Patents by Inventor William E. Sowell

William E. Sowell 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).

  • Throttle control device for motorcycles and the like
    Patent number: 4137793
    Abstract: A throttle control device for use with a spring-return throttle wherein a rotatable sleeve on a handlebar must be rotated to advance the throttle, the throttle control device including a clamping arrangement receivable over the rotatable sleeve to be just forward of a handgrip normally received over the sleeve, the clamping arrangement having a tab that engages conventional equipment to prevent rotation of the clamping means, and including a lever operated cam for clamping the sleeve to hold the throttle in a pre-set position, the clamping arrangement being held in position by the handgrip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Inventor: William E. Sowell
  • Throttle control device for motorcycles and the like
    Patent number: RE31196
    Abstract: A throttle control device for use with a spring-return throttle wherein a rotatable sleeve on a handlebar must be rotated to advance the throttle, the throttle control device including a clamping arrangement receivable over the rotatable sleeve to be just forward of a handgrip normally received over the sleeve, the clamping arrangement having a tab that engages conventional equipment to prevent rotation of the clamping means, and including a lever operated cam for clamping the sleeve to hold the throttle in a pre-set position, the clamping arrangement being held in position by the handgrip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1983
    Assignee: Andrew Van Dyken
    Inventor: William E. Sowell