US Patent Issued to Wabtec Hauts-de-France on Sept. 9 for "Vehicle braking system comprising a service brake indicator device and vehicle provided with such a system" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,822, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Wabtec Hauts-de-France (Amiens, France).

"Vehicle braking system comprising a service brake indicator device and vehicle provided with such a system" was invented by Claudino Goncalves (Ribeaucourt, France) and Jeremie Sales (Amiens, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle braking system includes brakes, a body, a braking linkage, a service brake comprising a braking piston movable relative to the body to act on the braking linkage and delimiting a service brake pressure chamber to place the braking piston in a service braking position. A parking brake acts on the braking piston and ha...