US Patent Issued on May 12 for "Bicycle drivetrain and bicycle including the same" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,751, issued on May 12.

"Bicycle drivetrain and bicycle including the same" was invented by Ryan Black-Macken (South Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle drivetrain includes a front crankset having an axle, a main rider, a glider, an outer mesh plate coupled to the main rider, an inner mesh plate coupled to the glider that is configured to move toward and away from the outer mesh plate, and a spring configured to bias the inner mesh plate toward the outer mesh plate. The bicycle drivetrain also includes a rear cog and a hybrid chain connecting the front crankset and the rear cog. The hybrid chain is configured to m...