Patents by Inventor Gene P. Stienecker

Gene P. Stienecker 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: 5715554
    Abstract: A bicycle pump and tire repair apparatus incorporating into a single unit an air pump for inflating a bicycle tire, a tire lever for removing a tire from a bicycle rim, a spoke wrench for repairing and adjusting the spokes of a rim, and a compartment for storing a patch for repairing a punctured bicycle tire is disclosed. The air pump is compactly designed for carrying on a bicycle. A thumblock on the head of the pump performs a dual function of locking the nozzle of the pump onto the valve of a tire being inflated, and it functions as a tire removal lever. A cap on the head of the pump has a knurled surface for abrading an inner tube to prepare it for application of a patch. A slot in the pump handle holds a second tire lever, and a compartment in the end cap of the handle stores a self-adhesive patch for repairing a punctured tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Downs, Gene P. Stienecker, Stephen J. Baumann
  • Patent number: D386245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Downs, Gene P. Stienecker, Stephen J. Baumann