ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,268, issued on May 20, was assigned to WAY ASSAUTO SRL (Asti At, Italy) and INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY (Nuevo Leon, Mexico).

"Active suspension for a vehicle" was invented by Renato Galluzzi (San Benigno Canavese, Italy), Fabio Cotto (Turin, Italy), Nicola Amati (Alpignano, Italy) and Manfredi Tornabene (Palermo, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The suspension includes a hydraulic actuator and a supply hydraulic circuit connected to the hydraulic actuator to supply a compression chamber and an extension chamber of the hydraulic actuator with a working fluid. The supply hydraulic circuit includes a...