ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,422, issued on March 24, was assigned to ZF Active Safety GmbH (Koblenz, Germany) and ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany).
"Brake pedal module" was invented by Marcus Janson (Koblenz, Germany), Thomas Kramer (Oldenburg, Germany) and Markus Wenzel (Bersenbruck, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake pedal module for a brake-by-wire brake system of a vehicle is disclosed, having a brake pedal, which can be secured pivotably on the vehicle and can be moved between a rest position and an end position, and a feedback unit for producing a resistance during actuation of the brake pedal. The feedback unit has a first co...