ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,612, issued on March 31, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Multi-piston disengagement system for a brake device of a vehicle, brake device for a vehicle having a multi-piston disengagement system, and transmission arrangement for a vehicle having the brake device" was invented by Simon Ortmann (Pulheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-piston disengagement system for a vehicle brake device includes an annular housing with a plurality of housing portions, each of the housing portions having a respective pressure chamber and a respective hydraulic actuation assembly. Each hyd...