Patents by Inventor Claudio LEMMA

Claudio LEMMA 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: 9931799
    Abstract: A tire building method comprising: feeding an elastomer strip in a feed direction towards a building drum by means of a first and a second feed conveyor arranged in succession; cyclically determining the transverse position of both sides of the elastomer strip in a centring direction perpendicular to the feed direction; calculating an average head out of center on a head portion of the elastomer strip; and moving the second feed conveyor transversely in the centring direction by an amount equal to the average head out of center, before winding the elastomer strip around the building drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE EUROPE NV
    Inventors: Claudio Lemma, Gianni Di Biase
  • Publication number: 20160009042
    Abstract: A tyre building method comprising: feeding an elastomer strip in a feed direction towards a building drum by means of a first and a second feed conveyor arranged in succession; cyclically determining the transverse position of both sides of the elastomer strip in a centring direction perpendicular to the feed direction; calculating an average head out of centre on a head portion of the elastomer strip; and moving the second feed conveyor transversely in the centring direction by an amount equal to the average head out of centre, before winding the elastomer strip around the building drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Claudio LEMMA, Gianni DI BIASE