Patents Assigned to Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11945539
    Abstract: A trailing link multi-bar suspension assembly for a cycle having improved stability includes a first arm having a first side and a second side, a first arm fixed pivot and a first arm shock pivot, the first side and second side defining a wheel opening. A shock link has a shock link fixed pivot and a shock link floating pivot. A shock absorber has an inline configuration, a gas spring, a first shock mount, and a second shock mount, and the shock absorber is substantially located on the first side or second side of the wheel opening. A spring unit, has a gas spring comprising a spring body, a first spring mount and a second spring mount, and the spring unit is substantially located on the first side or second side of the wheel opening A wheel carrier has a wheel carrier first pivot and a wheel carrier second pivot spaced apart from one another, and a wheel mount that is adapted to be connected to a wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventor: David Weagle
  • Patent number: 11820456
    Abstract: An electronic device can be mounted at least partly in a frame of a bicycle and used to monitor operations or properties of the bicycle or one or more components associated with the bicycle. The electronic device may integrate and communicate with a variety of components including sensors to facilitate customization of monitoring by the electronic device. The electronic device can have a relatively minimalist design. The electronic device, in some embodiments, may include a display that does not present alphanumeric characters to an operator, and the display may instead include multiple indicators that individually or in combination present information to the operator, such as the level of charge of one or more batteries or an operating mode of the electronic device or bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Marco Sonderegger, Jan Talavasek, Tero Jakku, Vincent Patureau, Marc Pallure, Jonas Reiter
  • Patent number: 11820457
    Abstract: A suspension assembly for a cycle includes a link and an indicator having a central opening. The indicator includes a first retention feature. A pivot assembly is disposed in the link. The pivot assembly includes a second retention feature. The first retention feature and the second retention feature cooperate to axially retain the indicator on the pivot assembly while allowing rotational movement between the indicator and the pivot assembly when a force threshold is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventor: David Weagle
  • Patent number: 11787490
    Abstract: A bicycle saddle includes: a base structure having a top portion; and a cushion coupled to the top portion of the base structure, the cushion including a first lateral side and a second lateral side separated by a longitudinal plane, wherein each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side includes: a first region having a first stiffness; a second region having a second stiffness that is less than the first stiffness; and a third region having a third stiffness that is less than the second stiffness, wherein a perimeter of the second region is at least 75% enclosed within the first region, and wherein a perimeter of the third region is at least 75% enclosed within the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Alan Primeaux, Garrett Yale Davis Getter, Christopher Yu
  • Patent number: 11787496
    Abstract: A bicycle includes a frame, a suspension assembly and a steering assembly. The frame includes a head tube that rotatably receives a front fork assembly. A steerer tube extends axially away from a fork crown of the front fork assembly. The suspension assembly includes an upper tubular support longitudinally slidable relative to a lower tubular support. The upper and lower supports receive a first positive biasing means and a first negative biasing means. The lower and upper supports are respectively connected to the steerer tube and a stem of the steering assembly such that the upper support slides longitudinally relative to the lower support adjacent the stem and above the fork crown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. D'Aluisio, Jean-Luc Callahan, Tyler Kraus, Conner Swarthout, Michael McAndrews
  • Patent number: 11780528
    Abstract: An adjustable head angle bicycle assembly includes a steerer tube; a head tube that includes a first annular surface protruding radially inward from an inner wall at the upper end, and a second annular surface protruding radially inward from the inner wall at the lower end; an upper cup that includes a third annular surface engaged with the first annular surface of the head tube; and a lower cup that includes a fourth annular surface engaged with the second annular surface of the head tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Daniel Robinson, Jeffrey Keith Bowers, William Te-Chung Chan
  • Patent number: 11738823
    Abstract: A bicycle comprises a front wheel; a rear wheel; a frame comprising a main frame portion and an articulating frame portion, the articulating frame portion comprising: a lower arm pivotally supported at a first axis by the main frame portion; an upper frame link pivotally supported at a second axis by the main frame portion; an upper arm pivotally coupled to the upper frame link at a third axis; an upper shock link pivotally coupled to the upper frame link and the upper arm at the third axis; and a lower shock link pivotally coupled to the main frame portion and the lower arm at the first axis; and a shock absorber having a first end pivotally supported at a fourth axis by the main frame portion, and a second end pivotally supported at a fifth axis by the upper shock link and the lower shock link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Loy Chamberlain, Brian Daniel Robinson, Etienne Warnery, Jeffrey Keith Bowers
