ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,294, issued on April 22, was assigned to iFIT Inc. (Logan, Utah).
"Magnetic clutch for a pedaled drivetrain" was invented by Darren C. Ashby (Richmond, Utah) and Benjamin Browning (Logan, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic clutch transitions a drivetrain or flywheel between a freewheel or unlocked mode or configuration and a locked or fixed gear mode or configuration. The magnetic clutch includes a rotor rotationally fixed to the pedals of the drivetrain. An armature is connected to the flywheel. A field coil generates a magnetic field which causes the armature to move to the flywheel. Friction between the armature and the...