ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,009, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Brake disc insert assembly" was invented by William E Pajak (Chesterton, Ind.), Jeffrey Eleff (South Bend, Ind.) and Matthew Spray (Elkhart, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some examples, an insert assembly includes an insert, a rivet, and a washer configured to position on a brake disc. The insert is configured to position within a disc slot of the brake disc. The rivet shank is configured extend through a washer hole of the washer and a rivet slot of the insert to secure the insert to the brake disc. The washer is configured to be positi...