Brake Or Gear Shift Lever Or Unit Patents (Class D12/179)
  • Brake actuating system
    Patent number: 6443027
    Abstract: A brake operating device (30) is configured such that actuation of the brake lever (34) around the lever pivot (36) displaces the cable (38) in a direction transverse to the cable length toward the lever pivot (36), as the user is actuating the brake lever (34). This provides at least a 33% increase in mechanical advantage over the actuation range of the brake lever (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: SRAM Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Cheever, Michael W. Larson, Andrew J. Caron, Scott A. McLaughlin, David Zimberoff
  • Variable-attitude mount for brake controllers and the like
    Patent number: 6419055
    Abstract: A positioner member having a spherically curved wall with an opening through it, a receiver having a surface complementary to the curved wall to nestably interfit with it, a releasable locking member disposed behind the curved wall, and an elongated connector member extending from the receiver through the opening in the curved wall and into engagement with the locking member to permit tightening and loosening of the positioner and receiver, whereby they may be moved relative to one another in a three-dimensionally orbital manner when the connector and locking element are loosened but immovably clamped when these two elements are tightened. The positioner member is attachable to a desired external support such as an automobile dashboard, and the receiver is attachable to a brake controller or other such device. The receiver may be integral with the brake controller, formed in or attached to a side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Inventors: John Walsh, Mark Roth, Joseph B. Wells, Jason A. Reichard
  • 3-button shuttle shift control
    Patent number: D503365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Klassen, John J. Shmalcs, Michael C. Bunnell, George N. Clark
  • Gear shift knob for automobile
    Patent number: D505368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Carmate
    Inventor: Masayuki Furuya
  • Control lever handle
    Patent number: D506422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: William Edward Crookes
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D508881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Inventor: Charles B. Corbit
  • Shifter handle
    Patent number: D510061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Inventor: Daniel A. Woods
  • Marble or marbled pattern gear shift for motorcars
    Patent number: D513484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Inventor: Holger Waesse
  • Six-shooter vehicle gear-shift knob
    Patent number: D514040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Inventors: John C. Cheng, Calvin Wang
  • Control handle for a material handling vehicle
    Patent number: D515770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventors: H. Scott Ryan, Gregory W. Smiley
  • Handle for an umbrella
    Patent number: D516299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Aramis Inc.
    Inventor: Kristin Kilgore
  • Transmission shifter
    Patent number: D517462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Micheal R Castiglione, Robert J. Pitt, Kevin R Verduyn, Freeman J Thomas, Trevor M Creed, Thomas G Tremont
  • Clutch and brake lever for motorcycles and bicycles
    Patent number: D520419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Inventor: Daniel Blevins-Catalano
  • Surface configuration of a parking brake release for a vehicle
    Patent number: D520923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Seidel, Manfred Dorn, Joern Petersen, Volker Hellwig, Christian Knop
  • Brake lever
    Patent number: D521427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Tektro Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Szu-Fang Tsai
  • Shifting rod for cruiser motorcycles
    Patent number: D457841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Erik E. Hansen
  • Front joint
    Patent number: D458880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Random Products Trust
    Inventor: Bjarki Hallgrimsson
  • Lighted vehicle gear-shift knob
    Patent number: D458881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Inventor: Calvin Wang
  • Surface configuration of a shift lever for a vehicle
    Patent number: D463765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Peter Pfeiffer, Murat Guenak, Franz Lecher, Steffen Koehl
  • Control lever for vehicles
    Patent number: D464007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Mannesmann Rexroth
    Inventor: Vincent Ligneau
  • Shifter
    Patent number: D467208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Inventor: Brant Monson
  • Gear shift lever
    Patent number: D469724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: João Marcos de Oliveira Ramos, Ehab Kaoud
  • Gear shift knob
    Patent number: D471139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jose Wyszogrod, Osamu Nakajima, Koji Kamata
  • Loaded dice shift knob
    Patent number: D473171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Inventor: William D Lane
  • Gear shift knob for automobile
    Patent number: D473501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Carmate
    Inventors: Terunaga Yoshida, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto
  • Lever for two-wheeled motor vehicles
    Patent number: D473830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masamoto Ito, Mitsuru Yamamoto
  • Ergonomic clutch/brake handle
    Patent number: D480028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Inventor: Kevin T. Solon
  • Surface configuration of a gearshift knob for a vehicle
    Patent number: D481337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Sandy Hartono, Hans-Peter Wunderlich, Joern Petersen
  • Control handle for a material handling vehicle
    Patent number: D481658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventors: H. Scott Ryan, Kurt R. Werner, Gregory W. Smiley
  • Joystick control arm for a seat
    Patent number: D481979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Seats Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary J. Kosmatka, Michael L. Saari
  • Surface configuration of a gearshift knob for a vehicle
    Patent number: D483308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Sandy Hartono, Hans-Peter Wunderlich, Joern Petersen
  • Surface configuration of a gearshift knob for a vehicle
    Patent number: D484078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Sandy Hartono, Hans-Peter Wunderlich, Joern Petersen
  • Parking brake control valve button cover
    Patent number: D485794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: John J. Kemer, Andrew Marsh
  • Gear shift knob
    Patent number: D485795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Inventor: Charles Edward Murray
  • Ergonomic clutch/brake handle
    Patent number: D486434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: Kevin T. Solon
  • Bicycle handle bar
    Patent number: D487416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hank Lin
  • Gear shift knob for automobile
    Patent number: D490758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Carmate
    Inventor: Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Gear shift knob for automobile
    Patent number: D491120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Carmate
    Inventor: Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Gear shift handle
    Patent number: D491499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Harry Lee Wainwright
  • Surface configuration of a gearshift knob for a vehicle
    Patent number: D492629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Sandy Hartono, Hans-Peter Wunderlich, Joern Petersen
  • Brake handle
    Patent number: D494901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Nova Ortha-Med, Inc.
    Inventor: Sue Chen
  • Surface configuration of a parking brake handle for a vehicle
    Patent number: D495281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Peter Pfeiffer, Murat Guenak, Hans-Dieter Futschik
  • Shift knob
    Patent number: D496894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Team Plus Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-Chieh Liao
  • Shift knob
    Patent number: D496895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Team Plus Corporation
    Inventor: Chang-Fan Chen
  • Control lever for vehicles
    Patent number: D498188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Rexroth
    Inventor: Vincent Ligneau
  • Control lever for vehicles
    Patent number: D498189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Rexroth
    Inventor: Vincent Ligneau
  • Motorcycle shift lever
    Patent number: D498718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jesse G. James
  • Shift knob
    Patent number: D498719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Team Plus Corporation
    Inventor: Alice Yao
  • Motorcycle brake lever
    Patent number: D499056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jesse G. James
  • Parking brake control valve button cover
    Patent number: D499677
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: John J. Kemer, Andrew Marsh