Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Cairns

Ronald W. Cairns 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).

  • Motorcycle fork tube bushing and seal driver
    Patent number: 6276036
    Abstract: A bushing and seal driver 10 for motorcycle fork tubes that includes opposing bushing and seal ends 18 and 20 configured and longitudinally dimensioned to insert a corresponding bushing 30 or seal 38 into a motorcycle fork tube 16 a predetermined distance by an individual causing one forceful “strike” from the bushing or seal ends 18 and 20 of the driver 10 against the bushing 30 or seal 38 thereby eliminating the visual gauging of the bushing 30 or seal 38 positions inside the fork tube 16, as is required when employing multiple strikes against the bushing 30 or seal 38.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald W. Cairns
  • Motorcycle gas tank hanger device
    Patent number: 6056343
    Abstract: A motorcycle gas tank hanger device 10 includes a base 12, gas tank support member 14, handle 16 and hanger 18 to allow one or more gas tanks 20 to be positioned above a horizontal, planar surface or carried and vertically hung from the hanger 18 thereby positioning the gas tanks 20 in such a way that painted surfaces on the gas tanks 20 are prevented from engaging another object that could scratch or otherwise damage the painted surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Ronald W. Cairns