US Patent Issued to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US on March 31 for "Powered one-way solenoid valve and brake system using same" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,643, issued on March 31, was assigned to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC. (Livonia, Mich.).

"Powered one-way solenoid valve and brake system using same" was invented by Blaise Ganzel (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered one-way solenoid valve includes a valve cavity defining a one-way valve fluid path. A valve seat is located along the one-way valve fluid path. A valve poppet is configured for reciprocal motion between poppet open and closed positions. When the valve poppet is in the poppet closed position, a valve poppet shoulder selectively contacts the valve seat to substantially occlude fluid flow therepast along t...