ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,238, issued on April 21, was assigned to Vitesco Technologies GmbH (Regensburg, Germany).
"Drum brake, brake system, and vehicle" was invented by Benedikt van Booven (Regensburg, Germany), Willibald Reitmeier (Hemau/Hohenschambach, Germany) and Bernhard Lehmayr (Regensburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drum brake with a carrier, a deformation sensor, and at least one brake shoe. The carrier is connected to a supporting bearing for the at least one brake shoe. The deformation sensor is designed to determine a deformation of the carrier. A brake system includes at least one such drum brake, and a vehicle with such a brake ...