ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,403, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to HL MANDO Corp. (Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea).

"Brake system for a vehicle" was invented by Ralf Leiter (Mendig, Germany), Lothar Wagner (Simmern, Germany) and Sergej Hoffmann (Oberursel, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The application relates to a brake system for a vehicle, comprising a brake piston connectable to a brake pad and configured for performing a braking motion to press the brake pad against a friction surface, a hydraulic brake unit configured for hydraulic actuation of the braking motion, an electro-mechanical parking brake actuator configured for actuating the braking motio...