ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,391, issued on June 10, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Device and method for controlling a braking system, braking system and vehicle" was invented by Thomas Toelge (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for controlling a braking system of a vehicle may include a position sensor device which is designed to detect a position of a brake pedal and/or a piston of a main brake cylinder actuated by the brake pedal at multiple times, a pressure sensor device which is designed to detect a pressure in a fluid located in the cylinder at multiple times, and a control device which is designed to shift a braking a...