ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,610, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Brake apparatus" was invented by Seung Hyeob Bae (Ansan-si, South Korea) and Kyoung Woo Kang (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake apparatus includes a reservoir in which oil is accommodated; a master cylinder fluidically connected to the reservoir; a pedal simulator fluidically connected to the master cylinder and into which the oil flows; and a brake pedal connected to the master cylinder and configured to be moved in response to a driver's operation, wherein the master cylinder includes a first p...