Patents by Inventor Robert J. DeRose

Robert J. DeRose 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).

  • Bicycle stem with interlocking joint in the handlebar clamp and associated methods
    Patent number: 7407176
    Abstract: A bicycle stem includes a handlebar clamping portion and handlebar clamping member having respective first and second clamp surfaces defining interlocking joints. Each interlocking joint may include a recess and a projection therein to resist relative sliding motion in a direction generally parallel to an axis of a handlebar-receiving passageway to thereby resist torsional loading. A plurality of fasteners may secure the handlebar clamp member to the handlebar clamping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: L.H. Thomson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. McJunkin, Robert J. DeRose, Brian H. Thomson, Loronzo H. Thomson