ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,934, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. (Morgan Hill, Calif.).

"Bicycle with battery, motor and motor mount, wire routing, speed sensor, and dropper seat post" was invented by Jan Talavasek (Knonau, Switzerland), Vincent Patureau (Zurich), Marc Pallure (Zug, Switzerland) and Marco Werner Sonderegger (Benzenschwil, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ebike comprises a front wheel, a rear wheel, a frame structure supported on the front wheel and the rear wheel, a crank assembly, and a battery assembly. The frame structure can include a front fork supported on the front wheel, a head tube coup...