ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,360, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Human-powered vehicle driving device and battery holding device" was invented by Eiji Mishima (Osaka, Japan) and Norikazu Taki (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery holding device includes a battery holder and a second wireless communication unit. The battery holder is configured to be mountable on a human-powered vehicle. The battery holder includes a battery connector connected to a battery. The second wireless communication unit is provided on the battery holder. The battery connector is removably connected to the battery. The second wireless co...