ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,650, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to HL MANDO Corp. (Pyeongtaek, South Korea).
"Brake pad having spacer that protrudes relative to a friction material lining" was invented by Hatem Shahin (Pfaffenhofen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to brake pad having spacer that protrudes relative to a friction material lining, the brake pad comprising: a backplate; a friction material lining arranged on the backplate and having an outer face facing away from the backplate; and at least one spacer that protrudes relative to the outer face of the friction material lining."
The patent was filed on April 17, 2023, unde...