AU2013257490A1 - Bicycle with suspension - Google Patents

Bicycle with suspension

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Publication number: AU2013257490A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: bicycle; suspension
Prior art date: 2010-07-09
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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AU2013257490A

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Inventor

Jan Talavasek

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Specialized Bicycle Components Holding Co Inc

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Specialized Bicycle Components Inc

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2010-07-09

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2013-11-15

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2013-12-05

2010-07-09 Priority claimed from US12/833,745 external-priority patent/US8480064B2/en

2013-11-15 Application filed by Specialized Bicycle Components Inc filed Critical Specialized Bicycle Components Inc

2013-11-15 Priority to AU2013257490A priority Critical patent/AU2013257490B2/en

2013-12-05 Publication of AU2013257490A1 publication Critical patent/AU2013257490A1/en

2015-11-05 Application granted granted Critical

2015-11-05 Publication of AU2013257490B2 publication Critical patent/AU2013257490B2/en

2023-09-07 Assigned to SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. reassignment SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. Request for Assignment Assignors: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.

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US12/833,745		2010-07-09
US12/833,745 US8480064B2 (en)	2010-07-09	2010-07-09	Bicycle with suspension
AU2011203225A AU2011203225B2 (en)	2010-07-09	2011-06-30	Bicycle with suspension
AU2013257490A AU2013257490B2 (en)	2010-07-09	2013-11-15	Bicycle with suspension

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