US Patent Issued to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems on Nov. 18 for "System and method for testing vehicle brake and steering systems" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,962, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Avon, Ohio).

"System and method for testing vehicle brake and steering systems" was invented by Nicholas A. Broyles (North Ridgeville, Ohio) and Andrew J. Pilkington (Avon Lake, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for testing braking and steering systems of a vehicle includes a steering actuator to cause rotation of the steering wheel and electropneumatic modules associated with each wheel brake that include a solenoid controlling fluid communication between a brake actuator of the wheel brake and one of a fluid source and atmosphere. A controller...