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Is the Peloton Bike Patented?

Yes. Peloton Interactive holds multiple patents on the bike hardware and the live-class software — including US 10,486,026 on the method of transmitting a live fitness class with leaderboard state.

Quick answer

Yes — hardware + software

Yes. Peloton Interactive holds multiple patents on the bike hardware and the live-class software — including US 10,486,026 on the method of transmitting a live fitness class with leaderboard state.

Key patents on the Peloton Bike

Every patent number below is a live USPTO record — click through to read the original claims on Google Patents.

  1. US 10,486,026 (2019)Method for delivering live streaming fitness content with leaderboard. Status: active.

What to know

  • Peloton's own patents were once used to sue iFit and Echelon; Peloton has also been sued (Lululemon 2021) over bike-design IP.
  • The software patents are what differentiate Peloton from a generic spin bike — and are the hardest to design around.

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