Patents by Inventor Gian Carlo Cucco

Gian Carlo Cucco 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).

  • Tire for a vehicle wheel capable of withstanding the load at low pressure or zero pressure
    Patent number: 6938657
    Abstract: A tire for a vehicle wheel, capable of withstanding the load at low pressure or zero pressure, includes a carcass, a crown, two axially opposed sidewalls, two bead cores, two compression-resistant annular reinforcing elements, and, optionally, a belt structure. The annular reinforcing elements are made of material having high rigidity and very low elastic hysteresis. Each annular reinforcing element is in or adjacent to a zone joining the crown to a sidewall and in a first plane parallel to an equatorial plane of the tire. Each bead core is in a second plane parallel to the equatorial plane. The distance between the first planes is greater than or equal to the distance between the second planes. A camber of an arc between a bead core and an intersection of a carcass ply line with a cylindrical surface passing through the reinforcing elements does not exceed 15% of the arc length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gian Carlo Cucco, Piero Misani, Alessandro Volpi, Guido Riva