  • Patent number: 11667348
    Abstract: An ebike comprises a front wheel, a rear wheel, a frame structure supported on the front wheel and the rear wheel, a crank assembly, and a battery assembly. The frame structure can include a front fork supported on the front wheel, a head tube coupled to the front fork, and a down tube extending downward and rearward from the head tube, the down tube defining a down tube axis and being open at its lower end. The crank assembly can be supported by the frame structure and can be rotatable about a crank axis that is spaced rearward from the down tube axis. The battery assembly can be at least partially secured in the down tube in an installed position and can be slidable into the down tube from the lower end of the down tube along the down tube axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Pallure, Marco Werner Sonderegger, Jan Talavasek, Vincent Patureau
  • Patent number: 11667346
    Abstract: A bicycle includes a chainstay protector having an upper surface including a valley, a first peak, and a second peak. The first peak extends upwardly from the valley toward the chain and has a first contact surface positioned to contact the chain a first height above the valley. The second peak extends upwardly from the valley toward the chain and has a second contact surface positioned to contact the chain a second height above the valley. The first contact surface is spaced from the second contact surface by a gap that is at least 5 times the first height. Each of the first and second contact surfaces has a length that is less than the length of the gap and less than two times a pitch of the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan James McDonald, Jason Scott McDonald, James Michael Stafford
  • Patent number: 11618617
    Abstract: A lid assembly configured to be coupled to a beverage container, the lid assembly including a base defining an axis, a sip ring rotatable about the axis with respect to the thread base, and an elevator assembly coupled to the sip ring. The elevator assembly includes an upper elevator and a lower elevator coupled to the upper elevator for co-rotation with the upper elevator. Rotation of the sip ring rotation of the sip ring is configured to cause the elevator assembly to translate along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Curt Jones, Lauren B. Margolin
  • Patent number: 11565769
    Abstract: An ebike includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, a frame assembly supported on the front wheel and the rear wheel, a battery, and a battery latching assembly to secure the battery to the frame assembly. The battery latching assembly includes a latch member movable among (1) a secured position in which the latch member is configured to secure the battery in a fully mounted position, (2) an open position in which the latch member is configured to maintain the battery in a partially mounted position, and (3) a released position in which the latch member is configured to release the battery. The battery latching assembly also includes a release member coupled to the latch member and movable among (1) a first position in which the latch member is maintained in the secured position, (2) a second position in which the latch member is maintained in the open position and (3) a third position in which the latch member is maintained in the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Robin François Ramon Lechevallier, Rudy Megevand, Marco Werner Sondereger, David Huwiler, Daniel Draffehn, Jan Talavasek
  • Patent number: 11560195
    Abstract: A bicycle includes a frame having cross sectional profiles. The profiles are designed according to certain criteria to enhance bicycle performance. The profiles for multiple frame members may each fall within a range for each of aspect ratio, circumference, drag coefficient, first moment of inertia and/or second moment of inertia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Ingmar Jungnickel, Christopher Yu, Douglas Graham Russell
  • Patent number: D975969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Arthur Laurence Cook, Stephen Randall Quay, Ashley Gill Sult, Nicholas Reid Gosseen
  • Patent number: D975970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Arthur Laurence Cook, Stephen Randall Quay, Ashley Gill Sult, Nicholas Reid Gosseen
  • Patent number: D980609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Arthur Laurence Cook, Ashley Gill Sult
  • Patent number: D990180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Garrett Yale Davis Getter, Emma Grace Boutcher, Todd Michael Carver, Jason Anthony Williams
  • Patent number: D992217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Allen Albert Bischofberger, Luiz Felipe de Melo Dias, Alexander Hart Jerome, David Tyler Debus, Christopher Thomas Pietrzak
  • Patent number: D1009715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Graham Russell, Eric Robert Fischer, Chad Nathaniel Price, Philip Alan Primeaux
  • Patent number: D1021272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Albert Bischofberger, Luiz Felipe de Melo Dias, Alexander Hart Jerome, David Tyler Debus, Christopher Thomas Pietrzak
  • Patent number: D1021273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Albert Bischofberger, Luiz Felipe de Melo Dias, Alexander Hart Jerome, David Tyler Debus, Christopher Thomas Pietrzak