Patents by Inventor John T. Basirico

John T. Basirico has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • BRAKE ROTOR WITH CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE FRICTION SURFACE PLATES
    Publication number: 20080135359
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to structures and a method for providing an air cooled rotor with ceramic-metal composite friction surface plates, and in particular to a brake rotor including a rotor hat; a ventilation disc having a plurality of cooling vanes extending therefrom; a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) friction surface plate on each side of the ventilation disc; and a fastener for holding the CMC friction surface plates and the ventilation disc to the rotor hat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: John T. Basirico, Edward V. Bongio