ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,318, issued on July 14, was assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Avon, Ohio).

"System and method for using a pneumatic line as a backup communication channel for first and second park brake controllers" was invented by Thomas J. Hayes (Lakewood, Ohio), Christopher H. Hutchins (Bay Village, Ohio), Niket Mokashi (Maharashtra, India) and Vishawajeet More (Maharashtra, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method are provided for using a pneumatic line as a backup communication channel for first and secondary park brake controllers. In one embodiment, a park brake system is provided comprising a first park brake...