ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,229, issued on May 19, was assigned to ZF Active Safety GmbH (Kobienz, Germany).
"Actuator assembly for a vehicle brake" was invented by Volker Knop (Ulmen, Germany), Nicholas Alford (Waldesch, Germany), Werner Seibert (Kammerforst, Germany) and Christoph Beuerle (Koblenz, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator assembly for a vehicle brake is described, with a brake calliper in which a space is formed for a brake disc, and an actuating slide for a brake pad. The actuating slide can be moved optionally between a retracted position and an extended position. In the brake calliper, adjoining the space, a sleeve-like portion is...