ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,218, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to FERRARI S.P.A. (Modena, Italy).
"Road vehicle equipped with a braking system without front compartment encumbrance" was invented by Thierry Annequin-Digond (Modena, Italy) and Alessandro Calamita (Modena, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A road vehicle comprising a vehicle body which defines along its length a longitudinal axis of the road vehicle and along its width a transversal axis of the road vehicle; a brake pedal, which is mounted on the vehicle so that it is hinged integral with the vehicle body; a braking unit also mounted integral with the vehicle body; the braking unit being mech...