Patents by Inventor Roberto Fratus

Roberto Fratus 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).

  • Spoked wheel and relative spoke fixing nipples
    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