ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,916, issued on March 3, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A., Curno (Bergamo, Italy) and ENEA Agenzia Nazionale Per Le Nuove Tecnologie L'energia E Lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenible (Rome).
"Method for making a braking band of a brake disc, method for making the brake disc, brake disc, and braking band for brake disc" was invented by Andrea Milanesi (Curno, Italy), Giuseppe Magnani (Rome) and Federica Burgio (Rome).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for making a braking band (2) for a brake disc (1) for a disc brake, comprising the following steps: a) preparing a mold (10) having an inner cavity (11), which comprises a first portion (11a...