ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,319, issued on Jan. 13.
"Chainless electric bicycle, control methods and systems thereof" was invented by Yilcan Guzelgunler (Troy, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses a chainless electrical bicycle, which is designed to eliminate any type of mechanical means to transfer torque and power from pedals to a traction wheel. The present invention employs a generator to transfer a pedal torque and power with the help of power electronics, control electronics, a battery and control methods to a motor that is used for traction, which is attached to the traction wheel. The generator power is supplemented with t...