ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,177, issued on June 10, was assigned to Ausco Products Inc. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Multi-disc brake having radial wear pin cartridge and integrated water jacket" was invented by Nancy Leonard (Dowagiac, Mich.), Brian Dennis (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Howard Baldeosingh (Stevensville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-disc brake is provided. The brake can include a radial wear pin cartridge for wear indication. The brake can include an integrated water jacket for cooling."

The patent was filed on Aug. 3, 2022, under Application No. 17/879,957.

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