ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,034, issued on May 27, was assigned to SRAM LLC (Chicago).
"Seat post control system" was invented by Christopher Shipman (Chicago), Brian Jordan (Highland Park, Ill.) and Sage Hahn (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat post assembly includes a seat post that is electrically adjustable in height. The adjustability may be based on one or more pressures sensed by one or more sensors within the seat post assembly, respectively. The disclosed seat post assembly includes an electronics module. The electronics module may be carried under the seat or saddle and may include a pressure sensor or pressure sensor circuitry."
The paten...