Patents by Inventor Mirko Castelana

Mirko Castelana 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).

  • Disc brake caliper employing a spring to influence pads acting on the disc of the disc brake
    Patent number: 9970495
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disc brake caliper (100) comprising: a caliper body (10) placed astride the disc of a disc brake, fitted with a pair of half-bodies (11, 12) connected to each other by means of a first and a second end bridge (20, 21) adapted to delimit a central aperture (22) of the caliper body (10), and by means of a first (13) and a second (14) connection bridge placed astride the disc of the disc brake at such a central aperture (22). The caliper body (10) houses brake pads (2, 3) supported by suspension pins for pads (4, 4?, 5, 5?) arranged in an axial direction (X-X) of the caliper body; said pads have a first side (42) facing the disc of the disc brake connected to an opposite second side (44) by means of a corner (43) facing said central aperture (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Cristian Crippa, Mirko Castelana, Andrea Teruzzi, Diego Comito
  • DISC BRAKE CALIPER EMPLOYING A SPRING TO INFLUENCE PADS ACTING ON THE DISC OF THE DISC BRAKE
    Publication number: 20170219034
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disc brake caliper (100) comprising: a caliper body (10) placed astride the disc of a disc brake, fitted with a pair of half-bodies (11, 12) connected to each other by means of a first and a second end bridge (20, 21) adapted to delimit a central aperture (22) of the caliper body (10), and by means of a first (13) and a second (14) connection bridge placed astride the disc of the disc brake at such a central aperture (22). The caliper body (10) houses brake pads (2, 3) supported by suspension pins for pads (4, 4?, 5, 5?) arranged in an axial direction (X-X) of the caliper body; said pads have a first side (42) facing the disc of the disc brake connected to an opposite second side (44) by means of a corner (43) facing said central aperture (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Cristian Crippa, Mirko Castelana, Andrea Teruzzi, Diego Comito