ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,554, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to ArvinMeritor Technology LLC (Troy, Mich.).
"Brake assembly having a sensor unit" was invented by Daniel Philpott (Troy, Mich.), Alex Adkins (Troy, Mich.), Sukrut S. Sakhare (Troy, Mich.) and Phillip G. Leicht (Troy, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake assembly that includes a brake pad assembly, a sensor unit, and a clip. The brake pad assembly has a table and friction material that extends from the table. The sensor unit is mounted to the table. The clip that straddles the sensor unit, engages the friction material, and is spaced apart from the table."
The patent was filed on Feb. 15...