US Patent Issued to ITT Italia S.R.L on April 14 for "Friction material and brake pad comprising such friction material" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,852, issued on April 14, was assigned to ITT Italia S.R.L (Milan).

"Friction material and brake pad comprising such friction material" was invented by Agustin Sin Xicola (Frossasco, Italy), Mauro Milazzo (Barge, Italy), Valentina Iodice (Barge, Italy), Finizia Auriemma (Barge, Italy) and Claudio De Rosa (Barge, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A friction material is disclosed for a braking pad comprising a binder comprising a mixture of a phenolic resin or a phenol formaldehyde resin and of a thermoplastic. The total amount of phenolic resin or phenol formaldehyde resin and of thermoplastic is between 2 and 60% in volume of fric...