Patents by Inventor Simon Brian Laight

Simon Brian Laight 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).

  • Publication number: 20260285430
    Abstract: A folding stand (1) for locating a bicycle is foldable to a folded configuration and deployable to a deployed configuration. The stand (1) has at least first, second and third members (10, 20. 30). The first member (10) is a lower member in the deployed configuration and has a front pair of cooperating locating surfaces (11) and a rear pair of cooperating locating surfaces (12) for locating the wheel of a bicycle. The second member (12) is a rear, generally upwardly directed member in the deployed configuration of the stand (1). The third member (30) is a cross-member in the deployed configuration of the stand (1). The first member (10) is pivotally connected at a first end to a first end of the third member (30) and the third member (30) is pivotally connected at a second end to a first end of the second member (20). The first member (10) is connectable at a second end to the second member (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Applicant: Fat Squirrel Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Harvey LAIGHT, Simon Brian LAIGHT
  • Patent number: 10384734
    Abstract: A stand for locating a wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle has front and rear locating structures for receiving a wheel and having three pairs of cooperating locating surfaces for locating the wheel. The front locating structure has a front upper pair and a front lower pair cooperating locating surfaces, and the rear locating structure has a rear lower pair cooperating locating surfaces. The two lower pairs are positioned asymmetrically relative to the upper pair. The front locating structure has an opening positioned between its upper and lower pairs of cooperating locating surfaces wide enough to allow the wheel axle to pass through the front locating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Laight Designs Limited
    Inventor: Simon Brian Laight
  • Publication number: 20180215428
    Abstract: A stand for locating a wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle has front and rear locating structures for receiving a wheel and having three pairs of cooperating locating surfaces for locating the wheel. The front locating structure has a front upper pair and a front lower pair cooperating locating surfaces, and the rear locating structure has a rear lower pair cooperating locating surfaces. The two lower pairs are positioned asymmetrically relative to the upper pair. The front locating structure has an opening positioned between its upper and lower pairs of cooperating locating surfaces wide enough to allow the wheel axle to pass through the front locating structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Simon Brian Laight