US Patent Issued to SRAM on Oct. 20 for "Height adjustable seat posts for bicycles" (Colorado, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,257, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SRAM LLC (Chicago).

"Height adjustable seat posts for bicycles" was invented by Charles Dunlap (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Brian Jordan (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Height adjustable seat posts for bicycles are described herein. An example height adjustable seat post includes an upper tube and a lower tube configured in a telescopic arrangement and a piston in the upper tube. The piston divides the upper tube into first chamber and second chambers. The first and second chambers are filled with fluid. The height adjustable seat post also includes a valve including a fixed member and...