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Patents In the spirit of competition and in the interest of furthering the bicycle arts, SRAM voluntarily publishes select patent publications from its US patent portfolio. SRAM requests that you respect our research and design effort by avoiding any activity that may infringe SRAM's intellectual property rights.

SRAM Corporation Patent Publications:
Number Date Title
6,957,534 10/25/2005 Reach adjustment mechanism for a master cylinder lever of a hydraulic disc brake
6,932,197 08/23/2005 Gimbaled pad support
6,805,023 10/19/2004 Integrated rider-controlled support unit for handlebar-steered vehicles
6,804,961 10/19/2004 Master cylinder lever for a hydraulic disk brake having on the fly dead-band adjustment
6,802,231 10/12/2004 Closure member for an opening in an assembly, situated on a bicycle gear box
6,729,203 05/04/2004 Bicycle gear shifter having separate shift control members for cable pull and release
6,708,999 03/23/2004 Indicator for a bicycle suspension system for indicating travel of the suspension system
6,698,307 03/02/2004 Electronic shifter for a bicycle
6,681,652 01/27/2004 Gear selection device for a variable gear mechanism, especially for a bicycle drive train
6,631,655 10/14/2003 Shifter for actuating the gear mechanism for a bicycle
6,615,688 09/09/2003 Integrated twist grip switch
6,612,197 09/02/2003 Axle shift device for multi-speed hubs for bicycles
6,607,057 08/19/2003 Fixed disc brake caliper with pad wear compensation
6,604,440 08/12/2003 Switch for a bicycle
6,588,296 07/08/2003 Integrated twist grip shifter
6,588,297 07/08/2003 Integrated rider control system for handlebar steered vehicles
6,571,920 06/03/2003 Wheel hub for bicycles
6,553,860 04/29/2003 Switching device for bicycle gear mechanisms
6,533,078 03/18/2003 Braking device for a bicycle
6,533,054 03/18/2003 Drive unit for an electrically operated vehicle
6,527,095 03/04/2003 One-way Force Transmission
6,527,089 03/04/2003 Caliper drive for a bicycle ball bearing mechanical disc brake caliper
D470,440 02/18/03 Bicycle Shock Absorber Lower Tube Assembly
6,520,297 02/18/03 Cable feed for a mechanical ball bearing disc brake
6,516,931 02/11/03 Freewheel Clutch
6,513,405 02/04/03 Twist Grip Shift Lever for Bicycles
6,510,757 01/28/03 Cable Guide In a Shift Mechanism for Bicycle Gear
6,502,477 01/07/03 Change-Speed Lever for a Bicycle Gear
6,491,137 12/10/02 Caliper brake lever arm return spring force adjusting apparatus and method
6,484,603 11/26/02 Selector for a Bicycle Gear Mechanism
6,478,710 11/12/02 Shifting device for a multi-speed hub for a bicycle
6,443,027 09/03/02 Brake Actuating System
6,439,077 08/27/02 Cable feed for a cable actuated bicycle component
6,431,327 08/13/02 Structure for adjustably attaching a disc brake caliper to a bicycle frame
6,425,464 07/30/02 Friction pad assembly for a disc brake
6,422,362 07/23/02 Brake Device
6,394,021 05/28/02 Floating Bicycle Gear Indicator
6,389,929 05/21/02 Elongated Rotatable Handgrip
6,367,347 04/09/02 Switch for Bicycle Speed-Changing Gear
6,352,486 03/05/02 Semi-Automatic Shifting System
6,340,074 01/22/02 Pad wear compensator for a disc brake caliper
D450,278 11/13/01 Integrated Rider-Controlled Support Unit for Handlebar-Steered Vehicles
6,315,688 11/13/01 Derailleur Link
D448,331 09/25/01 Integrated Rider Controlled Support Unit for Handlebar-steered Vehicles
6,282,976 09/04/01 Discontinuous Mechanical Advantage Front Shifting for Bicycles
6,279,688 08/28/01 Control Cable Sealing Quick Release
6,267,704 07/31/01 Servo Three-Speed Planetary Hub
6,264,008 07/24/01 Parallel-Push Brake Mechanism For Bicycles
