US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on May 26 for "Brake device and electrically operatable axle drivetrain of a motor vehicle" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,035, issued on May 26, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Brake device and electrically operatable axle drivetrain of a motor vehicle" was invented by Benedikt Grubauer (Neresheim, Germany) and Simon Ortmann (Pulheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake device for an electrically operatable axle drivetrain of a motor vehicle includes a hydraulic disengaging system comprising a central disengaging element which actuates a friction device such that the friction device operates in a braking or non-braking state. The central disengaging element has a central disengaging element housi...