ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,727, issued on May 20, was assigned to CCYS HI-TECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Taichung, Taiwan).

"Ventilated brake disc" was invented by Sheng-Yu Wang (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ventilated brake disc includes first and second plates, and a plurality of connecting ribs and protruding ribs. The first and second plates are each shaped as a circular ring, and each have inner and outer surfaces. The inner surfaces of the first and second plates face each other. The first and second plates collectively form a central via and an outer periphery of the ventilated brake disc. Each connecting rib is integrally connected to th...