ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,321, issued on July 14, was assigned to ZF Active Safety GmbH (Koblenz, Germany).

"Method for determining wear values on at least a first and a second vehicle brake of a motor vehicle" was invented by Erwin Michels (Kail, Germany), Benedikt Ohlig (Vallendar, Germany) and Matthias Fuchs (Koblenz, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is disclosed for determining wear values on at least a first and a second vehicle brake of a motor vehicle. The first and second vehicle brakes are assigned to a first or second vehicle wheel of a same first wheel axle. The first vehicle brake has an actuator piston which presses a friction lini...