US Patent Issued to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US on June 16 for "Vented valve and brake system using same" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,667, issued on June 16, was assigned to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC. (Livonia, Mich.).

"Vented valve and brake system using same" was invented by Blaise J. Ganzel (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A venting valve includes a bore lumen. An MC valve passage is in fluid communication with the bore lumen. A venting fluid passage is in fluid communication with the bore lumen at a location spaced from the MC valve passage. An SCA valve passage is in fluid communication with the bore lumen at a location between the MC valve passage and the venting fluid passage. A venting valve shuttle moves between first and second shuttle posit...