ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,078, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS INC. (Morgan Hill, Calif.).

"Dual sided suspension assembly for a cycle wheel" was invented by David Weagle (Edgartown, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trailing link multi-bar suspension assembly for a cycle having improved stability includes a first arm having a first side and a second side, a first arm fixed pivot and a first arm shock pivot, the first side and second side defining a wheel opening. A shock link has a shock link fixed pivot and a shock link floating pivot. A shock absorber has an inline configuration, a gas spring, a first shock mount, and...