ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,018, issued on April 29, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A. (Bergamo, Italy).
"Brake pad, brake caliper assembly, disc brake" was invented by Andrea Mecocci (Bergamo, Italy), Stefano Zaghi (Bergamo, Italy), Nicolas Minucci (Bergamo, Italy) and Alberto Pendesini (Bergamo, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake pad may have at least one plate and at least one friction material supported by the plate. The friction material surface may have a barycenter. The plate may have a first slot and a second slot. The first slot may have a first slot edge adapted to accommodate a first pin mounted on the caliper body. The second slot may have a se...