ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,920, issued on June 24, was assigned to SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH (Schweinfurt, Germany).
"Bicycle operating apparatus" was invented by Alexander Linke (Schonungen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle operating apparatus includes a carrier element having fastening device for fixing the apparatus to the handlebar; a housing, on the carrier element, having an electronic circuit arrangement in the housing; a first and a second switch, each connected to the electronic circuit arrangement, are on the housing; and an operating component mounted on the carrier element pivotable about an operating axis preloaded into a neutral posit...