ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,434, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH (Schweinfurt, Germany).

"Multiple sprocket arrangement and modular sprocket arrangement system" was invented by Alexander Prinz (Hassfurt, Germany), Jakob Rohmer (Wuerzburg, Germany), Sebastian Heigl (Wuerzburg, Germany), Sven Buechner (Bergrheinfeld, Germany) and Andreas Vonend (Schweinfurt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multiple sprocket assembly for assembly in a torque-transmitting manner in terms of a bicycle rear axle on a bicycle rear wheel driver device, and a modular system for generating multiple sprocket assemblies. The multiple sprocket assembly comp...