ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,535, issued on May 20, was assigned to ALSTOM Holdings (Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France).

"Unlocking system, bogie comprising such a system and associated manufacturing method" was invented by Mathieu Vandier (Le Plan Medoc, France) and Michael Lafay (St Germain du Plain, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An unlocking system for at least one brake of a bogie includes an unlocking device configured for being attached to at least one cable connected to the at least one brake, and a support that includes a shaft forming a first axis of rotation. The unlocking device is rotatable with respect to the support about the first axis of rotat...