6,263,754 07/24/01 Two Axis Hand Lever CIP
6,244,396 06/12/01 Brake block for a bicycle having replaceable brake pad segments
6,230,849 05/15/01 Structure for adjustably attaching a disc brake caliper to a bicycle frame
6,223,621 05/01/01 Two Axis Hand Lever
6,217,049 04/17/01 Bicycle suspension system with spring preload adjuster and hydraulic lockout device
6,216,553 04/17/01 Selector for a bicycle gear mechanism
6,199,447 03/13/01 Bulbous Grip For Rotatable Gear Shifter
6,145,407 11/14/00 Click-stop gear shift for bicycles
6,142,497 11/07/00 Temperature heat sink for damping cartridge
6,110,064 08/29/00 Transmission chain
6,105,988 08/22/00 Adjustable suspension system having positive and negative springs
6,105,987 08/22/00 Valve mechanism for damping system
6,095,541 08/01/00 Adjustable gas spring suspension system
6,095,010 08/01/00 Gearshift for bicycle gears
6,093,122 07/25/00 Hybrid Spring For Bicycle Derailleurs
6,055,882 05/02/00 Twist grip-shifter for bicycles
6,042,133 03/28/00 Index shifter for bicycle transmissions
6,036,212 03/14/00 Damping system having separately adjustable damping circuits
6,024,370 02/15/00 Damping cartridge for high performance suspension systems
6,010,197 01/04/00 Hub for spoked wheels
6,009,771 01/04/00 Chain switching device for bicycles
6,007,442 12/28/99 Multiple sprocket for a bicycle gear shifting mechanism
5,996,746 12/07/99 Adjustable twin tube shock absorber
5,988,008 11/23/99 Device for shifting bicycle gears
5,984,423 11/16/99 Wheel hub retaining device
5,964,123 10/12/99 Twist-grip shifter bicycle transmissions
5,957,244 09/28/99 Disk Brake Mount
5,951,033 09/14/99 Friction damper system for bicycle suspension system
5,946,982 09/07/99 Bicycle Crank Arm with Multiple Chain Wheels
5,938,560 08/17/99 Bicycle multi-gear hub with coaster brake
5,934,697 08/10/99 Fork suspension with oil bath lubrication
5,921,140 07/13/99 Index shifter for a bicycle transmission and a method of making an index shifter for a bicycle transmission
5,916,329 06/29/99 Casing for an operating pull for shifting the gear levels of a bicycle gear
5,906,140 05/25/99 Slotted Brake Housing
5,904,069 05/18/99 Gear-change switch for controlling bicycle gears
5,896,969 04/27/99 Switchable ratchet freewheel for multiple-gear hubs for bicycles
5,895,991 04/20/99 Electric Generator for Bicycles
5,893,573 04/13/99 Rotary Handlebar-Mounted Gearshift Actuator for Bicycles
5,884,733 03/23/99 Temperature compensating system for fluid-damped suspension systems
5,857,387 02/23/99 Bicycle fork crown
5,857,387 01/12/99 Nubbed Grip for Rotatable Bicycle Gear Shifter
D401,537 11/24/98 Bicycle front fork lower tube assembly
5,830,096 11/03/98 Bicycle and a bicycle having a bicycle power train
5,823,058 10/20/98 Twist-grip shifter for bicycles and a bicycle having a twist-grip shifter
5,810,139 09/22/98 Bicycle and a friction device for controlling a clamping roller coupling of a bicycle hub of a bicycle
5,799,541 09/01/98 Twist-grip shifter for bicycles and a bicycle having a twist-grip shifter
D396,396 07/28/98 Bicycle Handle Shifter Grip
5,765,446 06/16/98 Hand-Rotatable Bicycle Gear Shift Actuator with Overshift Return
5,743,284 04/28/98 Cantilever brake with pad attitude control
5,738,603 04/14/98 Derailleur
5,738,197 04/14/98 Freewheel hub for bicycles
D391,825 03/10/98 Bicycle Handle Shifter Grip
D391,824 03/10/98 Bicycle Handle Shifter Grip
D391,530 03/03/98 Bicycle front fork suspension lower tube
5,716,297 02/10/98 Derailleur arrangement for bicycles
D389,391 01/20/98 Bicycle Shifter Grip with Sharktooth Design
5,676,020 10/14/97 Hand-Rotatable Bicycle Gear Shift Actuator with Overshift Return
5,674,142 10/07/97 Control Cable Adjustment Device
