Patent Status
Crucially necessary inventions for realizing SDV drives and human-powered vehicles have been granted patents in the following seven major countries:
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Countries
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Patent Number
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Title
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| USA | US RE40,127 E | HUMAN-POWERED DRIVING MECHANISM |
| United Kingdom | EP(UK)1116646 | MANUALLY DRIVEN MECHANISM |
| Germany | 699 21 345.2-08 | MANUALLY DRIVEN MECHANISM |
| France | E 1 116 646 | MANUALLY DRIVEN MECHANISM |
| Italy | 51306BE2004 | MANUALLY DRIVEN MECHANISM |
| Japan | 3282077 4156823 |
HUMAN-POWERED DRIVING MECHANISM |
Technical Background
An English paper on SDV is published on eJournal.
The paper is based on the one published on the Journal of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol.105 No. 1003. This will give you thorough scientific understanding on SDV.