US Patent Issued to ZF Active Safety US on June 23 for "Brake system apparatuses, methods, and arrangements" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,097, issued on June 23, was assigned to ZF Active Safety US Inc. (Livonia, Mich.).

"Brake system apparatuses, methods, and arrangements" was invented by Blaise J. Ganzel (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake system for actuating a plurality of wheel brakes in a normal non-failure braking mode and in a backup braking mode includes an MC-type power transmission unit having a first electric motor. An iso/dump control valve arrangement is associated with each wheel brake of the plurality of wheel brakes. A pump piston is associated with at least one wheel brake of the plurality of wheel brakes. The pump piston is drive...