5,666,859 09/16/97 Latching shifter for a bicycle transmission
5,667,234 09/16/97 Bicycle, a front fork and a shock absorber mechanism for the front fork of a bicycle
5,662,000 09/02/97 Detent Spring for Rotatable Grip Actuating System
5,649,877 07/22/97 Linear Derailleur
5,632,362 05/27/97 Bicycle disc brakes
5,630,338 05/20/97 Bicycle Derailleur Cable Preload and Sealing System
5,624,334 04/29/97 Low-friction derailleur cable router
5,620,383 04/15/97 Bicycle Derailleur and Actuating System
5,607,367 03/04/97 Linear Derailleur
5,588,925 12/31/96 Shifter for transmissions on bicycles
5,584,213 12/17/96 Rotatable Grip for Derailleur Type Bicycle Gear Shifting System
5,580,075 12/3/96 Bicycle fork suspension with exchangeable spring unit
5,564,531 10/15/96 Adjustable brake arm and show mount for a cycle brake
5,564,316 10/15/96 Nubbed Grip for Rotatable Bicycle Gear Shifter
5,556,354 09/17/96 Shifting arrangement for a change gear drive in multispeed hubs for bicycles
5,540,456 07/30/96 Multi-speed hub for a bicycle
5,538,270 07/23/96 Bicycle, and a bicycle having a hydraulic brake and an actuator for hydraulic brake on a bicycle
5,538,107 07/23/96 Off-set brake arm
5,533,937 07/09/96 Bicycle Derailleur
5,527,230 06/18/96 Multi-speed hub for bicycles
5,524,501 06/11/96 Detent Spring for Rotatable Grip Actuating System
5,522,611 06/04/96 Multiple sprocket chainwheel for bicycle derailleur
5,515,743 05/14/96 Adjustable leverage brake lever
5,503,598 04/02/96 Derailleur arrangement, in particular for bicycles
5,476,019 12/19/95 Rotatable Handgrip Actuating System
5,469,755 11/28/95 Multi-speed bicycle hub and an operating mechanism thereof
5,464,239 11/7/95 Bicycle, and a bicycle having a hydraulic brake and an actuator for hydraulic brake on a bicycle
5,456,480 10/10/95 Fork suspension with variable hydraulic damping
5,452,910 9/26/95 Rear wheel suspension for a bicycle and bicycle equipped therewith
5,448,927 9/12/95 Adjustable leverage brake lever
5,445,573 08/29/95 Multi-speed gear hub
5,443,279 08/22/95 Bicycle and bicycle with multispeed wheel hub
5,443,134 08/22/95 Hydraulic actuating device for brakes and gearshifts of bicycles or the like
5,399,128 03/21/95 Multi-speed drive hub with a separate mounting ring for the planetary gearset for bicycles
5,392,668 02/28/95 Actuating means for a multispeed cycle hub
5,362,278 11/08/94 Chain driving mechanism for a bicycle or the like
5,358,078 10/25/94 Hydraulically-operable disk brake for bicycles or similar vehicles
5,197,927 03/30/93 Bicycle Derailleur Cable Actuating System
5,186,481 02/16/93 Bicycle with improved front fork wheel suspension
5,102,372 04/07/92 Bicycle Derailleur Cable Actuating System
5,069,655 12/03/91 Driving hub for a vehicle
4,973,297 11/27/90 Multispeed drive hub with more than three speeds
4,971,344 11/20/90 Bicycle with a front fork wheel suspension
4,938,733 07/03/90 Bicycle Gear Shifting Method and Apparatus
4,900,291 02/13/90 Bicycle Gear Shifting Method and Apparatus
4,835,468 05/30/89 Releasably mounted instrument assembly for a bicycle having elastomeric electrical contacts
4,800,634 01/31/89 Method of manufacturing a bicycle hub sleeve
4,798,098 01/17/89 Connection device for gearshift cable
4,721,013 01/26/88 Multi-speed hub for bicycles or the like
4,651,853 3/24/87 Multi-speed gear hub for a bicycle
4,615,423 10/7/86 Hub for a two-wheeled vehicle
4,460,347 07/17/84 Mechanism for adjusting the position of a bicycle chain
4,439,171 03/27/84 Derailleur mechanism
4,400,999 08/30/83 Drive hub for bicycles or the like
4,378,222 03/29/83 Derailleur system for a bicycle
4,351,569 09/28/82 Hub sleeve formed of deep-drawn parts