Patents by Inventor Richard A. Peller

Richard A. Peller 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).

  • Adjustable backrest for a motorcycle
    Patent number: 6224081
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a motorcycle. The motorcycle includes a backrest that is coupled to a shaft. The shaft is positioned inside a torsion spring that inhibits rotation of the shaft in order to prevent movement of the backrest in a rearward direction. The backrest is adjusted rearwardly by disengaging the torsion spring from the shaft in order to permit the shaft and backrest to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
    Inventors: Stephanie J. Wayman, Richard A. Peller
  • Crankcase breather
    Patent number: 5233967
    Abstract: A breather system for a motorcycle engine having at least a pair of cylinders, an air cleaner, a cylinder head on each cylinder, a valve for connecting the cylinder head to the crankcase for venting the same, a first pipe having couplings at the opposite ends thereof for communicating the pipe to the interior of the cylinder heads, a second pipe connected at one end to one of the fittings and at its other end to the air cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard A. Peller