ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,140, issued on April 21, was assigned to KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH (Munich).

"Valve device for a system for a vehicle and system for a vehicle" was invented by Michael Belling-Hoffmann (Renningen, Germany), Alexander Matt (Bruchsal, Germany), Christian Kaufmann (Sindelfingen, Germany) and Dominikus Drayss (Wallduern, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve device or a vehicle system, the system including first and second control units which are electrically connectable or connected to the valve device, which includes a valve unit with at least one actuator for actuating the valve unit, first/second supply p...