main frame. The steering stem assembly includes a first stem member configured to support a first end of the steering assembly on a first end of the steering head and a second stem member configured to support a second end of the steering assembly on a second end of the steering head. The second stem member is formed separately from the first stem member. A joint is defined between the first and second stem members and fixedly secures the first stem member with the second stem member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Alstrin, Eric Konkel, Joshua Hedtke, Stephen Hebert, Troy Schneiker