US Patent Issued to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems on March 31 for "Pad shield for disc brake system and methods for the use and assembly thereof" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,613, issued on March 31, was assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Avon, Ohio).

"Pad shield for disc brake system and methods for the use and assembly thereof" was invented by Kurt Singleton (Strongsville, Ohio), Lonnie F. Cool (N. Olmsted, Ohio) and Phillip W. Downey II (Avon Lake, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake system includes a caliper having an opening and an anchor. The anchor has a through hole. A pad shield includes a shell covering at least a portion of the opening in the caliper and a washer lug having an opening aligned with the through hole. A retainer bar is disposed across the opening in the ca...