ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,131, issued on March 18, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A. (Curno Bergamo, Italy).
"Braking band of a disc for disc brake of ventilated type" was invented by Elisabetta Chiesura (Curno, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A braking band of a disc brake disc has two mutually facing plates having inner surfaces, directly or indirectly facing and delimiting a gap, outer surfaces having flat and opposite circumferential portions which form braking surfaces, and plate bodies having predetermined plate thickness. The plates are joined to each other by connecting elements shaped as columns or ribs which project from one plate towards an oppos...