ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,189, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Control system for human-powered vehicle, component for human-powered vehicle, control program related to component for human-powered vehicle, and method for controlling component for human-powered vehicle" was invented by Akihiro Nozaki (Osaka, Japan) and Hiroko Matsubayashi (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A human-powered vehicle control system includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first electronic controller, a first wireless communicator, and a first storage. The second component includes a second electron...