Patents by Inventor Stefano Medici

Stefano Medici 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).

  • Publication number: 20240044381
    Abstract: A brake disc for disc brake comprises a braking band made of gray cast iron or steel, provided with two opposite braking surfaces, each of which defines at least partially one of the two main faces of the disc. The brake disc is provided with a base layer made of totally nickel-free steel which covers at least one of the two braking surfaces of the braking band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabiano CARMINATI, Simone BIONDO, Stefano MEDICI, Salvatore GIAMMARINARO
  • Publication number: 20240044384
    Abstract: A brake disc for disc brake comprises a braking band made of gray cast iron or steel, provided with two opposite braking surfaces, each of which defines at least partially one of the two main faces of the disc. The brake disc is provided with a base layer totally nickel-free and one or more carbides included in the nickel-free steel, which covers at least one of the two braking surfaces of the braking band. An intermediate layer composed of nickel-free steel is interposed between the base layer and at least one of the two braking surfaces of the braking band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabiano CARMINATI, Simone BIONDO, Stefano MEDICI, Salvatore GIAMMARINARO
  • Publication number: 20240044383
    Abstract: A brake disc for a disc brake may have a braking band made of gray cast iron or steel, provided with two opposite braking surfaces, each of which defines at least partially one of the two main faces of the disc. The disc is provided with a base layer constituted by steel having a nickel content of at most 15% which covers at least one of the two braking surfaces of the braking band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabiano CARMINATI, Simone BIONDO, Stefano MEDICI, Salvatore GIAMMARINARO
  • Publication number: 20230018275
    Abstract: A braking band having an annular band body arranged around a rotation axis and made of one of gray cast iron, steel, aluminum or alloys thereof, has at least one braking surface having an activated band body portion for increasing adhesive capacity of at least one protective surface coating placed on the surface of the activated band body portion and having at least one material with elevated resistance to abrasion. The activated band body portion is arranged on the surface of the annular band body to form an outermost layer of the braking band with the at least one protective surface coating and has a rough profile having at least one channel delimited by at least one pair of projections, extending along a path at least partially surrounding the rotation axis and having a channel bottom and a first channel side forming an acute angle with the channel bottom and an opposite second channel side forming an obtuse angle with the channel bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: BREMBO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Salvatore GIAMMARINARO, Stefano MEDICI, Simone BIONDO, Fabiano CARMINATI
  • Patent number: 11287001
    Abstract: A ventilated braking band for brake disc having a first plate and a second plate; the first plate has at least a first inner surface, and the second plate has a second inner surface. The first inner surface defines a first inner surface plane or level (z1-z1) coinciding with said first inner surface, and the said second inner surface defines a second inner surface plane or level (z2-z2) coinciding with the second inner surface. The ventilated braking band has connecting elements which extend in an axial direction between the first inner surface and the second inner surface. The ventilated braking band has at least one bulge. The at least one bulge is partially interpenetrated with: at least one portion of the first foot, thus forming a structural continuity with the first foot, thus avoiding the first inner surface level from being reached; or at least one portion of a second foot, thus forming a structural continuity with the second foot, thus avoiding the second inner surface level from being reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Simone Biondo, Fabrizio Paggi, Stefano Medici, Michele Donati
  • Publication number: 20200300318
    Abstract: A ventilated braking band for brake disc having a first plate and a second plate; the first plate has at least a first inner surface, and the second plate has a second inner surface. The first inner surface defines a first inner surface plane or level (z1-z1) coinciding with said first inner surface, and the said second inner surface defines a second inner surface plane or level (z2-z2) coinciding with the second inner surface. The ventilated braking band has connecting elements which extend in an axial direction between the first inner surface and the second inner surface. The ventilated braking band has at least one bulge. The at least one bulge is partially interpenetrated with: at least one portion of the first foot, thus forming a structural continuity with the first foot, thus avoiding the first inner surface level from being reached; or at least one portion of a second foot, thus forming a structural continuity with the second foot, thus avoiding the second inner surface level from being reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: SIMONE BIONDO, FABRIZIO PAGGI, STEFANO MEDICI, MICHELE DONATI
  • Patent number: 10738847
    Abstract: A ventilated braking band for ventilated brake disc, unusually capable of an efficient cooling and structural resistance, has a first plate and a second plate. The ventilated braking band has protrusions which project from a plate without reaching the other plate. Some of the protrusions which project from one of the first or second plate form a protrusion group. The protrusion group forms a continuous or interrupted protrusion group path. The protrusion group projects from both plates, thus forming at least a first and a second protrusion group path. The projections of the first and second protrusion group path cross one another on a plane parallel to the first or second braking surface of the respective plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Simone Biondo, Stefano Medici, Fabrizio Paggi, Michele Donati
  • Publication number: 20190063526
    Abstract: A ventilated braking band for ventilated brake disc, unusually capable of an efficient cooling and structural resistance, has a first plate and a second plate. The ventilated braking band has protrusions which project from a plate without reaching the other plate. Some of the protrusions which project from one of the first or second plate form a protrusion group. The protrusion group forms a continuous or interrupted protrusion group path. The protrusion group projects from both plates, thus forming at least a first and a second protrusion group path. The projections of the first and second protrusion group path cross one another on a plane parallel to the first or second braking surface of the respective plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: SIMONE BIONDO, STEFANO MEDICI, FABRIZIO PAGGI, MICHELE DONATI
  • Patent number: 10156275
