US Patent Issued to ITT Italia on June 17 for "Friction material, in particular for the manufacturing of a brake pad, and associated preparation method" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,803, issued on June 17, was assigned to ITT Italia S.r.l. (Lainate, Italy).

"Friction material, in particular for the manufacturing of a brake pad, and associated preparation method" was invented by Agustin Sin Xicola (Barge, Italy), Luca Martinotto (Barge, Italy) and Paolo Galimberti (Barge, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An asbestos-free friction material includes inorganic and/or organic and/or metallic fibers, at least one binder, at least one friction modifier or lubricant, at least one filler or abrasive and a carbonaceous material constituted by a microstructure. The microstructure is in the form of flakes or scales of m...