ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,520, issued on June 2, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A. (Curno, Italy).

"Method of controlling a braking system and related braking system" was invented by Eugenio Bonalumi (Curno, Italy) and Alfonso Tarantini (Curno, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of controlling a braking system of a vehicle for activating a parking-braking force actuated by the braking system is provided. The method involves actuating both a first actuator approaching against a first pad to apply a first force and the second actuator approaching against a second pad to apply a second force, detecting a value of the first force and the second force, synch...