ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,691, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to ITT ITALIA S.R.L. (Lainate, Italy).
"Friction material" was invented by Flavio Trombotto (San Pietro val Lemina, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An asbestos-free organic friction material, in particular for producing brake pads and shoes for vehicles made up of a composition or mixture having a fibrous base, a filler, an organic binder and optional metal oxides. The composition is completely free of copper and copper compounds or alloys and includes in the fibrous base, together with inorganic and/or organic fibers, from 1% to 10% by volume, calculated relative to the total volume of the com...