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BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM

Publication No. EP4098534

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App No. EP22175980

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Filed by SRAM, LLC

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Filed on 2022-05-30

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Issued/Published on 2023-09-13

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP4098534 A1

Application No. EP22175980 Filed: 2022-05-30

Grant Date 2022-05-30 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

[0001] A method for controlling electronic shifting of a bicycle includes identifying, by a processor, a torque at a crank arm of the bicycle. The processor compares the identified torque or a parameter based on the identified torque to a predetermined band. The predetermined band has an upper limit and a lower limit. The processor determines a target cadence based on the comparison. The processor determines a cadence band based on the determined target cadence. The method also includes controlling the electronic shifting of the bicycle based on the determined cadence band. The controlling of the electronic shifting of the bicycle includes actuating a motor of a derailleur of the bicycle for the electronic shifting of the bicycle when a cadence of the bicycle is outside of the determined cadence band.

IPC Classifications

B62M9/123, B62M9/122, B62J45/411, B62J45/413

Priority Claims

US 202117338106 Date: 2021-06-03

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

Albania (AL)

Austria (AT)

Belgium (BE)

Bulgaria (BG)

Switzerland (CH)

Cyprus (CY)

Czech Republic (CZ)

Germany (DE)

Denmark (DK)

Estonia (EE)

Spain (ES)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

United Kingdom (GB)

Greece (GR)

Croatia (HR)

Hungary (HU)

Ireland (IE)

Iceland (IS)

Italy (IT)

Liechtenstein (LI)

Lithuania (LT)

Luxembourg (LU)

Latvia (LV)

Monaco (MC)

North Macedonia (MK)

Malta (MT)

Netherlands (NL)

Norway (NO)

Poland (PL)

Portugal (PT)

Romania (RO)

Serbia (RS)

Sweden (SE)

Slovenia (SI)

Slovakia (SK)

San Marino (SM)

Turkey (TR)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

SRAM, LLC

1000 W. Fulton Market, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60607

Inventors (1)

Hahn, Sage

Chicago, 60625

Representatives / Agents

Thum, Bernhard

Thum & Partner, Thum Mötsch Weickert

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2022-05-30

Mention Of Grant Published 2022-05-30

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2023-04-14

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP4098534 under EPC Article 99.

1 ACTIVE OPPONENT

Opponent Company

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Löwentaler Strasse 20, DE

Representative

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Filing Date

2024-06-10

Opposition in Progress

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2022-12-07	17P	REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED	EP
2022-12-07	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2022-11-04	PUAI	PUBLIC REFERENCE MADE UNDER ARTICLE 153(3) EPC TO A PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION THAT HAS ENTERED THE EUROPEAN PHASE	EP
2022-11-04	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2023-04-13	GRAP	DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT	EP
2023-04-13	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2023-04-26	RIC1	INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IPC CODE ASSIGNED BEFORE GRANT	EP
2023-05-10	INTG	INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED	EP
2023-06-28	P01	OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) REGISTERED	EP
2023-08-02	GRAS	GRANT FEE PAID	EP
2023-08-11	GRAA	(EXPECTED) GRANT	EP
2023-08-11	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2023-09-13	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2023-09-15	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2023-09-28	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
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2024-06-14	PLBI	OPPOSITION FILED	EP
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2025-02-21	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
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2026-02-10	PLCK	COMMUNICATION DESPATCHED THAT OPPOSITION WAS REJECTED	EP
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2026-05-18	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-06-01	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-06-12	PLBN	OPPOSITION REJECTED	EP
2026-06-12	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2026-06-13	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-06-17	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
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2026-07-11	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-07-15	27O	OPPOSITION REJECTED	EP
2026-07-23	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP

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Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

The full inspection file for Application EP22175980 contains 148 total documents, including all notices of opposition, proprietor counter-statements, examination communications, third-party observations, and procedural forms. Below are all major recorded procedural filings and publication specifications.

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BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM

Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Inventors (1)

Representatives / Agents

Key Procedural Dates

Patent Oppositions

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Legal Status & Event History

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited Patent Documents

Worldwide Patent Family

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications

European Patent Specification - Granted Patent (B1)

Official European Patent Register Full Dossier

European Patent Application with Search Report (A1)

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