US Patent Issued to FAAC on April 15 for "Electronic braking system for an electric motor in the absence of an electrical supply" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,584, issued on April 15, was assigned to FAAC S.P.A. (Zola Predosa, Italy).

"Electronic braking system for an electric motor in the absence of an electrical supply" was invented by Claudio Turchetti (Casalecchio di Reno, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic braking system for an electric motor (2) in the absence of an electrical supply comprising a braking circuit (6), a control circuit (5) comprising a microcontroller (51) which controls said braking circuit and an enabling switch (8) which connects said control (5) and braking circuits to the electrical connections of the motor when power (7) is removed from it. The br...