Patents by Inventor Niles R. Kartchner

Niles R. Kartchner 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: 4676518
    Abstract: A dust cover adapted for sealing the opening extant between a fork tube and its attendant fork slider on a telescopic motorcycle fork assembly is disclosed. The cover includes a casing fabricated from materials which are resistant to the environment. The casing is mounted on an end of the slider and includes an interior channel dimensioned to slidably receive a portion of the fork tube which extends outward from that slider. The casing is fitted with a sealing means which extends into the interior channel and abuts against the fork tube so as to form a tight seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Inventors: Niles R. Kartchner, Joe D. McClellan
  • Patent number: D362773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Inventor: Niles R. Kartchner
  • Patent number: D367250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Inventor: Niles R. Kartchner
  • Patent number: D368683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Inventor: Niles R. Kartchner