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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120025963 | VEHICLE USING MOTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME A vehicle using a motor, and a method of controlling the vehicle. The vehicle includes a battery for providing electric energy to the motor, a remaining energy-amount detector for detecting an amount of remaining energy of the battery, a distance calculator for calculat... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120007727 | BRAKE WARNING DEVICE AND METHOD A brake warning device and method includes acquiring acceleration data of a bicycle, and calculating a specific parameter according to the acceleration data acquired within a preset interval using a preset calculation method. The bicycle is determined to be decelerating... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110254673 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE STRAIN OF A USER OF A HUMAN PROPULSION VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ADAPTED FOR SAID METHOD A method of managing physical effort expended by a user of a human-propelled vehicle provided with a control unit connected to an electric motor that is powered by a battery and that is arranged to take the place at least in part of the user for the purposes of propelli... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110187517 | Safety Warning Light A method of providing a safety warning light for a traveler over a period of months of intermittent travel, that makes use of a battery operated lighting apparatus that provides light when motion and darkness are detected and that when still or in daylight uses, on aver... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110163862 | IMMINENT COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD The invention is directed to methods and systems for sensing the presence of objects in the intended path of an automobile with a system to warn both the operator of the vehicle and the object of regard.... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110148611 | WIRELESS BRAKE LIGHT AND SIGNAL INDICATOR FOR TRANSPORTATION A wireless brake light and signal indicator for transportation has a front controller mounted on a handlebar of a bicycle, a brake signal generator mounted to a brake lever and connected to the front controller, and a tail signal indicator wirelessly controlled by the f... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110133913 | CHILD'S CARRIAGE, IN PARTICULAR A STROLLER A child's carriage including a frame that supports a seat or the like for a child and from which a rear bar extends for pushing the carriage and from which a front rod extends to a fork to which a front wheel is mounted. A swivel is mounted between the front rod and the... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110115614 | DIRECTION LIGHT AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR BICYCLE A direction light and illumination device for bicycle includes a direction light unit arranged to a bicycle handling and a rear portion of a bicycle frame. The direction light unit includes a front support, a rear support, a front left light, a front right light, a rear... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110084821 | LUMINOUS ALERTING DEVICE A luminous alerting device includes two connecting portions, two illuminating units detachably attached to the two connecting portions for adapting to be mounted on an outfit, and a wireless controller wirelessly communicated with the two illuminating units for controll... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110084822 | DETECTING APPARATUS FOR A BICYCLE A detecting apparatus for a bicycle includes a detector mounted on a wheel fork and a monitoring device connected to a bicycle for immediately monitoring cycling status data. The detector wirelessly communicates with the monitoring device for detecting a wheel rotation ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110074563 | Swinging device and apparatus for detecting rotating status and information displaying device using the same The present disclosure provides a swinging device having a swinging mechanism disposed on an energy provider, wherein volume and shape of the swinging mechanism and a distance between the swinging mechanism and the energy provider are adjusted so as to control the ratio... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110057781 | WIRELESS LIGHT INDICATION AND CONTROL DEVICE A wireless light indication and control device connected with a helmet is provided. The wireless light indication and control device includes a direction detector, a wireless transmitter, and at least one light element, wherein the direction detector senses a movement o... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110048830 | Self-propelled wheel for bicycles and similar vehicles A wheel with a self-contained drive mechanism is provided to propel (or assist in propulsion of) bicycles, tricycles, and similar vehicles. The wheel preferably takes the form of a detachable wheel which is readily received within the dropouts of a bicycle frame or fork... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110037580 | Traffic Warning Device A traffic warning device comprises a light-emitting apparatus. The light-emitting apparatus includes plural regularly-arranged warning lights and a signal receiver. The traffic warning device is further provided with a remote control to cooperate with the light-emitting... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100283590 | SAFETY LIGHT DEVICE A safety light apparatus includes a first light source to emit a first light beam and a first light modulator to modulate the first light beam to project a first light image resembling a left boundary of a bike lane. A second light source emits a second light beam, and ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100225459 | BICYCLE DISPLAY LAMP STRUCTURE A bicycle display lamp structure, including a casing, a circuit board disposed within the casing, a display body, a plurality of light source elements, and a clamping device located on the casing. In which the light source elements produce light sources, which are guide... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225458 | BICYCLE BURGLARPROOF DEVICE A bicycle burglarproof device includes a monitoring device and a warning device. The monitoring device detects a displacement of a bicycle, and wirelessly transmits a warning signal to the warning device once the displacement is identified as abnormal. Upon receiving th... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100207749 | Alarm Device of a Bicycle An alarm device of a bicycle includes an alarm unit provided on an elbow protector. The alarm unit is able to show a signal which indicates that the bicycle is in a turning status or in a braking status such that a rear driver could know the moving status of the bicycle... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100123566 | Bicycle meter assembly with positioning function A bicycle meter assembly with locating function includes a sensor module and a receiver module. The sensor module includes a microprocessor, a sensing unit, a display unit, a keypad, an encoder, and a wireless transceiver. The receiver module includes a wireless receive... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100117811 | DIRECTION SIGNAL LIGHT A direction signal light for bicycle is disclosed. The signal light comprises a controller, a direction signal seat, a red light and amber light module, characterized in that the controller having a touch control switch for left turning and right turning light is dispos... