Patents by Inventor Henrik Braedt

Henrik Braedt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240109618
    Abstract: An energy storage device for a bicycle includes a housing, a plurality of battery cells, a battery management system, and a charge controller disposed in the housing, a battery contact connection and a charge port, separate and spaced apart from the battery contact connection. The charge port may include a DC charge port and a USB C charge port. A bicycle including an energy storage device, and a method of charging an energy storage device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: SHELBY SESSIONS, HENRIK BRAEDT, SEBASTIAN HEYNA
  • Patent number: 11946528
    Abstract: A chain and an inner link plate for a bicycle chain having chain rollers is provided. A protrusion of the inner link plate in relation to the respectively assigned chain roller in a front lower longitudinal end region of an inner link plate outer periphery is reduced, in comparison to the protrusion in a front upper longitudinal end region and/or in a rear lower longitudinal end region of the inner link plate outer periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Sebastian Heyna
  • Patent number: 11939029
    Abstract: A connection of a bicycle derailleur to a bicycle frame is presented. A mounting element with a retaining bolt is used. The mounting element may be configured with an insertion sheath. At least one element of the insertion sheath and the retaining bolt may be configured with at least one engagement formation adapted for this purpose, together with at least one counter-engaging element, which is separate from the insertion sheath and the retaining bolt, or a counter-engaging formation of the respective other element from the insertion sheath and the retaining bolt, to produce an elastic snap-in retaining connection or a bayonet-type retaining lock, which realizes a positive retaining engagement between the insertion sheath and the retaining bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Sebastian Heyna
  • Patent number: 11919606
    Abstract: A bicycle rear-wheel sprocket pairing for engaging in a meshing, force-transmitting and form-fitting manner with a bicycle roller chain, wherein the rear-wheel sprocket pairing is rotatable about a sprocket axis. The sprocket axis defines an axial direction running along the sprocket axis, a radial direction running so as to be orthogonal to the sprocket axis, and a circumferential direction encircling the sprocket axis. The rear-wheel sprocket pairing comprises a larger sprocket and a smaller sprocket which for rotating conjointly with the larger sprocket in a slip-free manner about the sprocket axis is connected to the larger sprocket so as to be coaxial with and axially directly adjacent to the latter. The larger sprocket has an even tooth count of equal to or less than twenty-two teeth, and the difference in the tooth count between the larger and the smaller sprocket is exactly two teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Sebastian Heyna
  • Publication number: 20240034433
    Abstract: A system including a base element of a rear derailleur and a mounting kit is described. The mounting kit has a mounting element for mounting the base element to a bracket portion of a bicycle frame. The first portion of the mounting element has a through hole that is associated and coaxial with the bracket mounting hole. The second portion of the mounting element has a base element mounting hole to which the base element of the rear derailleur is mounted. The mounting kit also has a retaining bolt having an internal thread into which an external thread of a through axle is screwed to fix the mounting element to the bracket portion. The first coupling formation is coupled to an end portion of the retaining bolt. The second coupling formation is radially offset from the first coupling formation and is coupled to the second portion of the mounting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: HENRIK BRAEDT, SEBASTIAN HEYNA
  • Patent number: 11884363
    Abstract: An individual chain wheel for a bicycle front crank arrangement for engaging in a drive chain includes a plurality of teeth formed on a circumference of the chain wheel and having a first and a second group of teeth. The teeth of the second group of teeth are arranged in an alternating manner between the teeth of the first group of teeth. Each tooth has a load flank via which force is transmitted between an adjacent roller of the drive chain and the respective tooth. Each tooth of the first group may also have at least one profile with an opening in the vicinity of the flank, in which a portion of an inner link plate of the drive chain, which portion protrudes beyond the roller, engages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Reiter, Joachim Hanke, Bryn Johnson, Andreas Vonend, Martin Kehrer, Henrik Braedt, Pedro Miguel Nunes Dos Santos, Luis Figueiredo, Rodrigo Antunes
  • Patent number: 11866126
    Abstract: A multi-sprocket arrangement for a rear wheel hub of a bicycle may have improved gearshift characteristics, reduced vibrations during skewed running, and improved wear characteristics. The multi-sprocket arrangement includes a multiplicity of sprockets of different diameters, wherein at least one of the sprockets has a multiplicity of teeth. Also on the circumference of said sprocket, as viewed in a circumferential direction, at least one sequence of teeth is provided in which, with regard to their material thickness, a thin tooth is followed by a thick tooth which is followed in turn by another thin tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventor: Henrik Braedt
  • Patent number: 11867255
    Abstract: A roller-type chain for a bicycle is configured with asymmetrical chain link plates, the chain link plates applicable for use with a chain with reduced chain width as in use on chain drives with a high number of gear ratios. The chain link plates are configured at the inner side of the chain loop for engagement on the teeth of the rear sprocket and of the front chain wheel. The chain link plates are further configured at the outer side of the chain loop for interaction with the chain-guiding roller on the rear gearshift mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Ribeiro, Pedro Santos, Diogo Silva, Matthias Reinbold, Henrik Braedt, John Collen
  • Publication number: 20230406448
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electromechanical rear derailleur for coaxial assembling on a rear wheel axle. The derailleur has a base element, a pivot mechanism, and a movable element having a chain guide assembly. The chain guide assembly is connected to the movable element so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis. A blocking device permits the chain guide assembly to be established relative to the movable element. The blocking device is able to be inserted into the movable element in two different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: HENRIK BRAEDT, HEIKO REDECKER
  • Patent number: 11814137
