Al parecer Shimano ha comprado la patente de los Q-Rings a Rotor: From the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, a Japanese market and business newspaper, translated from the Japanese: Shimano, the Osaka bicycle giant, has purchased a patent from Spain-based Rotor LLC to develop bicycle chain rings. Rotor LLC's "Q-Rings", an oval version of the traditional round bicycle chain ring will be immediately assimilated into the forthcoming Shimano bicycle component lineup, to be released in the third quarter of 2009. Tatsuya Yama, the Japanese market Shimano liaison briefly discussed the impact of the patent purchase: "We believe the Rotor design is the most efficient chain ring design today. Consequently, it must be the Shimano design as well." Yama confirmed that Shimano has already developed a version of the Rotor Q-ring that is currently undergoing testing. The Shimano developed chain ring will feature "distinctive Shimano design branding", as well as have "a few minor bugs (Rotor's) design overlooked worked out", Yama said. The new chain rings will be an important element of Shimano's new 7900 version Dura Ace premium bicycle component line up, as well as the heavily anticipated "Electronic" Dura Ace, a sort of automatic transmission for bicycles. "You must appreciate the impact this new element will have on the high-end cycling industry" says Yama. "It's unprecedented."
No hace mucho me pregunte, cuanto tardarán los grandes fabricantes en utilizar platos ovales? Me alegro por los chicos de Rotor, y espero que los ingresos de la patente, le sirvan para seguir innovando en este mundo, en el que casi todos se copian.
Hola a todos Por parte de Rotor, podemos confirmar que nadie de Shimano nos ha contactado para negociar sobre la patente de los Q-Rings. Ignoramos el origen de este comunicado y estamos tratando de localizar a la persona responsable para aclaralo con Shimano. Un saludo Rotor Bike Components
