Patents by Inventor Karl Mendes

Karl Mendes 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).

  • BIKE TRAILER
    Publication number: 20240017791
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bike trailer having a main frame and a seat structure. The main frame defines an accommodating space for a passenger or load to be transported. The seat structure is transferable between an operational state in which the seat structure forms a seating area for the passenger, and a stowed state in which the seat structure is folded away thereby allowing the transport of loads other than passengers. The seat structure comprises a backrest portion with a seating side for at least partially contacting the back of a passenger. The backrest portion is accommodatable in the bike trailer such that at least the seating side of the backrest portion is protected against contact with loads to be carried when the seat structure is in the stowed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan ANDERSSON, Andreas ARVIDSSON, Karl MENDES, Daniel BRITTON, Garett FAVERO
  • Bike trailer
    Patent number: 11691691
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bike trailer having a main frame and a seat structure. The main frame defines an accommodating space for a passenger or load to be transported. The seat structure is transferable between an operational state in which the seat structure forms a seating area for the passenger, and a stowed state in which the seat structure is folded away thereby allowing the transport of loads other than passengers. The seat structure comprises a backrest portion with a seating side for at least partially contacting the back of a passenger. The backrest portion is accommodatable in the bike trailer such that at least the seating side of the backrest portion is protected against contact with loads to be carried when the seat structure is in the stowed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventors: Stefan Andersson, Andreas Arvidsson, Karl Mendes, Daniel Britton, Garett Favero
  • BIKE TRAILER
    Publication number: 20220089247
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bike trailer having a main frame and a seat structure. The main frame defines an accommodating space for a passenger or load to be transported. The seat structure is transferable between an operational state in which the seat structure forms a seating area for the passenger, and a stowed state in which the seat structure is folded away thereby allowing the transport of loads other than passengers. The seat structure comprises a backrest portion with a seating side for at least partially contacting the back of a passenger. The backrest portion is accommodatable in the bike trailer such that at least the seating side of the backrest portion is protected against contact with loads to be carried when the seat structure is in the stowed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan ANDERSSON, Andreas ARVIDSSON, Karl MENDES, Daniel BRITTON, Garett FAVERO
  • Rotating handle dynamic brake
    Patent number: 10583854
    Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a handle bar and a rotatable brake actuator disposed around the handle bar. The rotatable brake actuator includes a first portion having a first radius of curvature and a second portion having a second radius of curvature. The first radius of curvature is less than the second radius of curvature. Rotating the rotatable brake actuator around the handle bar activates a first wheel brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Thule Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley Fleming, Roger Mcpherson, Karl Mendes
  • ROTATING HANDLE DYNAMIC BRAKE
    Publication number: 20190217880
    Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a handle bar and a rotatable brake actuator disposed around the handle bar. The rotatable brake actuator includes a first portion having a first radius of curvature and a second portion having a second radius of curvature. The first radius of curvature is less than the second radius of curvature. Rotating the rotatable brake actuator around the handle bar activates a first wheel brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Wesley FLEMING, Roger MCPHERSON, Karl MENDES
  • Rotating handle dynamic brake
    Patent number: 10279832
    Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a handle bar and a rotatable brake actuator disposed along a lengthwise axis of the handle bar. A first cable having a first end and a second end is coupled to the rotatable brake actuator. A first wheel brake of a first wheel is coupled to the first end of the first cable. Rotating the rotatable brake actuator around the lengthwise axis of the handle bar activates the first wheel brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Thule Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley Fleming, Roger McPherson, Karl Mendes
  • Rotating Handle Dynamic Brake
    Publication number: 20170341672
    Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a handle bar and a rotatable brake actuator disposed along a lengthwise axis of the handle bar. A first cable having a first end and a second end is coupled to the rotatable brake actuator. A first wheel brake of a first wheel is coupled to the first end of the first cable. Rotating the rotatable brake actuator around the lengthwise axis of the handle bar activates the first wheel brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Wesley Fleming, Roger McPherson, Karl Mendes