ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,213, issued on July 21, was assigned to SRAM LLC (Chicago).
"Muffler device for a bicycle suspension system" was invented by Shu-Wei Ho (Taichung, Taiwan) and Wei-Kai Liao (Taichung, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A muffler device for use in a bicycle suspension system that has an axis is presented. The device includes a flow path permitting a pressurized fluid to flow therethrough, and a muffler member having a porous surface that at least partially defines the flow path. The device is provided to dampen the acoustic energy of the system."
The patent was filed on Dec. 15, 2021, under Application No. 17/551,396.
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