ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,306, issued on July 1, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A. (Curno, Italy).
"Device and method for a simultaneous detection of tangential and normal forces acting in a detection point at a brake caliper or at a suspension of a vehicle wheel" was invented by Francesco Camozzi (Curno, Italy), Andrea Milanesi (Curno, Italy), Pietro Barale (Curno, Italy) and Leonardo De Novellis (Curno, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detection device for simultaneously detecting tangential and normal components of a force acting at a brake caliper or suspension of a vehicle wheel has a plate-shaped casing having a force sensor assembly for detecting norm...