ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,591, issued on July 1, was assigned to SPIA Cycling Inc. (Boulder, Colo.).
"Exercise bicycle brake assembly for providing variable braking signals" was invented by Eric Golesh (Arvada, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake lever assembly includes a hood body and a brake lever movably coupled to the hood body. The hood body defines an internal cavity containing a transducer coupled to the brake lever such that an output of the transducer corresponds to a position of the brake lever. The transducer output may then be used to control a resistance element of an exercise device (e.g., a stationary bicycle) to simulate application of...