Patents by Inventor Vincent Pommel

Vincent Pommel 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).

  • Gearshift for a bicycle and bicycle with such a gearshift
    Patent number: 10450031
    Abstract: A gearshift for a bicycle having an electric auxiliary drive including a stepped gear system which is embodied as a hub gear system or derailleur system, and an electromechanical actuator for triggering a gear change of the gear system. The electromechanical actuator has a shift control unit which can be or is connected via a data line to a drive control unit of the auxiliary electric drive, which shift control unit is designed to activate the actuator as a function of at least one state parameter transmitted to the shift control unit by the drive control unit, or as a function of an item of information derived from said state parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO., KG
    Inventors: Boris Djakovic, Vincent Pommel, Dagmar Munch, Matthias Herbrich, Dietmar Rudy, Christian Hecker
  • GEARSHIFT FOR A BICYCLE AND BICYCLE WITH SUCH A GEARSHIFT
    Publication number: 20170073040
    Abstract: A gearshift for a bicycle having an electric auxiliary drive including a stepped gear system which is embodied as a hub gear system or derailleur system, and an electromechanical actuator for triggering a gear change of the gear system. The electromechanical actuator has a shift control unit which can be or is connected via a data line to a drive control unit of the auxiliary electric drive, which shift control unit is designed to activate the actuator as a function of at least one state parameter transmitted to the shift control unit by the drive control unit, or as a function of an item of information derived from said state parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Boris Djakovic, Vincent Pommel, Dagmar Munch, Matthias Herbrich, Dietmar Rudy, Christian Hecker