Patents by Inventor Michael A. Lopes

Michael A. Lopes 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: 6945081
    Abstract: Bicycle retractable security cable device comprising a cable disposed within a first frame member and within an opened ended housing extending along a second frame member, the cable comprising an external cable portion extending from the first frame member and terminating to a first looped end and an internal cable portion removably coupled to a spring disposed in and removably coupled to the housing for providing an external cable portion having a length grater than the spring length when the cable is in a stowed position such that the spring can be decoupled from and pulled through an open end of the housing a length greater than the spring length for spring repair or replacement. A coupling means couples the first looped cable end to the bicycle such that the cable loops up and forms a cable loop complemental in shape to other bicycle cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Inventor: Michael A. Lopes