ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,127, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SHIMANO INC. (Sakai, Japan).
"Caliper adaptor and disc brake caliper assembly for human-powered vehicle" was invented by Kento Mitsuyasu (Sakai, Japan) and Takehiko Nakajima (Sakai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A caliper adaptor for a disc brake caliper of a human-powered vehicle comprises an axle coupling portion, a caliper mounting portion, and a frame coupling portion. The axle coupling portion is configured to be coupled to a hub axle of a hub assembly of the human-powered vehicle. The hub axle extends along a rotational axis of the hub assembly. The caliper mounting portion is conf...