ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,350, issued on July 1, was assigned to CHARGEBIKE LTD (Natanya, Israel).
"Mid-drive e-bike" was invented by Alon Goldman (Netanya, Israel) and Michael Nenner Weil (Tel-Aviv, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a powertrain of a mid-drive electric bicycle that enables regenerative braking. The powertrain comprising a mid-drive electric motor, a chain rotatably connected to the mid-drive electric motor, a gearing system mounted in a rear wheel bub, the gearing system rotatably connected to the chain, a mechanical brake connected to a component of the gearing system, and a control system. During operation of the mecha...