Patents by Inventor Patrick Dean Garner

Patrick Dean Garner 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).

  • Universal fatigue valve system
    Patent number: 10920905
    Abstract: A valve system includes a cam that has a shaft portion with an opening configured to receive a motor shaft, where the opening is off-center within the shaft portion. The system also includes a connecting rod assembly mounted to the shaft portion of the cam, where the connecting rod assembly includes a flexible one-piece connecting rod. The system further includes a valve mounted to an end of the flexible one-piece connecting rod such that rotation of cam results in translation of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TREK BICYCLE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Patrick Dean Garner
  • UNIVERSAL FATIGUE VALVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200300381
    Abstract: A valve system includes a cam that has a shaft portion with an opening configured to receive a motor shaft, where the opening is off-center within the shaft portion. The system also includes a connecting rod assembly mounted to the shaft portion of the cam, where the connecting rod assembly includes a flexible one-piece connecting rod. The system further includes a valve mounted to an end of the flexible one-piece connecting rod such that rotation of cam results in translation of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Patrick Dean Garner