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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Martin Christopher Kapanowski, Dexter, MI (US);
John Christopher Oakwood, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
David Martin Bass, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Martin Christopher Kapanowski, Dexter, MI (US);
John Christopher Oakwood, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
David Martin Bass, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 69/00 (2013.01); F16D 2069/004 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A brake pad configured for use in a vehicle brake assembly comprises: a friction material having an outermost edge, an innermost edge, and first and second side edges extending therebetween; and a stepped portion extending along the innermost edge of friction material from the first side edge of the friction material to the second side edge of the friction material.