    Abstract: A plurality of sprockets which are coaxial with respect to a sprocket rotation axis, are arranged with axial spacing from each other and have different numbers of teeth which are constructed for positive-locking engagement with a bicycle chain. The pinion arrangement has a gear range quotient which is formed by division of the number of teeth of the sprocket having the largest diameter by the number of teeth of the sprocket having the smallest diameter, and has a packing density quotient which is formed by division of the number of sprockets in the sprocket arrangement by the axial spacing measured in millimeters of the axially outermost pinions from each other. The pinion arrangement may have a gear range packing coefficient, formed from the product of the gear range quotient and the packing density quotient, which is greater than 1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Matthias Reinbold
  • Patent number: 11780532
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electromechanical rear derailleur for coaxial assembling on a rear wheel axle. The derailleur has a base element, a pivot mechanism, and a movable element having a chain guide assembly. The chain guide assembly is connected to the movable element so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis. A blocking device permits the chain guide assembly to be established relative to the movable element. The blocking device is able to be inserted into the movable element in two different positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND, GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Heiko Redecker
  • Patent number: 11767078
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for a bicycle may be provided with various interactive components configured to reliably and repeatably engage and disengage with one another both when new and after a period of wear. The drive arrangement may include a drive sprocket assembly connected to a driven sprocket assembly with a chain movable by a gear changer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Ribeiro, Pedro Santos, Diogo Silva, Matthias Reinbold, Henrik Braedt, Jorge Latimer, John Collen
  • Patent number: 11713096
    Abstract: A rear gearshift mechanism for installation on a bicycle frame coaxial with a rear-wheel axis has a base element, a pivot mechanism, a movable element and a chain guide. The base element includes an attachment end for installation on the bicycle frame. A first arm and a second arm of the attachment end are arranged spaced apart from one another in an axial direction and, by an associated adapter which has a thread, are configured for the installation of the gearshift mechanism on an associated bracket portion, in particular a dropout or frame hanger. The first arm is arranged on an inner side of the bracket portion, and the second arm is arranged on an outer side of the bracket portion. The base element is designed with a setting device by which the base element can be pivoted in a chain tensioning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventor: Henrik Braedt
  • Publication number: 20230213086
    Abstract: A chain and an inner link plate for a bicycle chain having chain rollers is provided. A protrusion of the inner link plate in relation to the respectively assigned chain roller in a front lower longitudinal end region of an inner link plate outer periphery is reduced, in comparison to the protrusion in a front upper longitudinal end region and/or in a rear lower longitudinal end region of the inner link plate outer periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: SRAM Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: HENRIK BRAEDT, SEBASTIAN HEYNA
  • Publication number: 20230174194
    Abstract: A torque sensor for a bicycle includes a coil. The torque sensor may include a support that is disposable around a device of the bicycle, such that the support and the device of the bicycle are separated by an air gap. The torque sensor may also include an excitation coil supported by the support, and a sense coil supported by the support at a distance away from the excitation coil in an axial direction of the support. The excitation coil is configured to induce a voltage and/or current in the sense coil via the device of the bicycle when the support is disposed around the device of the bicycle. The induced voltage is related to a torque in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: SAGE HAHN, SEBASTIAN HEYNA, HENRIK BRAEDT, WILLIAM BARRETT LEE
  • Publication number: 20230166807
    Abstract: Brake mounts for bicycles are described herein. The brake mounts are for coupling a brake caliper to a bicycle. An example brake mount includes a bracket having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The bracket has bores to receive fasteners to couple the brake caliper to the bracket. The brake mount includes a sleeve extending from the first side of the bracket. An opening extends through the sleeve and the bracket. The opening is to receive an axle of a hub assembly of the bicycle. The sleeve is to extend into an axle opening in a frame of the bicycle. A distal end of the sleeve is threaded. The brake mount also includes a nut to be threadably coupled to the distal end of the sleeve when the sleeve is inserted into the axle opening in the frame e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: SEBASTIAN HEYNA, HENRIK BRAEDT, CHARLES DUNLAP
  • Patent number: 11661143
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a chain roller for a rear bicycle gearshift mechanism. The chain roller comprising a rotatory bearing, a toothed ring with teeth formed thereon, and a support structure which connects the rotary bearing and the toothed ring. The toothed ring and support structure are formed from different materials and are connected to one another radially and axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventor: Henrik Braedt
  • Patent number: 11661142
    Abstract: A bicycle gearshift mechanism has a base element, a pivot mechanism, a movable element, and a chain guide arrangement. The pivot mechanism connects the base element to the movable element. The chain guide arrangement is connected, rotatably about a rotary axle, to the movable element. The base element comprises a first attachment end, which is coaxial with respect to the rear-wheel axle or axis, and a second attachment end for coupling to the pivot mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventor: Henrik Braedt
  • Publication number: 20230106097
    Abstract: A bicycle gearshift mechanism has a base element, a pivot mechanism, a movable element, and a chain guide arrangement. The pivot mechanism connects the base element to the movable element. The chain guide arrangement is connected, rotatably about a rotary axle, to the movable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventor: HENRIK BRAEDT
  • Patent number: 11577804
    Abstract: A bicycle derailleur includes a base element, a movable element having a receptacle and movably coupled to the base element, a rotary shaft mounted in the movable element in the receptacle to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a chain guide assembly rotatable relative to the movable element about the axis of rotation and which is coupled rotationally conjointly to the rotary shaft. An elastic force store device exerts on the chain guide assembly a preload force which preloads said chain guide assembly in a direction of rotation relative to the movable element. A damping device acts directly or indirectly between the movable element and the chain guide assembly and has a coupling device arranged radially within the first elastic force store device by which the damping device is coupled to a support, which is static in relation to the movable element, and the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Tobias Harcke