Patents by Inventor FRANCISCO MANUEL CARNEIRO RODRIGUES

FRANCISCO MANUEL CARNEIRO RODRIGUES 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: 20170313378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bicycle crank axle torque modulation device (1), comprising a bracket (3) including a spring-bearing assembly (4), wherein each end of the spring (7) thereof is connected to each of the bearings (6) by a connection member (8); an eccentric surface (5) for driving said spring-bearing assembly (4), which is in permanent contact with the bearings (6) of said spring-bearing assembly (4), wherein one of the bracket (3) and the eccentric surface (5) is arranged to be attached to a bicycle frame and the other to be attached to said bicycle crank axle. The invention further relates to a torque tuning process, a kit comprising a crank axle and the modulation device, and to a bike including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: SAFETRUST-ENGENHARIA E GESTAO LDA
    Inventors: JOAQUIM MACHADO ABRANTES PERFEITO, FRANCISCO MANUEL CARNEIRO RODRIGUES, JOAO PAULO TORRES PANTALEAO DE NORONHA