ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,948, issued on Aug. 4.
"Automatic park brake system and method" was invented by Sean Christopher Davis (Powder Springs, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic park brake system, and an automatic park brake system method are provided. The system and the method are operably configured to prevent idle or unattended vehicles from rolling away and causing property damage and personal injury. The automatic park brake system comprises an automatic park brake controller (APBC); an automatic park brake actuator (APB actuator) operably connected to the APBC and configured to operate in response to commands from the APBC; an automatic p...