Patents by Inventor Joël J. Niederhauser

Joël J. Niederhauser 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).

  • SENSOR APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FORCES APPLIED TO A PEDAL OF A BICYCLE
    Publication number: 20140001728
    Abstract: A bicycle including a frame that has a bottom bracket, a first bicycle component, a second bicycle component coupled and responsive to the first bicycle component, and a sensor apparatus coupled to and sandwiched between the first component and the second component. The bicycle also includes a pedal coupled to the crankset and operable to propel the bicycle in response to a force acting on the pedal. The first bicycle component is acted upon by the pedal in response to the force. The sensor apparatus includes a sensor element positioned to sense a force transferred from the first component to the second component and indicative of the force acting on the pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Beppo Hilfiker, Joël J. Niederhauser, Christopher P. D'Aluisio