ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,212, issued on June 23, was assigned to SPORT IMPORT GMBH (Edewecht, Germany).

"Pedal comprising a pedal axle, a bearing mounted thereon, and a securing element" was invented by Swen Lauer (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a pedal having a pedal body having an insertion opening and a cavity which, starting from the insertion opening, extends into the pedal body. The pedal further has a pedal axle which is inserted into the pedal body through the insertion opening and extends into the pedal body along the cavity, and at least one bearing arranged on the pedal axle, which is configured to supp...