ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,325, issued on July 8, was assigned to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC. (Livonia, Mich.).
"Drum brake assembly" was invented by Matthew Wernette (Livonia, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drum brake assembly for a vehicle includes a brake drum. First and second brake shoes are displaceable between a rest condition in which the first and second brake shoes are spaced from the brake drum and a braking condition in which the first and second brake shoes engage the brake drum. A first spring applies a force between the first brake shoe and a fixed component of the vehicle. A second spring applies a force between the second brake shoe and th...