Patents by Inventor Robert Thalmann

Robert Thalmann 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: 4593923
    Abstract: This is a bicycle sprocket chain cleaner that includes a housing and a removable cover wherein the chain while still on the bicycle is placed in the housing and the cover is placed on the housing to enclose a portion of the chain. The chain may then be rotated in a counterclockwise manner wherein it passes through the cleaner and is cleaned of dirt and other foreign matter.Within the housing there is a solvent reservoir and a plurality of brush members adapted to contact the chain and clean the same. Some of the brushes will wick the solvent to the chain to assist in cleaning the same.In addition there is a solvent drain means associated with the housing to assure the chain is drained of solvent as it leaves the cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Inventor: Robert Thalmann