Patents by Inventor HONG-CHOU LEE

HONG-CHOU LEE 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).

  • FRONT FORKS FOR BICYCLES
    Publication number: 20240140554
    Abstract: Example front forks for bicycles are described herein. An example front fork includes a crown having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side. The crown defines an opening between the top side and the bottom side. The front fork includes a first leg and a second leg coupled to and extending from the bottom side of the crown. The front fork also includes a steerer tube disposed in the opening of the crown and extending from the top side of the crown. The steerer tube and the crown coupled by a weld at or near the bottom side of the crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: CHI HUI SU, HONG CHOU LEE, CHU CHEN WANG, EN-CHIEH CHEN
  • BICYCLE CRANK ARM
    Publication number: 20230111794
    Abstract: A bicycle crank may include a first lug, a second lug and a transition region. The first lug is for connecting a spindle. The second lug is for connecting a pedal. The transition region interconnects the first lug and the second lug, and is formed from a fiber reinforced thermoplastic material that includes a fiber component and a thermoplastic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: HONG-CHOU LEE, CHEN-HSIUNG CHEN, EN-CHIEH CHEN, JOACHIM STUERMER
  • Multi sprocket arrangement with weld connection
    Patent number: 11260937
    Abstract: A multi sprocket arrangement is configured for mounting on a driver of a bicycle wheel. The multi sprocket arrangement includes a plurality of adjacent sprockets each of the plurality of sprockets having a different number of teeth. The plurality of adjacent sprockets include a first sprocket having a first inner diameter which is larger than an outer diameter of a profile base of a carrier profile of the driver, and a second sprocket having a second inner diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the profile base of the carrier profile of the driver. The first sprocket and the second sprocket are connected together by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SRAM Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Reinbold, Hong-Chou Lee
  • MULTI SPROCKET ARRANGEMENT WITH WELD CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20180215444
    Abstract: A multi sprocket arrangement is configured for mounting on a driver of a bicycle wheel. The multi sprocket arrangement includes a plurality of adjacent sprockets each of the plurality of sprockets having a different number of teeth. The plurality of adjacent sprockets include a first sprocket having a first inner diameter which is larger than an outer diameter of a profile base of a carrier profile of the driver, and a second sprocket having a second inner diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the profile base of the carrier profile of the driver. The first sprocket and the second sprocket are connected together by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: MATTHIAS REINBOLD, HONG-CHOU LEE