Patents by Inventor Joseph Settelmayer
Joseph Settelmayer 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).
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Patent number: 12162536Abstract: A support assembly for securing a load carrier to a bed structure of a vehicle includes a clamp assembly and a tensioning device. The clamp assembly for clamping the load carrier to the bed structure of the vehicle includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member opposite the first jaw member. The second jaw member includes a first hook member and a second hook member opposite the first hook member. The first hook member has a first concave portion facing towards the first jaw member. The second hook member has a second concave portion facing away from the first jaw member. The clamp assembly is attachable to a plurality of different vehicle bed structures. The tensioning device is coupled to the clamp assembly and is configured to tighten the clamp assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventors: Calvin Champa, Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: 12109980Abstract: A bicycle carrier includes a base configured to support a bicycle, a wheel securement arm, and a connection assembly. The wheel securement arm has a free end and a fixed end. The fixed end is rotatably coupled to the base. The connection assembly is coupled to the wheel securement arm and fixed to the base. The connection assembly is configured to rotate the wheel securement arm about the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: 12049198Abstract: A bicycle carrier includes a base configured to support a bicycle, a wheel securement arm, and a ratchet arm. The base has a first end and a second end. The wheel securement arm has a free end and a fixed end, with the fixed end rotatably coupled to the first end of the base at a first joint. The ratchet arm has a ratcheting assembly, and the ratchet arm is coupled to the wheel securement arm and rotatably coupled to the base at a second joint.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: 10688939Abstract: A bicycle carrier includes a base configured to support a bicycle, a wheel securement arm, and a ratchet arm. The base has a first end and a second end. The wheel securement arm has a free end and a fixed end, with the fixed end rotatably coupled to the first end of the base at a first joint. The ratchet arm has a ratcheting assembly, and the ratchet arm is coupled to the wheel securement arm and rotatably coupled to the base at a second joint.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: 10688940Abstract: A vehicle mounted load carrier includes a base and a load arm. The base includes a tube and a hub. The tube defines an interior surface, and a first tube aperture extends radially through the tube. The hub is disposed at least partially within the interior surface of the tube. The hub includes a first hub aperture extending radially within the hub, and a locking mechanism configured to lock a relative rotation between the hub and the tube. The load arm is coupled to the hub.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventors: Joseph Settelmayer, Oronde Armstrong, George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros
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Patent number: 10442364Abstract: An anchor for releasably securing a bicycle through-axle that is installed in a wheelless front fork of a bicycle to a load carrier. The anchor is made up of an anchor body having a through-axle receiving space for receiving a bicycle through-axle therein. The anchor additionally has a movable jaw located within the anchor body and that is transitionable between a receiving configuration in which an interior of the receiving space is expanded for insertably receiving a bicycle through-axle therein, and a securing configuration in which the movable jaw is in lateral abutting engagement with a bicycle through-axle received within the interior of the receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventors: James Detweiler, Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: 10189420Abstract: A vehicular roof rack mounting bracket configured to be secured onto load carrier bars of different dimensions is presented. The bracket can include a pair of elongate clamps configured to be coupled to a bicycle fork anchor of a bicycle carrier. Each clamp can have a bar engagement portion configured to abut an exterior of an elongate support bar of a vehicular roof rack in a secured configuration in which each clamp is fastened to the support bar, and each of the pair of clamps can have a lengthwise oriented longitudinal axis such that each longitudinal axis is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the other longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: 10112547Abstract: An anchor for releasably securing a bicycle through-axle that is installed in a wheelless front fork of a bicycle to a load carrier. The anchor is made up of an anchor body having a through-axle receiving space for receiving a bicycle through-axle therein. The anchor additionally has a movable jaw located within the anchor body and that is transitionable between a receiving configuration in which an interior of the receiving space is expanded for insertably receiving a bicycle through-axle therein, and a securing configuration in which the movable jaw is in lateral abutting engagement with a bicycle through-axle received within the interior of the receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventors: James Detweiler, Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: 9931994Abstract: A variably positionable bicycle wheel anchor for fixing a bicycle wheel at a desired location along an elongate support rail. The bicycle wheel anchor includes a body configured to be slidingly coupled to an elongate support rail for variable, fixed positioning of the body along a length of the elongate support rail. The underside of the body has a support rail engagement surface and the upper side of the body has a bicycle wheel receiver. The wheel anchor has a deployable interference mechanism coupled to the body and having a deployed configuration in which at least a portion of the interference mechanism protrudes beyond the underside of the body for releasable engagement with the elongate support rail.