    Abstract: A braking band (14) of a disc for a disc brake (100) suitable to rotate about a rotation axis (A-A), said braking band comprising opposite annular braking surfaces (16, 18) which extend from an inner edge (20) facing towards the rotation axis (A-A) to an outer edge (22) facing towards the outside of the disc, said braking band (14) having a distribution of grooves (44, 48, 52, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113) on at least one of the braking surfaces (16, 18), said distribution, or distribution assembly of grooves, having a pattern or module (42, 43) which is repeated circumferentially, each of said grooves (44, 48, 52, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113) being a closed groove which extends in a main direction of extension (46, 50, 54, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114) which defines a direction (46a, 50a, 54a, 102a, 104a, 106a, 108a, 110a, 112a, 114a) of said groove, each groove further extending without intersecting other grooves, said module (42, 43) extends from an inner radius (r1) to an outer radius (r2)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabiano Carminati, Simone Biondo, Stefano Medici
  • Publication number: 20170219035
    Abstract: A braking band (14) of a disc for a disc brake (100) suitable to rotate about a rotation axis (A-A), said braking band comprising opposite annular braking surfaces (16, 18) which extend from an inner edge (20) facing towards the rotation axis (A-A) to an outer edge (22) facing towards the outside of the disc, said braking band (14) having a distribution of grooves (44, 48, 52, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113) on at least one of the braking surfaces (16, 18), said distribution, or distribution assembly of grooves, having a pattern or module (42, 43) which is repeated circumferentially, each of said grooves (44, 48, 52, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113) being a closed groove which extends in a main direction of extension (46, 50, 54, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114) which defines a direction (46a, 50a, 54a, 102a, 104a, 106a, 108a, 110a, 112a, 114a) of said groove, each groove further extending without intersecting other grooves, said module (42, 43) extends from an inner radius (r1) to an outer radius (r2)
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabiano CARMINATI, Simone BIONDO, Stefano MEDICI
  • Patent number: 9695895
    Abstract: A brake band (2) is in a first material suitable for the braking action and has at least one extension (8) for coupling to a bell (3), suitable for coupling the disc (1) to a hub of a vehicle; said coupling extension being a single piece with said brake band and forming a geometric coupling with said bell to transmit the braking action; said geometric coupling being obtained by fusion preferably of the bell on the brake band, said bell being in a second material, the first and second material having a different melting point; said geometric coupling having, circumferentially spaced, first teeth, that axially extend to be tightly received in first axial seats (11) of the bell; wherein said geometric coupling has circumferentially spaced eighth teeth of the band that radially extend circumferentially offset with respect to said first axial teeth (10) and are suitable for being tightly received in eighth radial seats (13) present in the bell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: FRENI BREMBO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Tironi, Simone Biondo, Stefano Medici, Michele Donati
  • Publication number: 20140151166
    Abstract: A brake band (2) is in a first material suitable for the braking action and has at least one extension (8) for coupling to a bell (3), suitable for coupling the disc (1) to a hub of a vehicle; said coupling extension being a single piece with said brake band and forming a geometric coupling with said bell to transmit the braking action; said geometric coupling being obtained by fusion preferably of the bell on the brake band, said bell being in a second material, the first and second material having a different melting point; said geometric coupling having, circumferentially spaced, first teeth, that axially extend to be tightly received in first axial seats (11) of the bell; wherein said geometric coupling has circumferentially spaced eighth teeth of the band that radially extend circumferentially offset with respect to said first axial teeth (10) and are suitable for being tightly received in eighth radial seats (13) present in the bell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: FRENI BREMBO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Tironi, Simone Biondo, Stefano Medici, Michele Donati
  • Patent number: 8733517
    Abstract: A brake disc of a rotation axis, comprising a support carrier, a braking band comprising two flanges connected by a plurality of connection elements which define ventilation channels for the braking band, at least one drive element able to connect the support carrier and the braking band to each other. The connection elements have a variable resistant section in an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis, the resistant section being measured in an area substantially parallel to the direction of the air flow inside the ventilation channels. Such resistant section progressively increasing as it moves from a median resistant section towards the respective connection resistant sections of the connection element to the flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Mario Tironi, Simone Biondo, Stefano Medici, Michele Donati
  • Patent number: 8360213
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brake disc comprising a support bell, intended for being connected to a wheel hub of a vehicle, and a braking band intended for cooperating with a caliper arranged astride of the brake disc. The braking band comprises two flanges connected by a plurality of connecting elements that define ventilation channels. The brake disc is characterized in that it comprises driving elements between the braking band and the bell, which elements improve the efficiency of the ventilation inside the braking band, as well as the mechanical deformation of the brake disc during the braking step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Simone Biondo, Stefano Medici
  • Publication number: 20120125725
    Abstract: A brake disc of a rotation axis, comprising a support carrier, a braking band comprising two flanges connected by a plurality of connection elements which define ventilation channels for the braking band, at least one drive element able to connect the support carrier and the braking band to each other. The connection elements have a variable resistant section in an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis, the resistant section being measured in an area substantially parallel to the direction of the air flow inside the ventilation channels. Such resistant section progressively increasing as it moves from a median resistant section towards the respective connection resistant sections of the connection element to the flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Mario Tironi, Simone Biondo, Stefano Medici, Michel Donati
  • Publication number: 20100084231
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brake disc comprising a support bell, intended for being connected to a wheel hub of a vehicle, and a braking band intended for cooperating with a caliper arranged astride of the brake disc. The braking band comprises two flanges connected by a plurality of connecting elements that define ventilation channels. The brake disc is characterised in that it comprises driving elements between the braking band and the bell, which elements improve the efficiency of the ventilation inside the braking band, as well as the mechanical deformation of the brake disc during the braking step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: FRENI BREMBO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Simone Biondo, Stefano Medici