Patents by Inventor Carlo Fiorella

Carlo Fiorella 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).

  • Knit fabric and an article comprising same
    Patent number: 9593784
    Abstract: A knit fabric suitable as a reinforcement for elastomeric articles comprises a plurality of reinforcement yarns wherein each course of the fabric comprises either a first or second yarn, the modulus of the first yarn being different from the modulus of the second yarn, and the courses comprising the first and second yarns are arranged in one of the following sequences, (a) alternating courses comprise first and second yarns respectively, (b) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a first yarn, two courses comprising a second yarn and a course comprising a first yarn or (c) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a second yarn, two courses comprising a first yarn and a course comprising a second yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: David William Litchfield, Carlo Fiorella
  • KNIT FABRIC AND AN ARTICLE COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20160076674
    Abstract: A knit fabric suitable as a reinforcement for elastomeric articles comprises a plurality of reinforcement yarns wherein each course of the fabric comprises either a first or second yarn, the modulus of the first yarn being different from the modulus of the second yarn, and the courses comprising the first and second yarns are arranged in one of the following sequences, (a) alternating courses comprise first and second yarns respectively, (b) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a first yarn, two courses comprising a second yarn and a course comprising a first yarn or (c) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a second yarn, two courses comprising a first yarn and a course comprising a second yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: DAVID WILLIAM LITCHFIELD, CARLO FIORELLA
  • Knit fabric and an article comprising same
    Patent number: 9188255
    Abstract: A knit fabric suitable as a reinforcement for elastomeric articles comprises a plurality of reinforcement yarns wherein each course of the fabric comprises either a first or second yarn, the modulus of the first yarn being different from the modulus of the second yarn, and the courses comprising the first and second yarns are arranged in one of the following sequences, (a) alternating courses comprise first and second yarns respectively, (b) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a first yarn, two courses comprising a second yarn and a course comprising a first yarn or (c) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a second yarn, two courses comprising a first yarn and a course comprising a second yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: David William Litchfield, Carlo Fiorella
  • METHOD AND SPECIMEN FOR TESTING HANDLING IN TIRES
    Publication number: 20140366617
    Abstract: This invention is directed to test devices and methods using subscale cylindrical laminates formed from general rubber composite plies as surrogates for full-size tires to predict how changes in the tire construction would impact tire cornering stiffness of the full-size tires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: William Herbert Coulter, Carlo Fiorella, Mark Allan Lamontia
  • KNIT FABRIC AND AN ARTICLE COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20130327433
    Abstract: A knit fabric suitable as a reinforcement for elastomeric articles comprises a plurality of reinforcement yarns wherein each course of the fabric comprises either a first or second yarn, the modulus of the first yarn being different from the modulus of the second yarn, and the courses comprising the first and second yarns are arranged in one of the following sequences, (a) alternating courses comprise first and second yarns respectively, (b) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a first yarn, two courses comprising a second yarn and a course comprising a first yarn or (c) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a second yarn, two courses comprising a first yarn and a course comprising a second yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: DAVID WILLIAM LITCHFIELD, Carlo Fiorella