ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,728, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to HL MANDO Corp. (Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea).

"Caliper for a disk brake system and method for designing a caliper" was invented by Hatem Shahin (Pfaffenhofen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a caliper for a disk brake system, comprising a housing portion with a cavity for holding a piston, the piston being configured for engaging with a first brake pad, a counter portion configured for holding a second brake pad, a bridge portion connecting the housing portion and the counter portion, wherein the caliper comprises cooling features including at least one protrusion...