Patents by Inventor Richard Joseph DeCloux

Richard Joseph DeCloux 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).

  • Single gear train bicycle drive mechanism
    Patent number: 5983751
    Abstract: Apparatus to drive a bicycle wherein two pedals move in a non-fixed, non-180 degree relationship to each other. As the pedal that is being powered by the user moves through an arc less than 180 degrees, the unpowered pedal moves through more than 180 degrees to a point where it is in a favorable position to be powered by the user. Two different systems are disclosed, each producing the desired relative pedal motion. The first and preferred system describes the use of non-circular gears. The second system describes the use of circular gears with sections of teeth removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventor: Richard Joseph DeCloux