Patents by Inventor Jonathon M. Haggerty

Jonathon M. Haggerty 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).

  • Apparatus for twist-to-lock retention of a wheel
    Patent number: 8113594
    Abstract: The invention relates to a quick release assembly for a bicycle, wherein the assembly comprises an axle having a first non-cylindrical end portion, a cylindrical central portion, and a second non-cylindrical end portion, wherein a diameter of one of the non-cylindrical end portions is larger than the diameter of the cylindrical central portion. The quick release assembly further comprises an insert having a non-cylindrical outer profile configured to be retained in a non-cylindrical opening and having a cam surface disposed therein, wherein the insert is sized to retain one of the non-cylindrical end portions of the axle therein. The assembly also includes a shaft sized to pass through the axle and having a cam follower on a first end and a handle on a second end, wherein the cam follower is configured to form a locking engagement with the cam surface upon an axial rotation of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Hayes Bicycle Group Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Jones, Edward C. Kwaterski, Joshua T. Pallesen, Jonathon M. Haggerty, Nicholas W. Pye
  • APPARATUS FOR TWIST-TO-LOCK RETENTION OF A WHEEL
    Publication number: 20110049968
    Abstract: The invention relates to a quick release assembly for a bicycle, wherein the assembly comprises an axle having a first non-cylindrical end portion, a cylindrical central portion, and a second non-cylindrical end portion, wherein a diameter of one of the non-cylindrical end portions is larger than the diameter of the cylindrical central portion. The quick release assembly further comprises an insert having a non-cylindrical outer profile configured to be retained in a non-cylindrical opening and having a cam surface disposed therein, wherein the insert is sized to retain one of the non-cylindrical end portions of the axle therein. The assembly also includes a shaft sized to pass through the axle and having a cam follower on a first end and a handle on a second end, wherein the cam follower is configured to form a locking engagement with the cam surface upon an axial rotation of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher S. Jones, Edward C. Kwaterski, Joshua T. Pallesen, Jonathon M. Haggerty, Nicholas W. Pye
  • Apparatus for twist-to-lock retention of a wheel
    Patent number: RE45684
    Abstract: The invention relates to a quick release assembly for a bicycle, wherein the assembly comprises an axle having a first non-cylindrical end portion, a cylindrical central portion, and a second non-cylindrical end portion, wherein a diameter of one of the non-cylindrical end portions is larger than the diameter of the cylindrical central portion. The quick release assembly further comprises an insert having a non-cylindrical outer profile configured to be retained in a non-cylindrical opening and having a cam surface disposed therein, wherein the insert is sized to retain one of the non-cylindrical end portions of the axle therein. The assembly also includes a shaft sized to pass through the axle and having a cam follower on a first end and a handle on a second end, wherein the cam follower is configured to form a locking engagement with the cam surface upon an axial rotation of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Hayes Bicycle Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S Jones, Edward C Kwaterski, Joshua T. Pallesen, Nicholas W Pye, Jonathon M Haggerty