Patents by Inventor Rodger W. Lay

Rodger W. Lay 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).

  • Detachable windshield for motorcycles
    Patent number: 6176538
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a detachable windshield for use primarily on motorcycles. In particular, it pertains to a windshield that may be quickly installed and removed from its place on the motorcycle without tools, and which requires no hardware to be permanently or semi-permanently attached to the vehicle. It further pertains to piecewise planar windshields that have been stiffened and strengthen by placing one or more vertical creases therein. It also pertains to detachable motorcycle windshields that are optically distortionless or nearly so.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Custom Windshields, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael V. Lawson, Rodger W. Lay