ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,859, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Sakai, Japan).
"Human-powered vehicle control device" was invented by Hitoshi Takayama (Sakai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A human-powered vehicle control device includes a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable. The controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member."
The patent was filed on May 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/317,606.
*For further information, ...