ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,780, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH (Munich).

"Solenoid valve with improved damping and method for producing same" was invented by Christoph Hoffmann (Gaeufelden, Germany), Friedbert Roether (Cleebronn, Germany) and Rene Jonkmann (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solenoid valve including a first connection, a second connection, an armature and a coil for moving the armature. The solenoid valve comprises: a first closure part which is coupled to the armature and opens or closes the first connection as a result of a movement of the armature; a second closure part which...