US Patent Issued to HED CYCLING PRODUCTS on May 13 for "Aerodynamic bicycle rim and wheel" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,618, issued on May 13, was assigned to HED CYCLING PRODUCTS INC. (Roseville, Minn.).

"Aerodynamic bicycle rim and wheel" was invented by Steven Arthur Hed (North Oaks, Minn.) and Christopher Andrew Edin (Mahtomedi, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerodynamic bicycle rim comprising: a circumferential outer portion comprising a circumferential outer surface, the circumferential outer portion adapted to seat a bicycle tire; a nose; and a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose of the aerodynamic bicycle rim to a corresponding transition to the circumferential outer surface to form a rim body having a max...