Patents by Inventor Jon Janke

Jon Janke 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).

  • Crankshaft assembly with coated crank pin
    Patent number: 7418939
    Abstract: The invention provides a motorcycle having a frame, an engine coupled to the frame, and a crankshaft assembly. The crankshaft assembly includes a first flywheel half having an aperture, a crank pin including a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a bearing surface between the first and second end portions. The first end portion is press-fit into the aperture of the first flywheel half. The first end portion, the second end portion, and the bearing surface are coated with a friction enhancer. A bearing is positioned at least partially onto the bearing surface, and a connecting rod has an aperture that at least partially receives the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard F. Enright, William K. Davis, Thomas A. Lanser, William Lackas, Jon Janke, Jennifer M. Sampson, Tomas Smetana
  • CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH COATED CRANK PIN
    Publication number: 20080011265
    Abstract: The invention provides a motorcycle having a frame, an engine coupled to the frame, and a crankshaft assembly. The crankshaft assembly includes a first flywheel half having an aperture, a crank pin including a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a bearing surface between the first and second end portions. The first end portion is press-fit into the aperture of the first flywheel half. The first end portion, the second end portion, and the bearing surface are coated with a fiction enhancer. A bearing is positioned at least partially onto the bearing surface, and a connecting rod has an aperture that at least partially receives the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Bernard F. Enright, William K. Davis, Thomas A. Lanser, William Lackas, Jon Janke, Jennifer M. Sampson, Tomas Smetana