ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,858, issued on July 28, was assigned to POCLAIN HYDRAULICS INDUSTRIE (Verberie, France).
"Brake valve with dual piloting" was invented by Matja Rupnik (Verberie, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake valve has a main body, a shaft movable within the main body, a spool plate, a first spring and a second spring arranged within the main body. The spool plate is movable between a release configuration and a brake configuration where the shaft is adapted to be linked with a first actuator configured to slide the shaft. The brake valve has a command fluid port connected to a brake chamber. A valve ring defines the brake chamber wit...