US Patent Issued to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY, ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US on Sept. 23 for "Electromechanical brake pressure generator unit" (German, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,766, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBH (Koblenz, Germany) and ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC. (Livonia, Mich.).

"Electromechanical brake pressure generator unit" was invented by Blaise Ganzel (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Frank Einig (Ochtendung, Germany), Klaus Lemke (Hanroth, Germany), Iosu Oloriz del Rosario (Koblenz, Germany), Paul Warkentin (Bonefeld, Germany), Martin Hofmann (Mendig, Germany) and Karl-Josef Adams (Muenstermaifeld, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromechanical brake pressure generator unit (10) of a brake-by-wire brake system can only be activated electronically and comprises a master brake...