ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,227, issued on May 19, was assigned to SHIMANO INC. (Sakai, Japan).
"Caliper adaptor and disc brake caliper for human-powered vehicle" was invented by Takehiko Nakajima (Sakai City, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A caliper adaptor comprises a frame coupling portion, a first coupling portion, and a second coupling portion. The first coupling portion is configured to be coupled to a first caliper body of the disc brake caliper in a first state where the first caliper body is in a first radial position relative to the rotational axis. The first coupling portion extends in the axial direction in the first state. The second coupling ...