US Patent Issued to Brembo on Dec. 16 for "Device for detecting the clamping force of a brake caliper and control system of a braking system" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,015, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A. (Bergamo, Italy).

"Device for detecting the clamping force of a brake caliper and control system of a braking system" was invented by Alessandro Bertagna (Curno, Italy), Fabio Battaglia (Curno, Italy) and Andrea Casadio (Curno, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for detecting a clamping force of a brake caliper of a vehicle braking system is provided. The device has a force sensor, a force transmitting element suitable for transmitting the clamping force exerted by the brake caliper to the force sensor, and a mechanical limit stop element. The force transmitting element...