Patents by Inventor P. Douglas Olson

P. Douglas Olson 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: 5415463
    Abstract: There is disclosed a hollow-form bicycle wheel formed by injection molding of plastic. The wheel has an integral, central sleeve to receive a wheel hub assembly, at least three, hollow-form, integral spokes that are symmetrically located at equal angular spacings about the hub, and an integrally formed peripheral annulus which is jointed to an independently formed annular rim having a peripheral channel to receive a tire. Preferably the rim is assembled to the mandrel of the wheel and the subassembly of rim and mandrel is placed in the mold cavity used for injection molding of the wheel, thereby bonding the rim to the wheel during its formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Inventors: P. Douglas Olson, Kirk G. Jones