US Patent Issued to Continental Automotive Systems on Feb. 18 for "Blank optimized brake slide clip with active retraction element" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,182, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Continental Automotive Systems Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Blank optimized brake slide clip with active retraction element" was invented by Klaus-Peter Tiefenbach (Lake Orion, Mich.), Stefan Josef Baier (Lake Orion, Mich.) and Joshua Michael Frieden (Linden, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake assembly slide clip includes a base section. A clamping portion extends from the base section and includes a base clamping section, an inner axial holding tab and an outer axial holding tab which extend from opposed sides of from the base clamping section. A lower section extends from the base s...