B62M 25/00
Actuators for gearing speed-change mechanisms specially adapted for cycles
Official title: Actuators for gearing speed-change mechanisms specially adapted for cycles (rider operated controls for cycles in general B62K23/00; gearing speed change mechanisms F16H)
B62M25/00 (Actuators for gearing speed-change mechanisms specially adapted for cycles) appears on 1,746 US grants and 1,607 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62M- Granted patents
- 1,746
- Published applications
- 1,607
- Assignees
- 251
- Inventors
- 1,491
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 81 | 76 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 |
| 2026 | 41 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62M 25/08Actuators for gearing speed-change mechanisms specially adapted for cycles: with electrical or930
- B62M 25/02Actuators for gearing speed-change mechanisms specially adapted for cycles: with mechanical transmitting893
- B62M 2025/006Actuators for gearing speed-change mechanisms specially adapted for cycles: with auxiliary shiftIndexing code105
- B62M 2025/003Actuators for gearing speed-change mechanisms specially adapted for cycles: with gear indicatingIndexing code104
Recent patents
- Component for human-powered vehicle and control system for human-powered vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,715 B2Shimano Inc.
- Bicycle transmission actuation system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,716 B2Advancing Technologies B.V.
- Bicycle motor unit and bicycle derailleur15 Sep 2026US 12,735,144 B2Shimano Inc.
- Bottom bracket gearshift for an electric bicycle and electric bicycle with such a bottom bracket gearshift8 Sep 2026US 12,728,952 B2
- Bicycle operating apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,739 B2Shimano Inc.
- Bicycle and motor control apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264803 A1Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Clutch control device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266343 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Automatic control of a motor-assisted bicycle to achieve a desired ride objective of a rider20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242034 A1enviolo B.V.
- Rotational-position sensor unit, human-powered vehicle controller, and human-powered vehicle system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233806 A1Shimano Inc.
- Dual-motor strain wave gear continuously variable transmission30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217331 A1Fox Factory, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gear indicator for a bicycle1,429US 6,370,981 B1Shimano Inc. · 2002
- Adjusting device for a control cable for a bicycle1,068US 4,833,937 AShimano Industrial Company Limited · 1989
- Shift lever and integral handbrake apparatus1,061US 4,100,820 A1978
- Cable adjustment device1,034US 5,946,978 AShimano Inc. · 1999
- Electronic transmission control system for a bicycle or the like260US 5,356,348 AE.B.T., Inc. · 1994