ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,980, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to LAUF CYCLES HF. (Reykjavik, Iceland).

"Low travel rear wheel suspension system for a bike" was invented by Benedikt Skulason (Reykjavik, Iceland) and Bergur Benediktsson (Reykjavik, Iceland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A low travel rear wheel suspension system for a bike includes a seat tube, left and right side flexible chainstays each with its front end attached to the seat tube, left side and right side seatstay. In the area of the seat tube where it connects to the seatstays, the seat tube is split up into a seat tube posterior part and a seat tube anterior part, the seatstays connecting ...