Patents by Inventor Jerry N. Shuler

Jerry N. Shuler 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).

  • Seat mounting assembly
    Patent number: 5722718
    Abstract: Seat mounting assembly for a bicycle seat includes a base, a cradle supporting the bicycle seat above the base having a bearing surface of the base, a first clamp including a bolt and nut and head that tightens to lock the cradle to the base and it releases to allow the cradle to rotate relative to the base and a second clamp operable independently of the first clamp and in coaxial concentric arrangement with the first clamp locks the seat to the cradle to allow the seat to be moved front to rear relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Catamount Cycles II LLC
    Inventors: John Scott Still, Jerry N. Shuler
  • Bicycle rear suspension system
    Patent number: 4679811
    Abstract: A rear wheel suspension system for bicycles having "on-demand" mode selection. The bicycle can be made "rigid" (no shock-absorbing movement of the rear wheel) or "sprung" (rear wheel movement) by means of a swing-arm wheel mount and an elastomer cylinder inside a rear shock absorber, which is manually actuated, such as by a remote lever on the handlebars, and connected to the shock absorber by a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Inventor: Jerry N. Shuler