Patents by Inventor Mark A. Hoffmann

Mark A. Hoffmann 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).

  • Publication number: 20090110524
    Abstract: A land vehicle for transporting and distributing aggregate material has an opening formed in the floor portion of a cargo area. A funnel rotatably connected to a bottom side of the floor portion beneath the opening communicates with a receiving end of a boom having a conveyor. The boom is hingeably connected to the funnel and fully stowable beneath the floor portion of the chassis when not in use. During operation, the boom is rotated outward by the funnel and is extended upward. A flow of aggregate material enters the funnel through the opening in the floor portion and is transferred off the vehicle by the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Mark A. Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 6345613
    Abstract: A cylinder head for a motorcycle engine includes a lower surface adapted to be coupled to a cylinder, an upper surface adapted to be coupled to a rocker box and defining a plane, and a side connected between the upper surface and the lower surface. The head also includes a breather inlet extending into the upper surface, an intermediate passage extending into the upper surface, and a breather channel connecting the inlet and the intermediate passage, the breather channel lying in a plane that is generally parallel to the plane of the upper surface. The head also includes a breather passage extending into the side of the head and connected to the intermediate passage, the breather passage having a longitudinal axis that is generally parallel to the plane of the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Hoffmann, Paul J. Troxler
  • Patent number: 6263847
    Abstract: A rocker support assembly for a motorcycle internal combustion engine. The assembly comprises a pair of rockers positioned in spaced relation from each other, a breather housing, and a pressure-responsive member. The housing at least partially defines an inlet aperture, an outlet aperture, and a passage in fluid communication between the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture. The passage is positioned substantially between the rockers. The pressure-responsive member is disposed in the passage and is operable in response to pressure differences in the passage to permit or inhibit fluid flow through the passage from the inlet to the outlet. A filter element is disposed within the housing such that substantially all fluid flowing from the inlet aperture to the outlet aperture passes through the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Hoffmann, Paul J. Troxler
  • Patent number: 6065457
    Abstract: A rocker support assembly for a motorcycle internal combustion engine. The assembly comprises a pair of rockers positioned in spaced relation from each other, a breather housing, and a pressure-responsive member. The housing at least partially defines an inlet aperture, an outlet aperture, and a passage in fluid communication between the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture. The passage is positioned substantially between the rockers. The pressure-responsive member is disposed in the passage and is operable in response to pressure differences in the passage to permit or inhibit fluid flow through the passage from the inlet to the outlet. A filter element is disposed within the housing such that substantially all fluid flowing from the inlet aperture to the outlet aperture passes through the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Hoffmann, Paul J. Troxler