Patents by Inventor Tom Pirone

Tom Pirone 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).

  • System and method for sensing position of a motorcycle crankshaft
    Patent number: 7454961
    Abstract: A system and method allow the position of a motorcycle crankshaft to be sensed without causing oil froth or foam. A flywheel is arranged perpendicularly and concentrically with respect to the crankshaft, and an electronic sensor is positioned for sensing the face of the flywheel, which has a plurality of notches therein. The electronic sensor is equipped to sense passage of the notches past the sensor. The rim of the flywheel is toothless.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Inventor: Tom Pirone
  • System and method for sensing position of a motorcycle crankshaft
    Publication number: 20070163336
    Abstract: A system and method allow the position of a motorcycle crankshaft to be sensed without causing oil froth or foam. A flywheel is arranged perpendicularly and concentrically with respect to the crankshaft, and an electronic sensor is positioned for sensing the face of the flywheel, which has a plurality of notches therein. The electronic sensor is equipped to sense passage of the notches past the sensor. The rim of the flywheel is toothless.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Tom Pirone