US Patent Issued to Shimano on Dec. 23 for "Battery holder for human-powered vehicle drive unit, drive unit for human-powered vehicle drive unit, and battery unit for human-powered vehicle drive unit" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,196, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Battery holder for human-powered vehicle drive unit, drive unit for human-powered vehicle drive unit, and battery unit for human-powered vehicle drive unit" was invented by Norihisa Senoo (Osaka, Japan) and Masahiro Kondo (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery holder is formed separately from a frame of a human-powered vehicle. The battery holder comprises a battery attachment portion and at least one drive unit connection portion. A battery unit is configured to be attached to the battery attachment portion by a threaded member in a removable manne...