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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Weiming Liu, Windsor, CA;
Rodney G. Silvey, Cookeville, TN (US);
Jason Heath Mahan, Lafayette, TN (US);
Inventors:
Weiming Liu, Windsor, CA;
Rodney G. Silvey, Cookeville, TN (US);
Jason Heath Mahan, Lafayette, TN (US);
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul Products, Inc., Southfield`, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/092 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The subject invention generally relates to a disc brake pad which has reduced brake squeal in response to a braking event by the incorporation of a relieved portion to the center section of a friction pad along an outer edge or inner edge thereof, or along both edges. The invention is a disc brake pad which includes a backing plate and friction pad attached to the backing plate.