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: 9845057Abstract: An assembly for securing a bicycle to a vehicle having first and second fork prongs. The assembly includes an elongated skewer for mounting the first and second fork prongs of the bicycle thereon and has an end portion. A lever rotatably couples to the end portion of the elongated skewer and has a cam portion. A cam follower movably couples to the elongated skewer and engages the cam portion of the lever such that the cam follower moves along the elongated skewer as the lever rotates. The assembly also includes a lock assembly, separate from the lever and the cam follower, that locks the lever at a closed position and couples to the end portion of the elongated skewer such that the lock assembly is disposed around the end portion of the elongated skewer.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Publication number: 20170305357Abstract: An assembly for securing a bicycle to a vehicle having first and second fork prongs. The assembly includes an elongated skewer for mounting the first and second fork prongs of the bicycle thereon and has an end portion. A lever rotatably couples to the end portion of the elongated skewer and has a cam portion. A cam follower movably couples to the elongated skewer and engages the cam portion of the lever such that the cam follower moves along the elongated skewer as the lever rotates. The assembly also includes a lock assembly, separate from the lever and the cam follower, that locks the lever at a closed position and couples to the end portion of the elongated skewer such that the lock assembly is disposed around the end portion of the elongated skewer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: 9738231Abstract: An assembly secures a bicycle having first and second fork prongs to a vehicle. The assembly includes an elongated skewer for mounting the first and second fork prongs of the bicycle thereon. The elongated skewer defines a longitudinal axis, and has a first end portion and a second non-threaded end portion. The assembly also includes a stop removably coupled to the second non-threaded end portion of the elongated skewer, and a sleeve movably coupled to the elongated skewer and removably coupled to the stop to lock the stop on the elongated skewer.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Publication number: 20070257075Abstract: A cargo box has a bottom portion and a lid. The lid is hinged to the bottom to allow opening on one or more sides. Operation of opening and closing multiple latches is coordinated by an external handle and internal bar assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Dave Fisher, Joseph Settelmayer
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Publication number: 20060280583Abstract: Rack systems for carrying cargo on a vehicle roof include mechanisms for delivering cargo to the side of the vehicle. Assist devices may be employed to raise and lower cargo.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2005Publication date: December 14, 2006Inventors: Joseph Settelmayer, Scott Allen
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Publication number: 20060273123Abstract: Rack tower assemblies and rack systems having rack tower assemblies for vehicles are disclosed. The rack tower assemblies are for detachably mounting a transversely extending crossbar to a roof of a vehicle. The rack systems include a crossbar- and a pair of rack tower assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2005Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Publication number: 20060237504Abstract: A rack assembly for carrying skis or snowboards is configured for mounting on a hitch rack behind the vehicle. The ski or snowboard rack assembly includes a pair of U-shaped bar members connected by clamp devices that appear in a preferred design, the clamp devices are connected to the bar members via brackets that permit rotation of the bar members within the brackets, thus providing collapsibility for storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Joseph Settelmayer, Timothy Smith
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Publication number: 20060237500Abstract: A device for attaching a crossbar to a rail on top of a car includes a flexible strap or cable. The strap or cable is configured to at least partially encompass rails of various dimensions and straps.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Publication number: 20060086766Abstract: System providing a securing arrangement for securing a load to a vehicle-mounted rack. The system includes clamp members adapted to secure the load-carrying member to a crossbar of the vehicle-mounted rack. The system includes an opposable clamp member and may include dimensionally different first and second opposing clamp members. The opposable clamp member may be configured to alternatively attach to the first and second opposing clamp members. The system may include an adjustable mounting mechanism configured to adjust an angle of the load-carrying member relative to the opposable clamp member. The opposable clamp member may include a plurality of alternative coupling sections configured to attach to the first and second opposing clamp members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2005Publication date: April 27, 2006Inventor: Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: D877685Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventors: Johan Larsson, Joseph Settelmayer
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Patent number: D906223Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Thule Sweden ABInventors: Johan Larsson, Joseph Settelmayer