Brake friction pad

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a brake friction pad;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side elevational view.

Claims

The ornamental design for a brake friction pad, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D596544
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 1, 2007
Date of Patent: Jul 21, 2009
Assignee: Federal Mogul World Wide, Inc (Southfield, MI)
Inventors: Weiming Liu (Windsor), Rodney G. Silvey (Cookeville, TN), Jason Heath Mahan (Lafayette, TN)
Primary Examiner: Philip S Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia Underwood
Attorney: Dickinson Wright PLLC
Application Number: 29/282,904
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Brake Element (D12/180)