US Patent Issued to ZF OFF-HIGHWAY SOLUTIONS MINNESOTA on Aug. 19 for "Pedal modulating valve assembly including multiple gain states" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,416, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to ZF OFF-HIGHWAY SOLUTIONS MINNESOTA INC. (North Mankato, Minn.).

"Pedal modulating valve assembly including multiple gain states" was invented by Peter Backes (North Mankato, Minn.) and Craig Lapoint (North Mankato, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly is provided. The valve assembly includes a valve body defining a bore. The valve assembly further includes a plunger adjacent the valve body. The valve assembly further includes a modulating biasing member abutting the plunger. The valve assembly further includes a spool disposed in the bore and adjacent the plunger with the modul...