ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,372, issued on Feb. 10.
"Caliper mount brackets with replaceable hardened wear plates" was invented by Brian E. Keller (Freeland, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved brake assembly having brake pads that are biased against a rotor using a caliper. Caliper mount brackets bolt to the caliper and hold the brake pads in position. The caliper mount brackets receive and retain replaceable contact plate inserts. The contact plate inserts contact and support the brake pads within the brake assembly. The contact plate inserts each have a first plate and a second plate that extends from the first plate at a perpendicular. The calipe...