ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,347, issued on July 7, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Braking system for vehicle doors" was invented by Tushar Jagannath Pawar (Plain City, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A braking system for a vehicle door including a first lever having a first end, a second end, and a central pivot point between the first end and the second end. The second end of the first lever includes a first brake pad configured to engage with a retainer arm associated with a door of a vehicle. In addition, the system includes a second lever having a first end, a second end, and a central pivot point, wherein the second end of the second lev...