Patents by Inventor Matthias Reinbold

Matthias Reinbold 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: 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230348019
    Abstract: An Actuating device for a bicycle is provided. The actuating device may include a static element which is positionally fixed in relation to a bicycle frame, a movable element which is movable in relation to the static element, an electromechanical drive which provides drive force for a movement of the movable element. The electromechanical drive has a motor and a gearing driven by the motor. The gearing may include a first gearing wheel and a second gearing wheel which is in engagement with the first gearing wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: SEBASTIAN DUEWELING, MATTHIAS REINBOLD, ROBERT BOEHM, SVEN BAUMANN, SVEN SCHMELZING
  • 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: 11731733
    Abstract: An Actuating device for a bicycle is provided. The actuating device may include a static element which is positionally fixed in relation to a bicycle frame, a movable element which is movable in relation to the static element, an electromechanical drive which provides drive force for a movement of the movable element. The electromechanical drive has a motor and a gearing driven by the motor. The gearing may include a first gearing wheel and a second gearing wheel which is in engagement with the first gearing wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Dueweling, Matthias Reinbold, Robert Boehm, Sven Baumann, Sven Schmelzing
  • Publication number: 20220212753
    Abstract: An Actuating device for a bicycle is provided. The actuating device may include a static element which is positionally fixed in relation to a bicycle frame, a movable element which is movable in relation to the static element, an electromechanical drive which provides drive force for a movement of the movable element. The electromechanical drive has a motor and a gearing driven by the motor. The gearing may include a first gearing wheel and a second gearing wheel which is in engagement with the first gearing wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: SEBASTIAN DUEWELING, MATTHIAS REINBOLD, ROBERT BOEHM, SVEN BAUMANN, SVEN SCHMELZING
  • Patent number: 11312449
    Abstract: An Actuating device for a bicycle is provided. The actuating device may include a static element which is positionally fixed in relation to a bicycle frame, a movable element which is movable in relation to the static element, an electromechanical drive which provides drive force for a movement of the movable element. The electromechanical drive has a motor and a gearing driven by the motor. The gearing may include a first gearing wheel and a second gearing wheel which is in engagement with the first gearing wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Dueweling, Matthias Reinbold, Robert Boehm, Sven Baumann, Sven Schmelzing
  • Patent number: 11260937
    Abstract: A multi sprocket arrangement is configured for mounting on a driver of a bicycle wheel. The multi sprocket arrangement includes a plurality of adjacent sprockets each of the plurality of sprockets having a different number of teeth. The plurality of adjacent sprockets include a first sprocket having a first inner diameter which is larger than an outer diameter of a profile base of a carrier profile of the driver, and a second sprocket having a second inner diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the profile base of the carrier profile of the driver. The first sprocket and the second sprocket are connected together by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SRAM Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Reinbold, Hong-Chou Lee
  • Patent number: 11034412
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-sprocket arrangement for installation on a rear-wheel hub and for engagement with a bicycle chain. The multi-sprocket arrangement includes at least ten adjacent sprockets with different numbers of teeth. In each case of the at least ten adjacent sprockets two adjacent sprockets of the sprockets are arranged with a defined spacing to one another. The defined spacing corresponds either to a smallest spacing or to a larger spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventor: Matthias Reinbold
  • Patent number: 10982734
    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: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bruno Ribeiro, Pedro Santos, Diogo Silva, Matthias Reinbold, Henrik Braedt, John Collen
  • Patent number: 10946932
    Abstract: A multiple-sprocket arrangement for mounting on a rear wheel axle arrangement of a bicycle is provided. The multiple-sprocket arrangement includes a sprocket assembly having a plurality of sprockets of different sizes, and/or different numbers of teeth, disposed along an axis of rotation, for example of the rear wheel axle arrangement. The sprocket assembly includes a torque transmitting section configured to transmit torque to a hub sleeve, the torque transmitting section disposed along a first length of the rotation axis, and at least two sprockets having a smaller inner diameter than an outer diameter of the hub sleeve, the at least two sprockets formed as a separate piece, or pieces, from other sprockets of the plurality of sprockets and positioned over a second length along the rotation axis, the second length distinct from, and disposed outboard of, the first length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Matthias Reinbold
