ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,552, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Non-excited operation type brake for brake device and disc brake device" was invented by Shinichi Yamadera (Tokyo) and Quyen Huu Nguyen (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a non-excited operation type brake for a brake device that is configured to allow rotation of a motor shaft when energized and that is configured to stop the rotation of the motor shaft when de-energized, including: a casing that is configured to function as a yoke and that includes a coil accommodating portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section and form...