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John D. Cheever — 21 Patents

SRSram: 21 patents #6 of 220Top 3%
Chicago, IL: #462 of 13,327 inventorsTop 4%
Illinois: #3,568 of 84,256 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #201,324 of 4,157,543Top 5%
21 Patents All Time
John D. Cheever has been granted 21 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sram. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in May 2013. John D. Cheever ranks #201,324 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.8%). Patent records list John D. Cheever in Chicago, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8448761 Valve mechanism for a gas suspension system Christopher Shipman, Michael Nono 2013-05-28
7195234 Adjustable gas spring suspension system Brian Jordan, Christopher Shipman, Steven Olds 2007-03-27
7163223 Lockout mechanism for a suspension system Kevin Wesling, Brian Jordan, Christopher Shipman, Edward Herrington, James Osborne 2007-01-16
7147207 Actuator apparatus for controlling a valve mechanism of a suspension system Brian Jordan, Kevin Wesling, Christopher Shipman, Eric Swaidner 2006-12-12
6729203 Bicycle gear shifter having separate shift control members for cable pull and release Kevin Wesling, Christopher Shipman, James Orrico, Danny R. Smith, Georg Blaschke 2004-05-04
6443027 Brake actuating system Michael W. Larson, Andrew J. Caron, Scott McLaughlin, David J. Zimberoff 2002-09-03
6282976 Discontinuous mechanical advantage front shifting for bicycles Brian Jordan 2001-09-04
6263754 Two axis hand lever Kevin Wesling, Kent Solberg, Brian Jordan, David J. Zimberoff 2001-07-24
6264008 Parallel-push brake mechanism for bicycles Brian Jordan, Michael Patterson Johnson, Ryan Anthony Calilung, Sanjeev Mankotia, Kevin Wesling 2001-07-24
6223621 Two axis brake lever Kevin Wesling, Kent Solberg, Brian Jordan, David J. Zimberoff 2001-05-01
6093122 Hybrid spring for bicycle derailleurs Scott McLaughlin, Brian Jordan, Kevin Wesling 2000-07-25
5857387 Nubbed grip for rotatable bicycle gear shifter Michael W. Larson, Andrew J. Caron, Tymme A. Laun, Tyler D. Duston 1999-01-12
5662000 Detent spring for rotatable grip actuating system Sam Patterson, Michael W. Larson, Tymme A. Laun, William M. Yaney 1997-09-02
5620383 Bicycle derailleur and actuating system Sam Patterson, Michael W. Larson 1997-04-15
5584213 Rotatable grip for derailleur type bicycle gear shifting system Michael W. Larson, Andrew J. Caron, Tymme A. Laun 1996-12-17
5564316 Nubbed grip for rotatable bicycle gear shifter Michael W. Larson, Andrew J. Caron, Tymme A. Laun, Tyler D. Duston 1996-10-15
5533937 Bicycle derailleur Sam Patterson, Michael W. Larson 1996-07-09
5524501 Detent spring for rotatable grip actuating system Sam Patterson, Michael W. Larson, Tymme A. Laun, William M. Yaney 1996-06-11
5476019 Rotatable handgrip actuating system Sam Patterson, Michael W. Larson, Tymme A. Laun 1995-12-19
5197927 Bicycle derailleur cable actuating system Sam Patterson, Jeffery M. Shupe 1993-03-30
5102372 Bicycle derailleur cable actuating system Sam Patterson, Jeffery M. Shupe 1992-04-07