  • Patent number: 10900547
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for a bicycle may include a plurality of sprockets arranged at a rear wheel of the bicycle. The sprockets may be particularly arranged to have a spacing that facilitates the configuration of an increasing number of sprockets in the plurality of sprockets. A singular front sprocket or chainring may be used to drive the rear plurality of sprockets. A particularly configured tool may be used to configure the drive arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Matthias Reinbold, Robert Boehm, Sebastian Reineke, Luis Miguel Mendes Figueiredo
  • Publication number: 20200247503
    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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: BRUNO RIBEIRO, PEDRO SANTOS, DIOGO SILVA, MATTHIAS REINBOLD, HENRIK BRAEDT, JORGE LATIMER, JOHN COLLEN
  • Publication number: 20200158208
    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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND
    Inventors: BRUNO RIBEIRO, PEDRO SANTOS, DIOGO SILVA, MATTHIAS REINBOLD, HENRIK BRAEDT, JOHN COLLEN
  • Publication number: 20190351971
    Abstract: An Actuating device for a bicycle is provided. The actuating device may include a static element which is positionally fixed in relation to a bicycle frame, a movable element which is movable in relation to the static element, an electromechanical drive which provides drive force for a movement of the movable element. The electromechanical drive has a motor and a gearing driven by the motor. The gearing may include a first gearing wheel and a second gearing wheel which is in engagement with the first gearing wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: SEBASTIAN DUEWELING, MATTHIAS REINBOLD, ROBERT BOEHM, SVEN BAUMANN, SVEN SCHMELZING
  • Patent number: 10328995
    Abstract: A multi-sprocket arrangement for installation on a rear wheel axle of a bicycle includes a sprocket assembly. The sprocket assembly has at least a first sprocket and a second, self-supporting sprocket. The second sprocket is connected to a holding body via the first sprocket by way of a separate, cylindrical fastener which extends parallel to the rear wheel axle. The fastener has a first and a second end which are connected in frictionally fit fashion to drilled holes in the first and second sprockets. The frictionally fit connection between the fastener and the drilled holes of the sprockets prevents an axial movement of the first and second sprockets toward one another. The fastener is additionally connected, at the first and second ends, in form-fitting fashion, to the first and second sprockets such that an axial movement of the first and second sprockets away from one another is also reliably prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Reinbold, Cole St. John
  • Publication number: 20180370596
    Abstract: A multiple-sprocket arrangement for mounting on a rear wheel axle arrangement of a bicycle is provided. The multiple-sprocket arrangement includes a sprocket assembly having a plurality of sprockets of different sizes, and/or different numbers of teeth, disposed along an axis of rotation, for example of the rear wheel axle arrangement. The sprocket assembly includes a torque transmitting section configured to transmit torque to a hub sleeve, the torque transmitting section disposed along a first length of the rotation axis, and at least two sprockets having a smaller inner diameter than an outer diameter of the hub sleeve, the at least two sprockets formed as a separate piece, or pieces, from other sprockets of the plurality of sprockets and positioned over a second length along the rotation axis, the second length distinct from, and disposed outboard of, the first length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Matthias Reinbold
  • Publication number: 20180319458
    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: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: HENRIK BRAEDT, MATTHIAS REINBOLD
  • Publication number: 20180313432
    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: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Bruno RIBEIRO, Pedro SANTOS, Diogo SILVA, Matthias REINBOLD, Henrik BRAEDT, John COLLEN
  • Patent number: 10093390
    Abstract: A multiple-sprocket arrangement for mounting on a rear wheel axle of a bicycle includes a receiving body designed for mounting on the rear wheel axle, and a sprocket assembly. The sprocket assembly includes a first sprocket, the inner diameter of which is greater than an outer diameter of the receiving body and which is connected to the receiving body. The sprocket assembly further includes at least one second sprocket, the inner diameter of which is smaller than an outer diameter of the receiving body and which is designed in an unsupported manner and connected to the receiving body in a torque-transmitting manner by means of the first sprocket. The first sprocket and the at least one second sprocket may be of a one-piece construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND, GMBH
    Inventors: Henrik Braedt, Matthias Reinbold