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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12643515 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2022

Brake apparatus for a wheel of a vehicle

Applicant:

Lightyear Ipco B.v., Helmond, NL;

Inventors:

Durandus Kornelius Dijken, Eindhoven, NL;

Jaap Van De Vorst, Nijmegen, NL;

Assignee:

Lightyear IPCo B.V., Helmond, NL;

Attorney:

Patterson + Sheridan, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Hai H Huynh

Assistant Examiner:

Johnny H Hoang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/58 (2006.01); B60T 1/06 (2006.01); B60T 7/04 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/171 (2006.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01); B60T 13/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/58 (2013.01); B60T 1/065 (2013.01); B60T 7/042 (2013.01); B60T 8/171 (2013.01); B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60T 13/588 (2013.01); B60T 2201/06 (2013.01); B60T 2210/20 (2013.01); B60T 2210/32 (2013.01); B60T 2220/04 (2013.01); B60T 2250/04 (2013.01); B60T 2270/82 (2013.01);
Abstract

A brake apparatus for a wheel of a vehicle, comprising a brake pad to generate a brake force when the brake pad engages a brake disc, the brake disc being associated with the wheel of the vehicle a brake actuator, which is adapted to move the brake pad towards the brake disc, and bring the brake pad into contact with the brake disc, therewith generating a requested brake force in response to a brake action request, a control unit configured to determine whether a brake action request is present, determine whether the vehicle is standing still, instruct the brake actuator to reduce the brake force with which the brake pad engages the brake disc when the control unit has determined that the brake action request is present and the control unit has determined that the vehicle is standing still.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Dijken, Durandus. (2026). Brake apparatus for a wheel of a vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 12643515). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12643515

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