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20090315692 | WIRELESS BICYCLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE A wireless bicycle communication device includes a bracket, an electronic switch, an antenna, a wiring assembly and a radio communication unit. The electronic switch is coupled to the bracket and configured to generate switching signals. The antenna is supported to an a... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090268478 | Motorcycle Safety Device A motorcycle safety device includes a housing and a mount for coupling the housing to a motorcycle. A light assembly is removably coupled to the housing, the light assembly including a casing, a light positioned inside the casing, a lens coupled to the casing, and a bat... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090140847 | Turning indication system for two-wheeled vehicle A turning indication system for a two-wheeled vehicle includes a first unit connected to a two-wheeled vehicle and emits signals when the vehicle turns. The first unit includes a mode switch unit from which the rider can set different operation modes. A second unit is c... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090102627 | Bicycle Turn Signals Embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses relating to bicycle turn signals. In one embodiment, a bicycle turn signal apparatus includes left and right switches, left and right turn lights, a controller, and a power supply.... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090102628 | BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM A bicycle control system is provided with a switch device and a cycle computer. The switch device includes a switch operation member, a sensor arranged relative to the switch operation member to detect operation of the switch operation member, a processing unit operativ... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090054182 | BICYCLE COMPONENT WITH POSITION SENSING A bicycle component is basically provided with a base member, a movable portion, a magnetic element and a position sensing device. The base member is configured to be attached to a bicycle. The movable portion is movably coupled to the base member, the movable portion i... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090033475 | Bicycle Warning Device A device for warning a bicycle rider of an object approaching the bicycle rider from behind a bicycle with a rear view mirror mounted to the bicycle by a mounting assembly, a detector mounted to the bicycle and capable of detecting the object and determining if the obje... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080290999 | UNIFIED CONTROL DEVICE FOR BICYCLE ACCESSORY A control device, either installed on a bicycle or carried by a user, communicates with the accessories via radio signals. The control device radiates control signals via its radio transceiver and the control signals are received by the radio transceivers of the accesso... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080191852 | Device for Setting the Wheel Size of a Bicycle on a Bicycle Computer The present invention relates to an apparatus for setting the wheel size of a bicycle (1, 2) on a bicycle computer (3) using input means (4, 5) on the bicycle computer (3). The aim is to be able to set the bicycle computer to the correct whee... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080180233 | HUMAN-BICYCLE INTERACTION DEVICE A human-bicycle interaction device has an interface for a person to enter electronic commands and a display unit responding to the commands, wherein the interface has a directional button with a non-operating position and at least two operating positions. The use of the... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080122596 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING SPEED, PARTICULARLY FOR CYCLES Device for measuring speed of a cycle having a frame, at least one wheel, a fastening axle about which the wheel is adapted to rotate, and a nut adapted to be threaded upon a threaded portion of the axle. The device includes a mechanism for detecting the rotation of the... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080111668 | Sensor device A measuring device includes a speed sensor rotatably attached to a base member and having a reed switch detecting movement of a rear wheel of a bicycle, and a cadence sensor rotatably attached to the speed sensor and having a reed switch detecting movement of a gear cra... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080088423 | CONTROL AND DISPLAY FOR WIRELESS SIGNAL LIGHT A control with display for RF wireless signal light includes a wireless remote control device and a sound-light warning device. The wireless remote control device further includes a light signal controller, a light signal switch circuit, a RF wireless signal emitter and... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080042811 | Automatic Cycle Storage System An automatic cycle storage system comprising cycles, each of which carries a blocking device and an electronic circuit; a cycle storage area serving to receive the cycles while they are not being used; and a control device adapted to authorize, selectively, cycles to be... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080018440 | Bicycle Lock, Use Thereof and System for Giving Bicycles on Loan The invention relates to a bicycle lock (1), comprising locking means (5,8) for locking a bicycle (10), and releasing means (6) for removing the locking. The releasing means (6) can be operated with a pass (2), which is provided... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070272462 | Vehicle instrument panel device An instrument panel device includes an instrument panel incorporating a speed meter, an odometer, a main switch and a meter cover covering the instrument panel and the main switch. The main switch is provided with a key cylinder projecting inwardly from the side surface... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070205885 | Wireless bike brake light This invention proposes a wireless bike brake light that can respond to braking when bikes are in motion. The invention employs a MEMS (micro electro mechanical system)-structured accelerometer chip as sensor to detect related signals. A control circuits unit processes ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070188311 | Burglarproof device for bicycle An burglarproof device for a bicycle includes a locking means for safely storing a bicycle, an installation means for easily installing the locking on the frame of the bicycle, and an alarming means for generating an alarm to the exterior for proper action when an unaut... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070008089 | Vehicle simulation system A vehicle simulation system equipped to display information on the rear side of a driver (rider). The simulation system includes a dummy bicycle operated by the rider, a monitor on the front side for displaying a scene based on the operations of the dummy bicycle, and a... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060164217 | Safety/security method and device for two-wheeled vehicles and similar The invention relates to a safety/security method and device for two-wheeled vehicles and similar. The inventive device comprises a processor which is connected to a geographic positioning centre (CL) and to a communication unit (UT) with a cellular telephone system whi... | 07/27/2006 |
