ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,042, issued on May 26, was assigned to AUDI AG (Ingolstadt, Germany).

"Method of operating the parking brake of a motor vehicle based on the friction values of each wheels" was invented by Kilian Forster (Beilngries, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for operating a motor vehicle having two wheels, each of which is associated with a parking brake. The parking brakes are controlled as a function of a friction between the respective wheel and the ground."

The patent was filed on Aug. 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/458,465.

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