ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,796, issued on May 13, was assigned to ZF Off-Highway Solutions Minnesota Inc (North Mankato, Minn.).
"Electrohydraulic brake valve with overpressure protection" was invented by Peter Backes (North Mankato, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved electrohydraulic brake valve with overpressure protection is provided. The electrohydraulic brake valve includes an integrated pressure limiting device coupled to a modulating valve and a solenoid assembly. The pressure limiting device transmits an axial force from the solenoid plunger to the valve spool up to a set limit, which corresponds to a maximum output pressure. Above this s...