ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,484, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Duplicent LLC (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Braking system" was invented by Curren Krasnoff (Santa Monica, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A braking device for a vehicle includes a track, a brake pad, and a bar. The track is configured to couple to an underside of the vehicle. The track includes a stopping feature disposed along a length thereof. The bar has a first end in engagement with the track and an opposing second end coupled to the brake pad. The first end of the bar moves along the track and selectively engages with the stopping feature. The stopping feature permits movement of the ...