ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,480, issued on July 15, was assigned to IPGATE AG (Pfaffikon, Switzerland).

"Redundant braking system having pressure supply for electric vehicles and vehicles having autonomous driving of level 3 (HAD) to level 4 (FAD)" was invented by Thomas Leiber (Rogoznica, Croatia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake system for a vehicle may contain redundant components that permit braking force to be applied in case of partial or complete failure of a primary braking mechanism. The system may include at least one hydraulic brake circuit having at least one hydraulically operating wheel brake; a pressure supply device driven by an electric-mo...