Cruzbike Australia

Cruzbike is an Australian invention, invented by me in 2005. Actually its a collection of inventions, which at present culminates in my Cruzbike Vendetta design, a bike that all indications are will be responsible for an outbreak of new world records in the coming years.

I recently participated in an episode of The New Inventors. This informal recognition means a lot and my appearance on the program gives credibility to the research, development and design that had to be done before it was possible to design and produce the Vendetta. The Vendetta is an embodiment of my US patent 7753388. Having taken the inventive steps, it then took another few years to properly understand how to implement the patent from a design and ergonomics standpoint. While the patent is a US patent the invention was created in Australia and developed and designed in Australia.

I love to supply bikes to people and see them enjoy cycling again and reap the many other benefits of mood boosting, healthy economical transport. And I love seeing people discover how they can perform, how fast they can go and for how long, on a bicycle where all ergonomic issues and many safety issues are resolved. We supply bikes to Australia from Taiwan, or from our US base in North Carolina.

Perth is a wonderful city to work in, or so I find and I am advantaged in no small way by having a very supportive wife. I'm very proud that Cruzbike comes from Australia. I'm also very proud to do something that my son is able to relate to. Draw, make, test, draw again is a process that even a child can understand while other work I do concerns techniques and processes that require maturity and formal education. So my family life and my design and inventive life are closely aligned, I believe.

I design and invent in Perth. I have an office and a small workshop. I do a lot of drawing. Since 2005, my IP output includes a range of design registrations, innovation patents, provisional patent applications and full US patents.

• Applied Adjustable Folding Handlebar for Human Powered Vehicles; US Patent Application 5 May 2011.
• Awarded WIPO Internaional Registration No DM/075 558, design for a low cost front wheel drive recumbent, 27 February 2011
• Applied IP Australia Provisional Patent Application 2011900269 (Adjustable non-circular chainring for human powered devices) Filing Date: 31 January 20011)
• Held IP Australia Design Registration in Australia for the Sigma (Design No. 10475/2009 Filing Date: 17 February 2009)
• Applied IP Australia Provisional Patent Application 2008903694 (Compact Folding Recumbent Bicycle (Gio) Filing Date: 19 July 2008)
• Applied IP Australia Provisional Patent Application 2008903581 (Foldable Frame Solid Steering Recumbent Bicycle (Sigma) Filing Date: 14 July 2008)
• Held United States Patent US Patent 7753388: Front Wheel Drive Recumbent Bicycle (Silvio); Filing Date: September 17, 2007.
• Awarded United States Patent 20060226630: Assembly for Converting a Standard Bicycle into a Recumbent and a Bicycle Incorporating the Assembly; Filing Date: March 31, 2006
• Held IP Australia Design Registration in Australia for the Cruzbike Seat (Design No. 15879/2004 Filing Date: 9 June 2005; Registration No. 302057.)
• Held USPTO Trademark for ‘Cruzbike’ granted in the US (Trademark Application Serial No. 78608591, Filing Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005)
• Applied IP Australia Application for the Cruzbike Kit Prov. Patent Applic. 2005901804 (Bicycle Front Wheel Drive Assembly Filing Date: 12 April 2005)
• Awarded IP Australia Innovation Patent for the FWD Conversion Kit No. 2004100489 was granted for a term of eight years commencing from 22 June 2004.
• Held IP Australia Design Registration in Australia for the overall Cruzbike mountain bike conversion (Design No. 13079/2004 Registration No. 300079)