Patents by Inventor Paul Michael Farrell

Paul Michael Farrell 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: 12065211
    Abstract: A bicycle frame is discussed having a battery fully contained within a down tube of the bicycle frame. The battery may be inserted into or removed from the down tube via a through opening through a bottom bracket housing of the bicycle frame. Weakness in the bottom bracket housing due to the through opening may be compensated for, fully or partially, by utilizing a bottom bracket bearing assembly that has a structural component, or structural component assembly, that extends completely through the bottom bracket housing and removably couples to the bottom bracket housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: Paul Michael Farrell
  • Patent number: 11772734
    Abstract: A bicycle water bottle system is provided. The system includes a mount having a mounting base and a mounting plate extending substantially perpendicular to the mounting base. The mounting base may be configured to connect to a bicycle frame using two fixed pre-formed mounting screw holes. The system also includes a water bottle having a slot formed in one side of the water bottle. The mounting plate is shaped and sized to fit tightly into the slot of the water bottle and the slot is correspondingly shaped and sized to receive the mounting plate to secure the water bottle to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Paul Michael Farrell
  • Publication number: 20230264778
    Abstract: A bicycle frame is discussed having a battery fully contained within a down tube of the bicycle frame. The battery may be inserted into or removed from the down tube via a through opening through a bottom bracket housing of the bicycle frame. Weakness in the bottom bracket housing due to the through opening may be compensated for, fully or partially, by utilizing a bottom bracket bearing assembly that has a structural component, or structural component assembly, that extends completely through the bottom bracket housing and removably couples to the bottom bracket housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Paul Michael Farrell
  • Patent number: 11639211
    Abstract: A bicycle frame is discussed having a battery fully contained within a down tube of the bicycle frame. The battery may be inserted into or removed from the down tube via a through opening through a bottom bracket housing of the bicycle frame. Weakness in the bottom bracket housing due to the through opening may be compensated for, fully or partially, by utilizing a bottom bracket bearing assembly that has a structural component, or structural component assembly, that extends completely through the bottom bracket housing and removably couples to the bottom bracket housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventor: Paul Michael Farrell
  • Publication number: 20230115519
    Abstract: A bicycle water bottle system is provided. The system includes a mount having a mounting base and a mounting plate extending substantially perpendicular to the mounting base. The mounting base may be configured to connect to a bicycle frame using two fixed pre-formed mounting screw holes. The system also includes a water bottle having a slot formed in one side of the water bottle. The mounting plate is shaped and sized to fit tightly into the slot of the water bottle and the slot is correspondingly shaped and sized to receive the mounting plate to secure the water bottle to the mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Paul Michael Farrell
  • Patent number: 11505269
    Abstract: A bicycle water bottle system is provided. The system includes a mount having a mounting base and a mounting plate extending substantially perpendicular to the mounting base. The mounting base may be configured to connect to a bicycle frame using two fixed pre-formed mounting screw holes. The system also includes a water bottle having a slot formed in one side of the water bottle. The mounting plate is shaped and sized to fit tightly into the slot of the water bottle and the slot is correspondingly shaped and sized to receive the mounting plate to secure the water bottle to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Paul Michael Farrell
  • Publication number: 20210147032
    Abstract: A bicycle frame is discussed having a battery fully contained within a down tube of the bicycle frame. The battery may be inserted into or removed from the down tube via a through opening through a bottom bracket housing of the bicycle frame. Weakness in the bottom bracket housing due to the through opening may be compensated for, fully or partially, by utilizing a bottom bracket bearing assembly that has a structural component, or structural component assembly, that extends completely through the bottom bracket housing and removably couples to the bottom bracket housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Paul Michael Farrell
  • Publication number: 20210053640
    Abstract: A bicycle water bottle system is provided. The system includes a mount having a mounting base and a mounting plate extending substantially perpendicular to the mounting base. The mounting base may be configured to connect to a bicycle frame using two fixed pre-formed mounting screw holes. The system also includes a water bottle having a slot formed in one side of the water bottle. The mounting plate is shaped and sized to fit tightly into the slot of the water bottle and the slot is correspondingly shaped and sized to receive the mounting plate to secure the water bottle to the mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Paul Michael Farrell