ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,043, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to IPGATE AG (Pfaffikon, Switzerland).

"Brake system, in particular for automatic driving" was invented by Heinz Leiber (Oberriexingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake system for a motor vehicle may comprise an actuating device, in particular a brake pedal, a pressure supply device, in particular a hydraulic piston-cylinder unit driven by an electric motor driven, for hydraulically adjusting a brake piston of at least one wheel brake, wherein the pressure supply device works in particular on wheel brakes of the front axle of the motor vehicle, and having at least one electromechanic...