ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,902, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to KSR IP Holdings LLC (Wilmington, Del.).
"Electronic throttle control pedal assembly" was invented by Matthew Vyskocil (Ridgetown, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic throttle control pedal assembly includes a housing having a friction generating surface, a pedal arm, a spring carrier, and at least one spring. The pedal arm includes a hub portion and a friction generating member. The friction generating member has a lobe connected to a cross member and is positioned on a side surface of the hub portion. The cross member extends within the hub portion. The spring carrier has a fri...