Patents by Inventor Paolo MALTAURO

Paolo MALTAURO 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: 10093129
    Abstract: The invention, in a first variant thereof, relates to a hub for a bicycle wheel with a disc brake. The hub comprises a pin extending along a longitudinal axis (X), a body rotatably mounted on the pin and comprising a coupling portion with a brake disc, a bearing radially interposed between the pin and the body and in axial abutment with the body, a cap associated with a free end portion of the pin and configured to be associated with the frame of the bicycle and a calibrated washer in axial abutment with the pin and one between the cap and the bearing or axially interposed between the bearing and the body. By selecting a calibrated washer of desired thickness, it is possible to precisely position the brake disc with respect to the frame, and thus with respect to the pads associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L.
    Inventor: Paolo Maltauro
  • Publication number: 20170157982
    Abstract: The invention, in a first variant thereof, relates to a hub for a bicycle wheel with a disc brake. The hub comprises a pin extending along a longitudinal axis (X), a body rotatably mounted on the pin and comprising a coupling portion with a brake disc, a bearing radially interposed between the pin and the body and in axial abutment with the body, a cap associated with a free end portion of the pin and configured to be associated with the frame of the bicycle and a calibrated washer in axial abutment with the pin and one between the cap and the bearing or axially interposed between the bearing and the body. By selecting a calibrated washer of desired thickness, it is possible to precisely position the brake disc with respect to the frame, and thus with respect to the pads associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Campagnolo S.r.l.
    Inventor: Paolo MALTAURO