ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,199, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to SRAM LLC (Chicago).
"Damper for a bicycle component" was invented by Joshua Brown (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rear derailleur includes a base member mountable to a bicycle frame, a movable member movably coupled to the base member, and a pivot member rotatably coupled to the movable member. The rear derailleur also includes a chain guide assembly rotatably connected to the movable member via the pivot member. The rear derailleur includes a damper device disposed within the movable member. The damper device is operable to apply a damping force to the chain guide assembly when the c...