ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,303, issued on July 1, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A. (Curno, Italy).
"Braking band of a disc for disc brake of ventilated type" was invented by Lorenzo Cavagna (Curno, Italy) and Nino Ronchi (Curno, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A braking band extending between an inner diameter and an outer diameter has two plates facing each other and having inner surfaces delimiting a gap. The two plates are joined by connecting elements projecting from one of the two plates and reaching the opposite plate. A first series of fins of the connecting elements is each a fin which is in a single piece and extends from near the inner diameter to n...