Patents Assigned to CC Kinetics, Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for measuring power output of one powering a chain driven vehicle
    Patent number: 6199021
    Abstract: The invention broadly provides a method and apparatus for measuring the power output of one powering a chain driven vehicle. In a preferred embodiment described, the vehicle is a bicycle. The method of the invention comprises measuring the speed and tension of the drive chain and calculating the power output therefrom. The apparatus of the invention includes a chain speed sensor, a chain tension sensor, and electronic processing means to calculate and display the power output based upon the chain measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: CC Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Cote, Jean-Joseph Cote, John C. Croy