ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,646, issued on July 7, was assigned to ZF Active Safety GmbH (Koblenz, Germany).
"Pneumatic brake pedal module" was invented by Erwin Michels (Kail, Germany) and Peter Polke (Hanroth, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pneumatic brake pedal module for a brake-by-wire brake system of a vehicle is disclosed. The brake pedal module includes a pivotably mounted brake pedal and a damping unit. The damping unit is mechanically coupled to the brake pedal to generate a resistance when the brake pedal is actuated. The damping unit comprises a housing and a piston, which is mounted movably in the housing and divides an internal space of t...