ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,741, issued on May 12.
"Positionally optimized saddle dropper post" was invented by Christopher James Killer (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle frame includes a front triangle comprising a head tube and a bottom bracket shell, a tension bar comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the tension bar is pivotably connected to an upper portion of a telescoping seat post assembly, and a first fore pivot assembly at a first reach point. The first reach point is between a reach point of the bottom bracket shell and a reach point of the head tube. The first fore pivot assembly is pivotably con...