ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,395,041, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to FAVERO ELECTRONICS S.R.L. (Arcade, Italy).

"Pedal for bicycles with integrated generator" was invented by Gino Favero (Arcade, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedal for bicycles comprising a pedal pin and a pedal body coupled in a freely rotatable manner on the pedal pin. An internal chamber obtained in the pedal pin has an internal surface extending along a reference axis approximately coaxial with the same. The pedal further comprises an electronic measurement system provided with deformation sensors configured to detect electric parameters indicative of the mechanical deformation of t...