Patents by Inventor Andrea Finzi

Andrea Finzi 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).

  • Patent number: 6736463
    Abstract: The wheel includes an outer rim, made of a metal material, for supporting a tire, first and second annular elements, also metal, are each arranged within the rim with a circumferential skirt adjacent the rim and a perimretal edge connected to a corresponding outer edge of the rim, with an inner annular flange lying in a plane substantially orthogonal to the axis of the wheel and facing and fixed to a corresponding flange on the other annular element so as to form an annular assembly for fixing to a wheel hub; and stiffening means provided in the region defined between the rim and the circumferential skirts of said annular elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Gianetti Route S.p.A.
    Inventors: Davide Bazzoni, Lorenzo Bessone, Andrea Finzi
  • Publication number: 20030122415
    Abstract: The wheel (W) includes an outer rim (1), made of a metal material, for supporting a tyre; first and second annular elements (2, 3), also metal, are each arranged within the rim with a circumferential skirt (10, 11) adjacent the rim (1) and a perimetral edge (10a, 11a) connected to a corresponding outer edge (8a, 9a) of the rim (1), with an inner annular flange (12, 13) lying in a plane substantially orthogonal to the axis (A-A) of the wheel (W) and facing and fixed to a corresponding flange (13, 12) on the other annular element (3, 2) so as to form an annular assembly (15) for fixing to a wheel hub; and stiffening means (18; 22, 23) provided in the region (17) defined between the rim (1) and the circumferential skirts (10, 11) of the said annular elements (2, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Davide Bazzoni, Lorenzo Bessone, Andrea Finzi
  • Publication number: 20020060494
    Abstract: A spoked wheel (1), particularly for motor cycles and motor vehicles, comprises a rim (2) made integral with a hub (3) by means of a plurality of spokes (4) tensioned by means of threaded connections or nipples (20) housed in respective seats or cups (13) comprising a through hole (41; 41′, 42′) formed in the channel (9) of the rim (2); interposed between the nipples (20) and the cups (13) are sealing means (14) able to prevent air from passing through the gap formed between the outer surface of the nipples and the side walls of the holes in the cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Leonardo Leo, Roberto Fratus, Giuseppe Ulisse Gittani, Andrea Finzi, Lorenzo Bessone