ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,995, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH (Schweinfurt, Germany).
"Electromechanical derailleur" was invented by Sebastian Dueweling (Schwienfurt, Germany), Matthias Reinbold (Schweinfurt, Germany), Robert Boehm (Schweinfurt, Germany), Sven Baumann (Schweinfurt, Germany) and Sven Schmelzing (Schweinfurt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An Actuating device for a bicycle is provided. The actuating device may include a static element which is positionally fixed in relation to a bicycle frame, a movable element which is movable in relation to the static element, an electromechanical drive which provides drive for...