US Patent Issued to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US on June 30 for "Hydraulic brake boost" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,220, issued on June 30, was assigned to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC. (Livonia, Mich.).

"Hydraulic brake boost" 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 front and rear wheel brakes includes a reservoir and a master cylinder operable during a manual push-through mode by actuation of a brake pedal to generate brake actuating pressure at a first output for hydraulically actuating the pair of front wheel brakes. A power transmission unit is configured for selectively providing pressurized hydraulic fluid for actuating the pair of front wheel brakes and the pair of rear whee...