Patents by Inventor Michael Lawrence McAndrews

Michael Lawrence McAndrews 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: 20250196967
    Abstract: A suspension system for a bicycle includes a first body defining a hollow interior, a second body configured to slide linearly within the hollow interior along an axis, and a rod disposed partially within the hollow interior and engaged with the second body. The rod extends along the axis. The suspension system also includes a sensor disposed outside of the hollow interior. Linear movement of the second body within the hollow interior along the axis is configured to create rotational movement of the rod about the axis, and the sensor is configured to detect the rotational movement to determine a linear displacement of the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Trujillo, Michael Lawrence McAndrews, Brian Daniel Robinson
  • Publication number: 20250189010
    Abstract: An air spring includes a first body; a first piston sealed against a first wall of the first body; a cup having a second wall; and a second piston, wherein the cup and the second piston are configured such that: in an extended position, the second piston does not seal against the second wall, in an intermediate position, the second piston seals against the second wall, and as the first piston moves from the intermediate position to a compressed position, a spring rate of the air spring will increase at a higher rate than if the second piston were not sealed against the second wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Trujillo, Chance Austen Ferro, Michael Lawrence McAndrews
  • Publication number: 20230078355
    Abstract: An air spring includes a first body; a first piston cooperating with the first body to define a pressurized first chamber including a gas, the first piston configured to slideably move relative to the first body; a pressurized second chamber; a flow passage between the first chamber and the second chamber; and a seal to selectively permit or restrict flow between the first chamber and the second chamber depending on a position of the first piston with respect to the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Chance Austen Ferro, Anthony Richard Trujillo, Michael Lawrence McAndrews
  • Patent number: 10625800
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an adjustable assembly for a bicycle includes a lower tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle frame; an upper tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle saddle; an expansion portion support member positioned within an interior space of the lower tubular support; an expansion portion disposed at an upper end of the expansion portion support member; and a resilient member configured to provide an upwardly-directed force to the upper tubular support to provide movement of the upper tubular support away from the lower tubular support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence McAndrews, Ronald Powers
  • Publication number: 20190185090
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an adjustable assembly for a bicycle includes a lower tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle frame; an upper tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle saddle; an expansion portion support member positioned within an interior space of the lower tubular support; an expansion portion disposed at an upper end of the expansion portion support member; and a resilient member configured to provide an upwardly-directed force to the upper tubular support to provide movement of the upper tubular support away from the lower tubular support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence McAndrews, Ronald Powers
  • Patent number: 10246155
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an adjustable assembly for a bicycle includes a lower tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle frame; an upper tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle saddle; an expansion portion support member positioned within an interior space of the lower tubular support; an expansion portion disposed at an upper end of the expansion portion support member; and a resilient member configured to provide an upwardly-directed force to the upper tubular support to provide movement of the upper tubular support away from the lower tubular support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence McAndrews, Ronald Powers