ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,329, issued on April 14, was assigned to BLUBRAKE S.P.A (Milan).

"ABS actuator device unit for a cargo cycle and a cargo cycle provided with such device" was invented by Giuseppe Piccirillo (Milan), Mattia Tabai (Milan), Daniele Berretta (Milan) and Fabio Todeschini (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedal-assisted cargo bicycle, includes a front extension of the frame which rotatably supports a front fork shaft around an axis-spaced forward with respect to the rotation axis of the bicycle handlebar, and a luggage compartment container mounted on said front extension of the frame. The cycle has an ABS hydraulic actuator device ...