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| US6860552B1 (en) | 2000-04-28 | 2005-03-01 | Giuseppe Bigolin | Bicycle saddle | 
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| US7055900B2 (en) | 2000-08-03 | 2006-06-06 | Selle Royal S.P.A. | Support structure for a vehicle | 
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| US7628451B2 (en) | 2005-11-25 | 2009-12-08 | Louis Chuang | Bicycle saddle | 
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| CA2273357A1 (en) | 1996-12-09 | 1998-06-18 | Nelson Seating Pty Ltd. | Bicycle seat | 
| WO1998029010A1 (en) | 1997-01-02 | 1998-07-09 | Graebe Robert H | Motorcycle seat cushion | 
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| US6886887B2 (en) | 2003-08-27 | 2005-05-03 | Tsai-Yun Yu | Bicycle saddle | 
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| US6860551B1 (en) | 2004-01-30 | 2005-03-01 | Hsien Yao Chi | Saddle structure for vehicles | 
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| Bike Seat Cushion, available in amazon.com, date first available May 29, 2022, site visited Nov. 2, 2022, URL:https://www.amazon.com/Kecio-Inflatable-Comfortable-Stationary-Accessories/dp/B0B2R13924/ (Year: 2022).* | 
| Extended Supplementary European Search Report, European Patent Application Serial No. EP 13 86 9329.6, dated Mar. 28, 2017. | 
| New Bike Seat Cover, available in amazon.com, date first available 10/12/2021, site visited 11/02/2022, URL:https://www.amazon.com/Absorbing-Inflation-Tools-Dual-Inflatable-Exercise/dp/B09J93ZWST (Year: 2021)* | 
| New Bike Seat Cover, available in amazon.com, date first available Oct. 12, 2021, site visited Nov. 2, 2022, URL:https://www.amazon.com/Absorbing-Inflation-Tools-Dual-Inflatable-Exercise/dp/B09J93ZWST (Year: 2021).* | 
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