ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,039, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A. (Bergamo, Italy).

"Method for controlling a braking system with BBW technology for the distribution of braking forces for service braking of a vehicle" was invented by Davide Paolini (Bergamo, Italy), Andrea Maria Rosotti (Bergamo, Italy), Matteo Folatti (Bergamo, Italy) and Samuele Mazzoleni (Bergamo, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for controlling a braking system of a vehicle for the distribution of braking torques for service braking. The method may include receiving, by an electronic control unit, a request to apply a braking torque during a braking time interva...