ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,383, issued on June 3, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).
"Pedal assembly for human powered vehicle" was invented by Hayato Shimazu (Osaka, Japan), Zheng Chuan Tan (Johor, Malaysia), Yoong Chern Chai (Johor, Malaysia), Mohamad Zaki Bin Md Salleh (Johor, Malaysia) and Kashfi Muhammad Khaizuran (Johor, Malaysia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedal assembly is provided for a human powered vehicle. The pedal assembly includes a pedal axle and a pedal body. The pedal axle has a rotational center axis defining an axial direction. The pedal body has a first shoe-disposing surface and a second shoe-disposing surface opposite to th...