ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,207, issued on March 18, was assigned to Robert Axle Project LLC (Bend, Ore.).
"Bicycle rack and pannier system" was invented by Kathryn R. Bryce (Bend, Ore.), Christon C. Kratsch (Bend, Ore.) and John Mylne IV (Bend, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure features a bicycle rack and pannier system, a bicycle rack, and a bicycle accessory that can be used to mount the bicycle rack to a bicycle. The system comprises (a) a pannier comprising a bag having a back wall and a locking mechanism extending from the back wall, and (b) a rack configured to be mounted generally vertically on a portion of a bicycle, the rack includin...