Patents by Inventor John Eppen

John Eppen 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).

  • Patent number: 10766565
    Abstract: A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having a substrate and at least one strain measurement device which may be attached to the PCB. The power meter may be integrally constructed with a chainring construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: John Collen, Ryan Jennings, John Eppen, Owen Anders Britton, Scott McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 10677671
    Abstract: A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes an electronic device having one or more antennae configured to communicate a signal wirelessly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Jennings, John Eppen, Owen Anders Britton, Jesse Parker
  • Publication number: 20190217918
    Abstract: A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having a substrate and at least one strain measurement device which may be attached to the PCB. The power meter may be integrally constructed with a chainring construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: JOHN COLLEN, RYAN JENNINGS, JOHN EPPEN, OWEN ANDERS BRITTON, SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN
  • Patent number: 10279864
    Abstract: A chainring structure may include a torque output section comprising a plurality of sprockets having two axially bounding sprockets defining an inner-most and outer-most sprocket and a torque input section configured to attach to a crank assembly. The chainring structure may also include a power meter chamber disposed radially between the torque input section and the torque output section, the power meter chamber including a base surface of a strain measurement section. The power meter may be disposed in the power meter chamber and have at least one strain measurement device attached to the base surface. The torque output section, torque input section, and power meter chamber may be formed as a unitary single piece and configured to dispose the base surface axially between the axially bounding sprockets of the plurality of sprockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: John Collen, Ryan Jennings, John Eppen, Owen Anders Britton, Scott McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20190128755
    Abstract: A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes an electronic device having one or more antennae configured to communicate a signal wirelessly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: RYAN JENNINGS, JOHN EPPEN, OWEN ANDERS BRITTON, JESSE PARKER
  • Patent number: 10184849
    Abstract: A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having a substrate and at least one strain measurement device which may be attached to the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Jennings, John Eppen, Owen Anders Britton, Jesse Parker
  • Publication number: 20180141613
    Abstract: A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having a substrate and at least one strain measurement device which may be attached to the PCB. The power meter may be integrally constructed with a chainring construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: JOHN COLLEN, RYAN JENNINGS, JOHN EPPEN, OWEN ANDERS BRITTON, SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN
  • Publication number: 20170292879
    Abstract: A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having a substrate and at least one strain measurement device attached to the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: RYAN JENNINGS, JOHN EPPEN, OWEN ANDERS BRITTON
  • Publication number: 20170292881
    Abstract: A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having a substrate and at least one strain measurement device which may be attached to the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: RYAN JENNINGS, JOHN EPPEN, OWEN ANDERS BRITTON, JESSE PARKER
  • Patent number: 9784628
    Abstract: A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having a substrate and at least one strain measurement device attached to the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Jennings, John Eppen, Owen Anders Britton