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Samuel Hughes received US Patent No. 1,721,696 on July 23, 1929, filed November 14, 1928. It was assigned to Raybestos CO.
The patent's description opens (from the scanned text):
This invention relates to the making of friction elements, particularly brake lining for motor vehicles, and hasfor an object to provide a method of making improved brake lining which will reduce to a mmimum the squeal of the-brakes.
- Author
- Samuel Hughes
- Published by
- US Patent Office
- Series
- US Patent No. 1,721,696
- Date
- July 23, 1929
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 23063 · asbestosclaims.law/library/23063
- Rights
- US government work, in the public domain.
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Where it was listed
- Asbestos, September 1929, in its patents department (the year's issues)
Cite this document
Samuel Hughes. “Method of Making Brake Linings (US Patent 1,721,696, 1929).” July 23, 1929. US Patent No. 1,721,696. US Patent Office. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 23063. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/23063.
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