ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,688, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to TECH M3 INC. (Escondido, Calif.).
"Brake disk and method of making same" was invented by Nathan K. Meckel (Ramona, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake disk or drum has at least one working surface which opposes a braking member such as a brake pad or shoe. A plurality of spaced, raised island formations are provided across the working surface, with channels extending between the island formations. Each raised island formation has an outer surface which contacts a brake pad or brake shoe during braking."
The patent was filed on May 21, 2024, under Application No. 18/670,318.
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