ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,257, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to BETHEL AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS Co. LTD. (Wuhu City, China).

"Electro-hydraulic hybrid braking system for vehicle" was invented by Yongbin Yuan (Wuhu, China), Sheng Zhang (Wuhu, China), Gaochao Zhang (Wuhu, China) and Qifei Feng (Wuhu, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-hydraulic hybrid braking system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes multiple wheel-end braking modules (1), a hydraulic control module (2), a first electronic control module (3), and a second electronic control module (4). Each of the wheel-end braking modules (1) includes a hydraulic piston (10), a mot...