ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,266, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to HAYES BICYCLE GROUP INC. (Mequon, Wis.).
"Suspension fork assembly" was invented by Kyle J Beutin (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Robert A Bolke (West Jordan, Utah) and Michael W Gentry (Ogden, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension fork assembly may comprise a fork comprising a steer tube and a spring assembly tube with a cap insert and an insert assembly and a damper assembly tube with a cap insert and an insert assembly and a leg for a spring assembly configured to be fit within the spring assembly tube of the fork and a leg for a damper assembly configured to be fit within the damper assembly ...