MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647076920 A) filed by Valvoline Licensing And Intellectual on June 22, 2026, for System And Method For Inspecting Vehicle Brake Pads.

Inventors include Sworski, Adam; Jessie, Seth; Forchielli, Paolo; and Wedding, Michael R..

The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a vehicle brake pad, without removal of a vehicle wheel, includes capturing a digital image a side of a brake pad with the wheel installed on the vehicle, and loading the digital image onto a display screen of an image analysis system. An on- screen thickness of each of the backing plate and brake lining is...