Patents by Inventor Claudio Minoli

Claudio Minoli 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: 11511571
    Abstract: Tyre (1) for heavy load vehicle wheels, having a tread band (8) comprising: —a plurality of circumferential grooves (3, 4, 5, 6); —a plurality of transverse grooves (15) extending between two axially consecutive circumferential grooves (3, 4, 5, 6), thus defining a plurality of blocks (21); —each block (21) comprising a radially outer top surface (7) and having a height (M) measured between said top surface and a bottom surface of a respective transverse groove (15); —said transverse grooves (15) comprising a first segment (16) having a width L1 and a second segment (17) having a width L2, where L2<L1; —said first segment (16) being at least partially delimited by walls of two circumferentially consecutive blocks (20, 21); —at least one filling element (18) contained within said first segment (16); —said at least one filling element (18) having a radially outer top surface (19), located radially inwardly relative to said top surface (7) of the block at a radial distance (D) between 5% and 50% of the height
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tommaso Pizzorno, Claudio Minoli, Daniele Lorenzetti
  • Publication number: 20190225030
    Abstract: Tyre (1) for heavy load vehicle wheels, having a tread band (8) comprising: —a plurality of circumferential grooves (3, 4, 5, 6); —a plurality of transverse grooves (15) extending between two axially consecutive circumferential grooves (3, 4, 5, 6), thus defining a plurality of blocks (21); —each block (21) comprising a radially outer top surface (7) and having a height (M) measured between said top surface and a bottom surface of a respective transverse groove (15); —said transverse grooves (15) comprising a first segment (16) having a width L1 and a second segment (17) having a width L2, where L2<L1; —said first segment (16) being at least partially delimited by walls of two circumferentially consecutive blocks (20, 21); —at least one filling element (18) contained within said first segment (16); —said at least one filling element (18) having a radially outer top surface (19), located radially inwardly relative to said top surface (7) of the block at a radial distance (D) between 5% and 50% of the height
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tommaso PIZZORNO, Claudio MINOLI, Daniele LORENZETTI
  • Patent number: 9914329
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread provided with blocks formed among substantially longitudinal and transverse grooves, wherein among the blocks particularly broad intersections are formed, for example, by staggering substantially transverse grooves of circumferential rows axially in side-by-side relationship, of blocks with rounded corners, and wherein, inside such broad intersections, a stocky-shaped protrusion is arranged which has a lateral stiffness greater than the lateral stiffness of the surrounding blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Claudio Minoli, Tommaso Pizzorno, Alessandro Ascanelli
  • Publication number: 20160052345
    Abstract: A tire includes: a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply, a belt structure, a tread band radially superimposed on the belt structure; two sidewalls; the belt structure including: at least one pair of lateral reinforcing layers incorporating reinforcing elements oriented in a substantially circumferential direction; a first belt layer radially superimposed on the pair of lateral reinforcing layers, provided with reinforcing elements inclined with respect to the equatorial plane of the tire; a second belt layer radially superimposed on the first belt layer, provided with reinforcing elements inclined with respect to the equatorial plane in a direction opposite to those of the first belt layer; an external belt layer applied in a radially external position with respect to the first and the second belt layers. Preferably, the tire is a super single wide base heavy load vehicle tire. The tire is particularly useful for heavy load vehicles such as, for example, trucks, trailers, or buses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Claudio MINOLI, Fabio MONTANARO, Tommaso Pizzomo
  • Publication number: 20130263988
    Abstract: A tyre includes a tread provided with blocks formed among substantially longitudinal and transverse grooves, wherein among the blocks particularly broad intersections are formed, for example, by staggering substantially transverse grooves of circumferential rows axially in side-by-side relationship, of blocks with rounded corners, and wherein, inside such broad intersections, a stocky-shaped protrusion is arranged which has a lateral stiffness greater than the lateral stiffness of the surrounding blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Claudio Minoli, Tommaso Pizzorno, Alessandro Ascanelli
  • Patent number: 8365783
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread band having a tread pattern defined by a plurality of grooves of substantially circumferential orientation and by a plurality of grooves of substantially transverse orientation, which grooves delimit a plurality of rubber blocks arranged in a plurality of rows of substantially circumferential orientation, each of the blocks being delimited by a contact face and at least three side faces, wherein at least some of the blocks include at least one side face of substantially transverse orientation provided with at least one irregularly shaped step having an upper face and a front face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Claudio Minoli, Fabio Montanaro
  • Publication number: 20100276050
    Abstract: A tire includes: a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply, a belt structure, a tread band radially superimposed on the belt structure; two sidewalls; the belt structure including: at least one pair of lateral reinforcing layers incorporating reinforcing elements oriented in a substantially circumferential direction; a first belt layer radially superimposed on the pair of lateral reinforcing layers, provided with reinforcing elements inclined with respect to the equatorial plane of the tire; a second belt layer radially superimposed on the first belt layer, provided with reinforcing elements inclined with respect to the equatorial plane in a direction opposite to those of the first belt layer; an external belt layer applied in a radially external position with respect to the first and the second belt layers. Preferably, the tire is a super single wide base heavy load vehicle tire. The tire is particularly useful for heavy load vehicles such as, for example, trucks, trailers, or buses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Claudio Minoli, Fabio Montanaro, Tommaso Pizzorno
  • Publication number: 20100206452
    Abstract: A tire includes a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply of a substantially toroidal shape, having opposite lateral edges associated with respective right-hand and left-hand bead structures; a belt structure applied in a radially external position with respect to the carcass structure; a tread band applied in radially external position with respect to the belt structure; two sidewalls, each sidewall being applied laterally on opposite sides with respect to the carcass structure, the belt structure including at least one pair of lateral reinforcing layers substantially symmetrically arranged with respect to the equatorial plane of the tire and applied in correspondence with the axially external portions of the tire belt structure, the lateral reinforcing layers being provided with reinforcing elements oriented in a substantially circumferential direction; a first belt layer applied in a radially external position with respect to the at least one pair of lateral reinforcing layers, the first belt
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Claudio Minoli, Fabio Montanaro
  • Publication number: 20100000643
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread band having a tread pattern defined by a plurality of grooves of substantially circumferential orientation and by a plurality of grooves of substantially transverse orientation, which grooves delimit a plurality of rubber blocks arranged in a plurality of rows of substantially circumferential orientation, each of the blocks being delimited by a contact face and at least three side faces, wherein at least some of the blocks include at least one side face of substantially transverse orientation provided with at least one irregularly shaped step having an upper face and a front face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Claudio Minoli, Fabio Montanaro
  • Patent number: D811321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Tommaso Pizzorno, Claudio Minoli, Daniele Lorenzetti
  • Patent number: D937185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Claudio Minoli