ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,221, issued on June 30, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A. (Curno, Italy).

"Brake-by-wire braking system for vehicles, provided with electric actuation and electric back-up" was invented by Samuele Mazzoleni (Curno, Italy) and Andrea Belloni (Curno, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A braking system for vehicles may have a first brake group, a second brake group and a third brake group. A first and a second control unit may be provided for the brake groups. The first control unit may be connected to the first brake group by a piloting device for an actuator of the first brake group. The second control unit may be connected to the secon...