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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Gilmore, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Umesh N. Gandhi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ryohei Tsuruta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian J. Pinkelman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62J 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62J 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A saddle for a bicycle can be configured to provide improved vibration isolation performance. The saddle can include a saddle body. The saddle can include a plurality of isolators. The plurality of isolators can be operatively connected to the saddle body. Each of the plurality of isolators can include a stack of a plurality of conical springs. The stack of the plurality of conical springs does not include a central shaft.