ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,159, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Brembo S.p.A. (Curno, Italy).

"Caliper body, pin and elastic element assembly; brake caliper; pin assembly; caliper body; and assembly method for a pad supporting pin into a caliper body of a vehicle" was invented by Michael Huster (Curno, Italy), Cristian Crippa (Curno, Italy), Davide D'Alessio (Curno, Italy) and Alessandro Finazzi (Curno, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A caliper body, pin and an elastic element assembly having a caliper body, a brake pad supporting pin, and an elastic element is provided. The elastic element is fitted on the brake pad supporting pin. The brake pad suppo...