US Patent Issued to Deere & Co. on May 5 for "Brake assembly and method of supplying lubricant in a brake assembly" (American, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,382, issued on May 5, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Brake assembly and method of supplying lubricant in a brake assembly" was invented by Kevin M. Allen (Bartlesville, Okla.), Martin L. Meek Jr. (Coffeyville, Kan.), Shantanu S. Joshi (Pune, India) and Galen R. Love (Fort Scott, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake assembly includes a housing configured to contain lubricant at a lubricant level, a shaft disposed in the housing, an annular brake pack disposed in the housing and around the shaft, an annular piston disposed in the housing and around the shaft and configured to move axially relative to the annular brak...