ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,913, issued on July 28, was assigned to BREMBO S.P.A. (Curno Bergamo, Italy).
"Floating caliper" was invented by Nicolo Cattaneo (Curno Bergamo, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floating caliper may have a caliper body where the caliper body is movably supported in an axial direction on at least at one guide pin. The guide pin may have a pin sliding portion. The caliper body may have a pin seat, which slidingly accommodates a portion of the pin sliding portion. The floating caliper may also have a sealing arrangement between the pin seat and the guide pin. A sealing arrangement outer surface or a sealing arrangement inner surfa...