ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,935, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to SHIMANO INC. (Sakai, Japan).
"Operating device for human-powered vehicle" was invented by Hayata Mizutani (Sakai, Japan), Takuma Sakai (Sakai, Japan), Shun Kakehashi (Sakai, Japan), Yuichiro Hidaka (Sakai, Japan) and Hiroshi Matsumoto (Sakai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An operating device includes a base and an operating member. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base about a pivot axis. The base includes a base body and a cover. The cover includes a cover body and a buffering part. The cover body includes an upper outer surface, a first lateral outer surface, a second lat...