ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,528, issued on March 24, was assigned to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. (Pittsburgh).
"Brake assembly" was invented by Roberto Boffelli (Camisano, Italy) and Jose Manuel Saraiva Carvalho (Cologne, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake assembly is provided that may include a first friction ring having a plurality of mounting assemblies spaced around the first friction ring and configured to secure the first friction ring to a web of a wheel. At least one of the plurality of mounting assemblies of the first friction ring may include a first arcuate body surrounding a first opening. The brake assembly may also inclu...