Patented Technologies

Integrated Braking Systems

IPGATE’s patent estate covers the foundational technologies of modern electrohydraulic braking — from first-generation pressure-control concepts through second-generation pressure supply units to one-box brake-by-wire production integration.

400+

Patents granted & pending

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Jurisdictions

2005

Priority year (first)

Technology Generations

From First Concept to Production Standard

IPGATE’s innovations span three distinct generations of integrated braking technology, each building on the last to advance pressure control precision, system integration, and fail-safe architecture.

Portfolio A · 2005 – 2012 · 2 sub-portfolios · 9 patent families

IBS Generation 1 — Pressure Control Foundations

Establishes the core architecture of integrated brake systems: piston pressure control (PPC), multiplexing valve control, fail-safe accumulator design, electrohydraulic brake booster, and the first 1-box brake-by-wire concept. Sub-portfolios A1 (IBS Basic) and A2 (IBS Premium) — 84 core innovations across 9 patent families.

PPC · Current-Proportional ControlMUX Valve ControlFail-Safe BbW ArchitectureEHB BoosterPedal Feel Simulator1-Box Concept

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Portfolio B · 2012 – 2016 · 3 sub-portfolios · 15 patent families

IBS Generation 2 — Pressure Supply & Production Integration

Second generation technologies advancing pressure supply, sensor systems, and full one-box production integration. HDS 2 pressure supply units, smart multi-contact sensor systems (SMBS), dual-circuit electrohydraulic actuation, check valve-free fault-tolerant control, and sensor-based self-diagnostics. Sub-portfolios B1, B2, B3 — 93 core innovations across 15 patent families.

HDS 2 · Pressure SupplySMBS · Sensor SystemsDAP · Dual-Circuit Supply1-Box PIB IntegrationCheck Valve-Free ControlSMSD · Self-Diagnostics

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IBS Pressure Control History

The evolution of electrohydraulic pressure control across three generations — from first MUX/PPC concepts through HDS and into one-box production readiness.

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Year-by-year priority dates, generation transitions, and key milestones across all 24 patent families — from the first 2005 filings to the latest B3 completions.

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Two portfolios, five sub-portfolios, 24 patent families across 9 jurisdictions. Browse by sub-portfolio or family.

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