US Patent Issued to SRAM on May 5 for "Torque sensor system and drive system for an electric bicycle and methods for the use thereof" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,490, issued on May 5, was assigned to SRAM LLC (Chicago).

"Torque sensor system and drive system for an electric bicycle and methods for the use thereof" was invented by Sage Hahn (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torque sensor includes a contact sensor and a contactless sensor. An electric drive system for a bicycle includes an electric motor having a rotor rotatable about an axis. An output component is coupled to the electric motor and is rotatable about an axis. An input component is rotatable about the axis and is concentric with the output component and the rotor. A one-way clutch is disposed between the input component a...