ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,589, issued on May 20, was assigned to SHIMANO INC. (Sakai, Japan).
"Operating device for human-powered vehicle" was invented by Yasuyuki Komada (Sakai, Japan) and Kodai Hirota (Sakai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member, an operating member, an electronic component, and a reinforcement member. The base member includes a first end portion and a second end portion and extends between the first end portion and the second end portion in a longitudinal direction. The first end portion is configured to be coupled to a vehicle body of the human-powered vehicle. The se...