Patents by Inventor Kyle Bennett

Kyle Bennett 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).

  • Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets
    Patent number: 12097929
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt out of the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: PRAXIS WORKS LLC
    Inventors: David Allen, David M. Earle, Kyle Bennett, William A. Hilgenberg, Rainer Pokorny, Ryan Kent Miller
  • Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets
    Patent number: 12060135
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt or chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt or chain via a toggle and slider mechanism, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt or chain out of the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Praxis Works LLC
    Inventors: David M. Earle, William A. Hilgenberg, David Allen, Kyle Bennett, Ryan Kent Miller
  • BICYCLE GEARBOX HAVING SEGMENTED SPROCKETS
    Publication number: 20230365221
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt out of the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: David ALLEN, David M. EARLE, Kyle BENNETT, William A. HILGENBERG, Rainer POKORNY, Ryan Kent MILLER
  • BICYCLE GEARBOX HAVING SEGMENTED SPROCKETS
    Publication number: 20230242211
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt or chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt or chain via a toggle and slider mechanism, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt or chain out of the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: David M. EARLE, William A. HILGENBERG, David ALLEN, Kyle BENNETT, Ryan Kent MILLER
  • Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets
    Patent number: 11572135
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt or chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt or chain via a toggle and slider mechanism, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt or chain out of the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Praxis Works LLC
    Inventors: David M. Earle, William A. Hilgenberg, David Allen, Kyle Bennett, Ryan Kent Miller
  • Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets
    Patent number: 11572131
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt out of the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Praxis Works LLC
    Inventors: David Allen, David M. Earle, Kyle Bennett, William A. Hilgenberg, Rainer Pokorny, Ryan Kent Miller
  • BICYCLE GEARBOX HAVING SEGMENTED SPROCKETS
    Publication number: 20210245836
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt or chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt or chain via a toggle and slider mechanism, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt or chain out of the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: David M. EARLE, William A. HILGENBERG, David ALLEN, Kyle BENNETT, Ryan Kent MILLER
  • BICYCLE GEARBOX HAVING SEGMENTED SPROCKETS
    Publication number: 20210139104
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt or chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt or chain via a toggle and slider mechanism, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt or chain out of the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: David M. Earle, William A. Hilgenberg, David Allen, Kyle Bennett, Ryan Kent Miller
  • Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets
    Patent number: 10989281
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the chain, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the chain out of the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Praxis Works LLC
    Inventors: David Allen, David M. Earle, Kyle Bennett, William A. Hilgenberg, Rainer Pokorny
  • Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets
    Patent number: 10988207
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt or chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt or chain via a toggle and slider mechanism, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt or chain out of the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Praxis Works LLC
    Inventors: David M. Earle, William A. Hilgenberg, David Allen, Kyle Bennett, Ryan Kent Miller
  • BICYCLE GEARBOX HAVING SEGMENTED SPROCKETS
    Publication number: 20200377174
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt out of the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Praxis Works LLC
    Inventors: David ALLEN, David M. EARLE, Kyle BENNETT, William A. HILGENBERG, Rainer POKORNY, Ryan Kent MILLER
  • BICYCLE GEARBOX HAVING SEGMENTED SPROCKETS
    Publication number: 20200263767
    Abstract: A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the chain, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the chain out of the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Praxis Works LLC
    Inventors: David ALLEN, David M. EARLE, Kyle BENNETT, William A. HILGENBERG, Rainer POKORNY
  • Trailer wiring connector
    Patent number: D852750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle Bennett
  • Oil container drain
    Patent number: D855672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle Bennett
  • Portable braking system
    Patent number: D862548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle Bennett
  • Snow brush
    Patent number: D913698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle Bennett
  • Cleaning brush
    Patent number: D1047462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Gooden, Kyle Bennett
  • Wheel cleaning brush
    Patent number: D1083400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marcus Gooden, Kyle Bennett
  • Scraper assembly
    Patent number: D1108757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Kingsbury, Pieter Schouten, Kyle Bennett
  • Scraper head assembly
    Patent number: D1108758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Kingsbury, Pieter Schouten, Kyle Bennett