Patents by Inventor PETER GEIST

PETER GEIST 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: 11767079
    Abstract: A sprocket for a bicycle drive train comprising an outer ring having external teeth for engaging in a bicycle chain, and an inner ring coaxially disposed with the outer ring and is connected to the outer ring in a rotationally fixed manner. The inner ring has a central opening. A circumferential collar is configured to be integral with the inner ring and projects axially to one side of the inner ring and is configured as a continuous collar. An internal profile having a plurality of radially inward-projecting radial protrusions is provided on the radially inner side of the collar, and an external profile having a plurality of radial depressions, which in number and arrangement correspond to the radial protrusions of the internal profile, is provided on the radially outer side of the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Geist
  • Publication number: 20220169336
    Abstract: A multi-sprocket assembly for attachment to a rear axle assembly of a bicycle comprises at least one first sprocket, at least one second sprocket, and at least one damping member. The at least one first sprocket has a toothed ring, a coupling opening and a connecting portion connecting the toothed ring to the coupling opening. The at least one damping member extends from the at least one first sprocket toward the at least one second sprocket. The at least one damping member is disposed at least on an axial side surface of the connecting portion of the at least one first sprocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: PETER GEIST, DAVID BOUGHTON
  • Publication number: 20210253197
    Abstract: A sprocket for a bicycle drive train comprising an outer ring having external teeth for engaging in a bicycle chain, and an inner ring coaxially disposed with the outer ring and is connected to the outer ring in a rotationally fixed manner. The inner ring has a central opening. A circumferential collar is configured to be integral with the inner ring and projects axially to one side of the inner ring and is configured as a continuous collar. An internal profile having a plurality of radially inward-projecting radial protrusions is provided on the radially inner side of the collar, and an external profile having a plurality of radial depressions, which in number and arrangement correspond to the radial protrusions of the internal profile, is provided on the radially outer side of the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventor: PETER GEIST