Patents by Inventor Matthew Peller

Matthew Peller 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).

  • Patent number: 7488273
    Abstract: A method of reducing heat produced by an internal combustion engine in a motorcycle. The method includes supplying fuel pulses to a combustion chamber at least once per engine cycle (consecutive engine cycles defining a series of consecutive fuel pulses), operating the motorcycle at a low speed condition, and withholding at least a portion of at least one fuel pulse from at least one subsequent engine cycle to the combustion chamber when operating the motorcycle at the low speed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Carl, Earnest Metz, Matthew Peller, Benjamin Wright, Kyle G. Wick, William P. Pari, David L. Zwart
  • Publication number: 20080115996
    Abstract: A side cover assembly configured for use with a motorcycle. The side cover assembly includes a side cover, an inlet, an outlet vent, and a fan assembly. The side cover is adapted to be coupled to the motorcycle, and the side cover includes an interior surface facing an interior side and adapted to face at least a portion of the motorcycle, and an exterior surface facing an exterior side opposite the interior side. The inlet and outlet vent are at least partially defined by the side cover. The fan assembly is coupled to the side cover, and the fan assembly is operable to draw air from the exterior side and into the interior side through the inlet and discharge at least a portion of the air from the interior side to the exterior side through the outlet vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Wright, Matthew Peller, Dean Lax, Scott Hinze
  • Publication number: 20080004158
    Abstract: A method of reducing heat produced by an internal combustion engine in a motorcycle. The method includes supplying fuel pulses to a combustion chamber at least once per engine cycle (consecutive engine cycles defining a series of consecutive fuel pulses), operating the motorcycle at a low speed condition, and withholding at least a portion of at least one fuel pulse from at least one subsequent engine cycle to the combustion chamber when operating the motorcycle at the low speed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Carl, Earnest Metz, Matthew Peller, Benjamin Wright, Kyle G. Wick, William P. Pari, David L. Zwart