ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,933, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to SRAM LLC (Chicago).
"Control device for a bicycle" was invented by Patrick Gruse (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Rebecca Greetis (Chicago), Nathan Luman (Chicago), Douglas Mahoney (Park Ridge, Ill.), Walter May (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Neil Swanson (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control device includes a housing having a base portion and an extension portion. The base portion of the housing has an inward facing side and an outward facing side. The control device includes a lever coupled to and pivotable relative to the housing, and a master cylinder portion supported by...