ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,445, issued on May 5, was assigned to ZF Active Safety Gmbh (Koblenz, Germany).
"Method and device for determining the wear of a brake" was invented by Andreas Marx (Hartenfels, Germany) and Nicholas Alford (Waldesch, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a method for determining the wear of a brake of a motor vehicle having a brake piston, an actuator, a first brake lining, a second brake lining, a friction partner and a mounting, where the brake piston is held on a spindle of the brake and can be moved axially along the spindle between the actuator and the friction partner."
The patent was filed on Aug. 1,...