Patents by Inventor Martin A. Dolan

Martin A. Dolan 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).

  • Multi-rider or occupant human powered vehicles with rearward facing rider or occupant
    Patent number: 8752852
    Abstract: A multi-rider or occupant human powered vehicle permits at least one rider or occupant to contribute to powering the vehicle while being seated in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle. By way of example, tandem bicycles are provided accommodating rearward-facing aft cyclists or rearward-facing fore cyclists. Other vehicles, such as tricycles, four-wheeled carts, and human powered watercraft, such as paddle boats, are also contemplated by the present invention. In one embodiment, a tandem bicycle with a rearward-facing occupant contributing to powering the vehicle via a single drive chain, belt, or shaft is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: Martin A. Dolan
  • MULTI-RIDER OR OCCUPANT HUMAN POWERED VEHICLES WITH REARWARD FACING RIDER OR OCCUPANT
    Publication number: 20130207367
    Abstract: A multi-rider or occupant human powered vehicle permits at least one rider or occupant to contribute to powering the vehicle while being seated in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle. By way of example, tandem bicycles are provided accommodating rearward-facing aft cyclists or rearward-facing fore cyclists. Other vehicles, such as tricycles, four-wheeled carts, and human powered watercraft, such as paddle boats, are also contemplated by the present invention. In one embodiment, a tandem bicycle with a rearward-facing occupant contributing to powering the vehicle via a single drive chain, belt, or shaft is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Martin A. Dolan