ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,007, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Method for controlling a hydraulic control device" was invented by Erhard Hodrus (Achern, Germany), Christian Eberle (Buhl, Germany) and Marian Preisner (Buhl, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for controlling a hydraulic control device which can actuate a torque device and includes a first actuating element configured to be acted upon by a first fluid pressure in a first fluid line and configured to actuate the torque device; a system pressure line hydraulically connected to the first fluid line and havin...