US Patent Issued to Shimano on Aug. 12 for "Transmission device for human-powered vehicle and component for human-powered vehicle" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,492, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Transmission device for human-powered vehicle and component for human-powered vehicle" was invented by Masanori Sakai (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transmission device for a human-powered vehicle basically includes a shaft member, a first planetary gear unit, and a second planetary gear unit. The first planetary gear unit includes a first planetary gear, a first carrier including a first carrier pin separate from a second carrier pin and arranged at a distance from the second carrier pin, a first sun gear, and a first ring gear. The second planetar...