US Patent Issued to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems on June 30 for "Air disc brake tappet and brake pad backing plate with interface features" (Tennessee, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,157, issued on June 30, was assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Avon, Ohio).

"Air disc brake tappet and brake pad backing plate with interface features" was invented by Erik W. Oberdorfer (Akron, Ohio) and Alan Backstrom (Madison, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The following embodiments relate to air disc brake tappet and brake pad backing plate with interface features. In one embodiment, an air disc brake tappet is provided comprising: a top surface; and a support member coupled with the top surface; wherein the top surface comprises an interface feature that is configured to engage with a corresponding interfac...