Patents by Inventor Robert Kaptur

Robert Kaptur 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: 6554355
    Abstract: A bicycle seat for a bicycle having a frame with a seat post. A seat base plate is mounted at the upper end of the seat post. Passenger supporting extensions are mounted pivotally on the base plate for limited angular displacement relative to a fore-and-aft centerline of the seat. A cushion member is supported on the base plate, a cushion with a rounded peripheral surface is secured to each extension, the cushion for the base plate having a rounded periphery that registers with the rounded surface of each cushion on the extensions. The cushion for the base plate has a rearward margin defining a shoulder providing a reaction location that accommodates rearward force reaction to forces applied by the right ilium and the left ilium of the pelvis of a bicycle rider. Each cushion for the extensions cooperates with the rounded periphery of the base plate cushion to form a crease that is positioned to receive an ischium extremity of the pelvis of a bicycle rider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Inventor: Robert Kaptur
  • Publication number: 20020067059
    Abstract: A bicycle seat for a bicycle having a frame with a seat post. A seat base plate is mounted at the upper end of the seat post. Passenger supporting extensions are mounted pivotally on the base plate for limited angular displacement relative to a fore-and-aft centerline of the seat. A cushion member is supported on the base plate, a cushion with a rounded peripheral surface is secured to each extension, the cushion for the base plate having a rounded periphery that registers with the rounded surface of each cushion on the extensions. The cushion for the base plate has a rearward margin defining a shoulder providing a reaction location that accommodates rearward force reaction to forces applied by the right ilium and the left ilium of the pelvis of a bicycle rider. Each cushion for the extensions cooperates with the rounded periphery of the base plate cushion to form a crease that is positioned to receive an ischium extremity of the pelvis of a bicycle rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventor: Robert Kaptur