Patents by Inventor Andrea Scatamacchia

Andrea Scatamacchia 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).

  • Tread band with asymmetric grooves to reduce debris retention
    Patent number: 9475346
    Abstract: A tread band having at least one longitudinal groove bounded by a bottom wall, and by two sidewalls; each sidewall of the longitudinal groove has a continuous sequence of alternating projections and recesses, which extend crosswise so that, in plan view, the first longitudinal groove is zigzag shaped; each projection of one sidewall of the longitudinal groove always faces a recess in the other sidewall of the longitudinal groove; and, at all the projections, an outer portion of each sidewall slopes at a first obtuse angle to the bottom wall, and, at all the recesses, an outer portion of each sidewall slopes at a second obtuse angle, different from the first obtuse angle, to the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Davide Renis, Andrea Scatamacchia
  • TREAD BAND WITH ASYMMETRIC GROOVES TO REDUCE DEBRIS RETENTION
    Publication number: 20140048191
    Abstract: A tread band having at least one longitudinal groove bounded by a bottom wall, and by two sidewalls; each sidewall of the longitudinal groove has a continuous sequence of alternating projections and recesses, which extend crosswise so that, in plan view, the first longitudinal groove is zigzag shaped; each projection of one sidewall of the longitudinal groove always faces a recess in the other sidewall of the longitudinal groove; and, at all the projections, an outer portion of each sidewall slopes at a first obtuse angle to the bottom wall, and, at all the recesses, an outer portion of each sidewall slopes at a second obtuse angle, different from the first obtuse angle, to the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Davide Renis, Andrea Scatamacchia